Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Dec 22, 2013 18:24:24 GMT -6
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Box office gross of Storage 24, the lowest of the 637 films released in 2013, according to www.boxofficemojo.com. Here is the plot:
An unspecified disaster occurs on board a military plane, which causes the aircraft crash into Greater London, releasing its highly classified contents across the city. Completely unaware that the city is in total lockdown, four people find themselves trapped inside a giant storage unit center called Storage 24. As they try to escape, they discover they are being stalked by something not of this Earth.
Following the crash, a malfunction at the Storage 24 facility causes the security gates to lock down, inadvertently trapping several people inside: Mark, Charlie, Chris, the building receptionist, a maintenance engineer, Nikki, and Charlie's girlfriend Shelley. Charlie arrives at the facility with his best friend Mark shortly after the accident, unaware what has happened, intent on confronting his recently ex-girlfriend and find out why she broke up with him. The confrontation is brief, and he quickly discovers she has been cheating on him with Mark. Meanwhile, the engineer and the receptionist are attempting to unlock the security gates. They venture into the facility basement to access the electrical controls. The engineer is attacked and killed by a creature of unknown origin. The receptionist flees into the facility and hides in an open storage room.
The power in the facility is cutting in and out, and the characters are forced back together when they discover they cannot leave the building. Looking around, they discover Chris huddled in a room, apparently unable to speak, and covered in blood. By following the drops of blood, they quickly discover that above the drop-ceiling panels are the shredded remains of the receptionist. As Nikki tumbles from the room looking ill, she is grabbed by an old man and threatened with an electrical toothbrush. They knock the man unconscious, and tie him up, believing he is responsible for the murder. When he comes to, they learn he was not involved in the murder, and is merely a resident of a nearby storage unit, hiding away from his wife. When Chris can finally speak, they learn that a creature of some kind is loose in the facility with them, and they are not safe.
Together they hide in the unit owned by the old man, as he is able to lock it from the inside. The man then helps them to piece together what must have happened, by showing them the news from a collection of televisions he has wired up. They see that London is in a state of total lockdown, with fighter jets and tanks encircling the area. The old man believes this creature must have been on board the aircraft that crashed. They decide their only hope is to escape from the facility, and to do that they will need the equipment the engineer had with him in the basement. Before they make a move for the basement, they decide to use the ventilation pipes connecting the units in order to search other units for weapons.
Mark and Charlie search a number of units, and find only a few simple weapons, such as a knife, a crowbar, and finally some fireworks. As they try to return, the creature finds them and starts trying to break into the vents. As Mark turns to help Charlie up to another level of ventilation, the creature breaks through the vents inches from Charlie, and Mark quickly leaves Charlie behind, thinking that he is dead. Mark returns to the group and hands out the weapons, telling them somewhat hysterically that Charlie is gone. The group is silent, then makes their way out into the hall towards the basement. They are confronted by the creature not far from the unit, and the old man sacrifices himself to give the others time to escape.
Charlie somehow managed to escape the creature in the ventilation pipes, and pushes his way into another unit. He quickly encounters the group and there is a slightly awkward reunion, Mark looking astonished he is still alive. Charlie and Nikki then proceed into the basement to find the electronic device to open the door while Mark and Shelley wait in the reception area. They find the device, and return to see Mark standing alone. He tells them Shelley is gone, the same way he reported Charlie was gone. Charlie insists on going to rescue her, despite Mark arguing that they just have to leave, and he doubles back. Nikki follows him.
In a storage unit nearby Shelley is held captive by the creature as it prepares to kill her. She manages to stab the creature with the knife and escapes, until she is cornered in another unit. Charlie and Nikki boobytrap a stuffed animal dog toy with the fireworks, and set the toy down the hallway. The creature's attention is captured by the dog, and it watches it walk closer. The fireworks explode knocking down the creature and filling the hallway with smoke. Charlie rescues Shelley, and they run. The creature is still alive and follows.
They return to the reception area to find Mark has rigged the door shut with a crowbar. They shout for him to let them in, but with a resigned look, he merely walks away leaving them trapped. Charlie manages to break the door open, where he takes the device from Mark and begins trying to open the gates. Shelley walks up to Mark and slapps him in the face. Just then the creature breaks into the reception area through the wall behind Mark, and eats his face. After a short struggle, Charlie manages to kill the creature by plunging the crowbar through the creature's abdomen.
Charlie finally releases the security gate, and they move outside to the street. Shelley apologizes to Charlie for everything, and they turn to take in the scene. In an unexpected twist, it seems London is ablaze, under heavy siege from dozens of alien spaceships. The movie ends abruptly without further clarification.
