Men in Black 3 Box Office Hit, Memorial Day Worthy? (VIDEO)
After a long winning streak in the box office, Men in Black 3 has finally kicked "The Avengers" off its golden pedestal.
"Men in Black" hit the top of the box office with an impressive $55 million over the weekend, not counting Memorial Day. "The Avengers" previously held the top spot, but sunk down to $37 million over the weekend although in all it has grossed over $514 million since its release.
Sony, film distributors, estimate a total of over $70 million by Tuesday domestically, and over $200 million worldwide.
The latest "Men in Black" comes 15 years after the world first met Agent J, Will Smith, and Agent K, Tommy Lee Jones. Some reviewers are saying the newest installment in nothing like the "disappointing" second film, but is much more similar to the more-loved original film.
According to Hollywood Reporter John DeFore, the film "easily erases the second installment's vague but unpleasant memory."
The story revolves agent J, Will Smith, traveling back in time (straight to the 1960's) in order to save his partner and planet. When the film first debuted in the 90's, Agent J was new to the special force team. When Agent J travels back in time, this time it will be the much younger version of Agent K that will help Agent J save "the future of human kind."
According to New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott, the film picks up slow but also has its redeeming qualities. He states that "even as the movie carefully fulfills its blockbuster imperatives - with chases and explosions and elaborately contrived plot twists - it swerves into some marvelously silly, unexpectedly witty and genuinely fresh territory."
"An eclectic cast and stellar visual effects coalesce to make "Men in Black 3" a quintessential kernel of summer popcorn cinema," Palo Alto's Tyler Hanley wrote.
