| Prometheus is proving to be a big hit. Despite being on the receiving end of some critical brickbats (as well as some effusive praise), over the extended bank holiday weekend it took £9.92m – more than the total gross of any of the Alien movies, and the biggest debut for any Ridley Scott film.
So what’s next for the director? According to an interview he gave to Esquire magazine, it could well be a big-screen retelling of the story of Moses. “It’s going to happen,” he told interviewer Eric Spitznagel. “What’s interesting to me about Moses isn’t the big stuff that everybody knows. It’s things like his relationship with Rameses [II, the pharaoh]. I honestly wasn’t paying attention in school when I was told the story of Moses. Some of the details of his life are extraordinary.”
But with Spielberg already lining up a “Braveheart-ish version of the Moses story,” is there room for another retread of the biblical tale? We’ll have to wait and see.
Here are our weekend predictions:
1. Prometheus — $56 million
2. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted — $48 million
3. Snow White and the Huntsman — $26 million
4. Men In Black 3 — $13 million
5. The Avengers — $12 million |