Box office gross of Storage 24, the lowest of the 637 films released in 2013, according to www.boxofficemojo.com. Here is the plot:
An unspecified disaster occurs on board a military plane, which causes the aircraft crash into Greater London, releasing its highly classified contents across the city. Completely unaware that the city is in total lockdown, four people find themselves trapped inside a giant storage unit center called Storage 24. As they try to escape, they discover they are being stalked by something not of this Earth.
Following the crash, a malfunction at the Storage 24 facility causes the security gates to lock down, inadvertently trapping several people inside: Mark, Charlie, Chris, the building receptionist, a maintenance engineer, Nikki, and Charlie's girlfriend Shelley. Charlie arrives at the facility with his best friend Mark shortly after the accident, unaware what has happened, intent on confronting his recently ex-girlfriend and find out why she broke up with him. The confrontation is brief, and he quickly discovers she has been cheating on him with Mark. Meanwhile, the engineer and the receptionist are attempting to unlock the security gates. They venture into the facility basement to access the electrical controls. The engineer is attacked and killed by a creature of unknown origin. The receptionist flees into the facility and hides in an open storage room.
The power in the facility is cutting in and out, and the characters are forced back together when they discover they cannot leave the building. Looking around, they discover Chris huddled in a room, apparently unable to speak, and covered in blood. By following the drops of blood, they quickly discover that above the drop-ceiling panels are the shredded remains of the receptionist. As Nikki tumbles from the room looking ill, she is grabbed by an old man and threatened with an electrical toothbrush. They knock the man unconscious, and tie him up, believing he is responsible for the murder. When he comes to, they learn he was not involved in the murder, and is merely a resident of a nearby storage unit, hiding away from his wife. When Chris can finally speak, they learn that a creature of some kind is loose in the facility with them, and they are not safe.
Together they hide in the unit owned by the old man, as he is able to lock it from the inside. The man then helps them to piece together what must have happened, by showing them the news from a collection of televisions he has wired up. They see that London is in a state of total lockdown, with fighter jets and tanks encircling the area. The old man believes this creature must have been on board the aircraft that crashed. They decide their only hope is to escape from the facility, and to do that they will need the equipment the engineer had with him in the basement. Before they make a move for the basement, they decide to use the ventilation pipes connecting the units in order to search other units for weapons.
Mark and Charlie search a number of units, and find only a few simple weapons, such as a knife, a crowbar, and finally some fireworks. As they try to return, the creature finds them and starts trying to break into the vents. As Mark turns to help Charlie up to another level of ventilation, the creature breaks through the vents inches from Charlie, and Mark quickly leaves Charlie behind, thinking that he is dead. Mark returns to the group and hands out the weapons, telling them somewhat hysterically that Charlie is gone. The group is silent, then makes their way out into the hall towards the basement. They are confronted by the creature not far from the unit, and the old man sacrifices himself to give the others time to escape.
Charlie somehow managed to escape the creature in the ventilation pipes, and pushes his way into another unit. He quickly encounters the group and there is a slightly awkward reunion, Mark looking astonished he is still alive. Charlie and Nikki then proceed into the basement to find the electronic device to open the door while Mark and Shelley wait in the reception area. They find the device, and return to see Mark standing alone. He tells them Shelley is gone, the same way he reported Charlie was gone. Charlie insists on going to rescue her, despite Mark arguing that they just have to leave, and he doubles back. Nikki follows him.
In a storage unit nearby Shelley is held captive by the creature as it prepares to kill her. She manages to stab the creature with the knife and escapes, until she is cornered in another unit. Charlie and Nikki boobytrap a stuffed animal dog toy with the fireworks, and set the toy down the hallway. The creature's attention is captured by the dog, and it watches it walk closer. The fireworks explode knocking down the creature and filling the hallway with smoke. Charlie rescues Shelley, and they run. The creature is still alive and follows.
They return to the reception area to find Mark has rigged the door shut with a crowbar. They shout for him to let them in, but with a resigned look, he merely walks away leaving them trapped. Charlie manages to break the door open, where he takes the device from Mark and begins trying to open the gates. Shelley walks up to Mark and slapps him in the face. Just then the creature breaks into the reception area through the wall behind Mark, and eats his face. After a short struggle, Charlie manages to kill the creature by plunging the crowbar through the creature's abdomen.
Charlie finally releases the security gate, and they move outside to the street. Shelley apologizes to Charlie for everything, and they turn to take in the scene. In an unexpected twist, it seems London is ablaze, under heavy siege from dozens of alien spaceships. The movie ends abruptly without further clarification.