 Star Trek Release Date: May 8 Rating: PG-13 Starring: Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Zoe Saldana Eric Bana Directed by: J.J. Abrams |
 Terminator Salvation Release Date: May 21 Rating: PG-13 Starring: Christian Bale Sam Worthington Bryce Dallas Howard Directed by: McG |
 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Release Date: May 21 Rating: PG Starring: Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Rupert Grint Directed by: David Yates |
 G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobras Release Date: August 7 Rating: N/A Starring: Arnold Vosloo Sienna Miller Directed by: Stephen Sommers |
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After an $87 million opening for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the summer movie season has begun with a bang.
After the success of last summer’s monster, “The Dark Knight,” this group of films is hoping to give the Academy Award winning film a run for its money.
Like every summer, these films being released include explosions, wizards, more explosions, alien robots and of course more explosions.
There’s no telling which film is going to be the bread winner this year.
Amongst the top-10 grossing films of last year, the top six were released in the summer and all of them surpassed the $200 million mark. The top three hit $300 million and “The Dark Knight” became the second highest grossing film of all-time in North America with $530.9 million.
So which films are students at Texas A&M University- Kingsville looking forward to this year?
“I really want to check out G.I. Joe,” said freshman business management major Jorge Mata. “G.I. Joe was such a big deal growing up and seeing it in live action should be interesting.”
“G.I. Joe is expected to hit theatres on Aug. 7.
Another film based on popular action figures is the sequel to the 2007 blockbuster “Transformers.”
“That’s the movie that I want to see,” said freshman accounting major Modesto Morales. “The first one made such an awesome impact that this one should follow in its footsteps. Hopefully, it won’t suck.”
Senior interdisciplinary major Armando Castellano is also looking forward to the film.
“I can’t wait for Transformers 2,” he said. “The first one was so awesome.
The sequel, officially titled, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” opens June 24.
Other films opening this summer include “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” opening July 15. “Terminator Salvation,” which releases on May 21.
This week comes the anticipated release of an updated version of “Star Trek” and like “Wolverine,” this film is also expected to create a dent in the box-office with a big opening when the film opens May 8.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (above)
Release Date: June 24
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Shia LeBouf, Megan Fox Josh Duhamel
Directed by:Michael Bay