The month of August kicks off with an air of relief that things may start picking up at the box office after a weekend of moviegoers having other things keeping them busy, this week offers two flicks hoping to kickstart the box office, one a proven commodity, the other a bit more of a risk.

Underworld creator Len Wiseman's remake of the sci-fi action thriller Total Recall (Sony) is Colin Farrell's first big studio action flick since Michael Mann's Miami Vice way back in the summer of 2006, and it's likely to be the only other flick in theatres besides Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises that holds any interest for male moviegoers.

A successful family franchise gets a third installment with Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (20th Century Fox),based on the popular kids' books by Jeff Kinney, and being the first flick in the series to open in the summer, one would assume should help the threequel do well since school's out.... See Complete Article @ Coming Soon