Universal Pictures (GE)
At first blush, an action movie starring Oscar winners Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper, as well as "Alias" star Jennifer Garner, sounds like an obvious hit. But are audiences hungering for a movie about the war on terror?"The Kingdom" is about a team of FBI agents sent to Saudi Arabia to investigate a bombing. Advance reviews have been fairly solid. But other recent movies related to terrorism and the situation in the Middle East have not captured the hearts of moviegoers, making this a bit of a dicey bet, despite its star power.
Last year's "World Trade Center" from Oilver Stone grossed a respectable, albeit not spectacular, $70 million in the U.S. And this summer's "A Mighty Heart" about the murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl grossed less than $10 million, even though it featured Angelina Jolie as Pearl's widow.
