Scary digital effects by Rhythm & Hues and humorous CG animation by Fox’s Blue Sky Studios collide at the box office this weekend. DreamWorks’ horror sequel, The Ring Two, creeps into theaters to take a shot at dethroning 20th Century Fox’s animated hit, Robots, as the top movie in North America.
Directed by Hideo Nakata, who helmed Ringu (the original Japanese version of The Ring) and its sequel, Ringu 2, the Americanized Ring Two has Naomi Watts reprising the role of a mother out to solve a supernatural mystery and protect her son from a murdered girl who uses electronic devices to reach out from beyond the grave.
The Ring Two is rated PG-13 to broaden its audience beyond the usual horror crowd, but it’s not exactly competing for the same audience as Robots, which has the family film competition locked up despite the debut of Disney’s tween comedy, Ice Princess.
Robots debuted last week to more than $36 million and should enjoy another profitable weekend. However, the CG comedy will struggle to maintain its place at the top of the charts if The Ring Two performs like its predecessor, which earned nearly $130 million with its release in October of 2002.
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