Summer Blockbusters

Summer Blockbusters

                This summer there has been many movies that had been release over the course of the summer break. Movies have ranged from Comedy's, to Thrillers, to Drama and many more, different movies with different genres for all audiences. During this summer there has been some movies that were big disappointments and some that were the best of the summer. The three movies that were the top grossing films of summer 2014 were, #3: Maleficent with $238.7, #2: Transformers: Age of Extinction with $244.4, and the number one film of the summer was Guardians of the Galaxy with $280.5 million dollars.

              At number 3 for the best summer movie was Maleficent, its the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty. The story is about a beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, named Maleficent, who grew up in a forest kingdom. When one day when an army threatens the harmony of the land, she rises to be the land's protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal-an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Maleficent then faces an epic battle with the king's and, like the classic, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As Aurora grows up, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom-and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness as well. This film stars Angelina Jolie as Maleficent and was directed by Robert Stromberg.

  

        Almost at number 1 is Transformers 4: Age of Extintion, after the conclusion of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon", humanity is picking up the pieces, and the Autobots and Decepticons have vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful businessman and scientists attempt to learn from Transformer past incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control - all while an ancient, powerful Transformer menace sets Earth in his cross-hairs. This film stars Nicola Peltz, Mark Wahlberg and Jack Reynor, and was directed by Micheal Bay.








        The number #1 top grossing, movie of the summer is Guardians of the Galaxy, adventurer Peter Quill finds himself a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits-Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly assassin Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand-with the galaxy's fate in the balance. This film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Batista, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon and Vin Diesel as Groot, and was directed by James Gunn.


            In Conclusions, this wasn`t the best summer for movies, but we did get 3 great movies to enjoy of the course of the summer, #3: Maleficent with $238.7, #2: Transformers: Age of Extinction with $244.4, and the number one film of the summer was Guardians of the Galaxy with $280.5 million dollars.