i dont even know what to say about this.

this box office shit keeps getting weirder and weirder. ill list you the top five with the rank it was predicted to have (along with the monetary amount) next to it in parenthesis.

1. burn after reading- 20 mil (3rd- 13.8 mil)
2. the family that preys- 18 mil (1st- 17.1 mil)
3. righteous kill- 16.5 mil (2nd-14.6 mil)
4. the women- 10 mil (4th- 9.8 mil)
5. the house bunny- 4.3 mil (8th- 3.9 mil)

a few notes i have on the subject:
1. the people who compile the lists of box office predictions seriously underestimated the power of pitt and clooney.
2. i saw burn after reading, and really, it wasnt that great. clooney and pitt were good, but a lot of the humor was over my head or something.
3. the whole top three is completely fucked up.
4. im loling that house bunny is still holding on to a rank. although these aren't the actually numbers, its still pretty cool that it beat the dark knight and tropic thunder. lol.
5. babylon ad and bangkok dangerous, both 2nd week movies completely fell off the charts, which is actually not at all surprising and quite comical.
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Weirdest Box Office Ever

on friday i received my regular email from box office mojo about the box office predictions for this weekend. they read:

1. Bangkok Dangerous- 13.9 mil
2. Tropic Thunder- 9.2 mil
3. The Dark Knight- 8 mil
4. Babylon AD- 6.1 mil
5. Traitor- 5.9 mil

WELLL they were VERY WRONG.

HERE ARE THE box office estimates as of this sunday:

1. bangkok dangerous- 7.8 mil (phhhh..can you say BOMB)
2. tropic thunder- 7.5 mil
3. THE HOUSE BUNNY- 5.9 mil
4. the dark knight- 5.75 mil
5. traitor- 4.66 mil

although im thrilled house bunny came in at number 3 this weekend, i have to say, these numbers are unreasonably low. i think everyone spent there money to see Batman and dont plan on going back to the movies until Harry Potter comes out in 09. everyones just sick of giving their money to the box office.

i went to see house bunny with my roommates and some other friends on friday- there was like 8 of us i guess- and the theater was PACKED. i mean, people couldnt even find seats. it was so good to watch it in a full theatre because everyone was laughing, etc, etc.




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heres somethin that really pisses me off..

heres your purported top five at the box office this weekend:

1. tropic thunder- for real? THIS movie is number one three weeks in a row? it made 11.5 mil, which tells you how really terrible the box office was this weekend. most times, a movie will make 4 or 5 times that when they are number one.
2. babylon ad- 9.7 mil (what even is this movie?)
3. the dark knight- 8.75 mil (im so over this movie. go away)
4. my beloved house bunny, which disappointingly made only 8.3 mil this weekend :(
5. traitor- 7.9

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friday box office estimates

friday estimates for this weekends box office:

1. babylon ad- 3.1 mil
2. tropic thunder- 3.07 mil
3. HOUSE BUNNY- 2.6 MIL
4. traitor- 2.2 mil
5. the dark knight- 2.19 mil

im soooo happy that house bunny is able to at least keep a good rank, although these numbers are still REALLY low. ive never even heard of two of the top five movies.

for more info, check out boxofficemojo.

ps. i just checked imdb pro and anna faris is number three on the starmeter! this basically shows how popular someone is based on searches. as far as actresses go, shes number one on the star meter. seriously im so happy for her- hopefully she starts gaining respect she deserves in the industry. Read more!

im infinitely happy

according to estimates posted on boxofficemojo, House Bunny won friday night!

it pulled in almost 6 million, which is about half of what its expected to make for the entire weekend.

thats a good sign considering that its expected to come in 4th place. we shall see.

im going to see the movie tonight and u can bet ill be posting a review.

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boo

sisterhood of the traveling pants only garnered a #4 opening in the box office this weekend.

the movie (granted these are still estimates) pulled in a little over 10 million dollars.


i saw the movie earlier today and loved it! wtf people! you know u want to see it.

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Mama Mia! (pun intended..)

your friday est's are in. very predictable.

1. Batman- 66+ mil

2. Mama Mia- 9+ mil

3-5- who even cares? do you really honestly need to know how much hancock made on friday? if you really do, just click here.

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really quick and painless

here are this weekends box office estimates. (via weekend warrior per usual). i really couldnt care less about this weekend as i will be too busy to get to the movies, but obvs this is like the biggest weekend of the summer for little tween boys creaming their pants for batman.

not my scene.

1. The Dark Knight- 126 mil
2. Mama Mia- 24 mil (a small disturbed part of me wants to see this..)
3. Hellboy II- 15 mil
4. Hancock-15 mil
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box office

via the always wonderful boxofficemojo...here are your weekend estimates:

1. Hellboy II- 35.885 mil
2. Hancock- 33 mil
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth- 20.580 mil (what did they expect what with their casting?)
4. Wall-E- 18.509 mil
5. Wanted- 11.586 mil

that shiteous eddie murphy movie "Meet Dave" pulled in 5.3 mil...putting it in 7th place for the weekend. im surprised anyone went to see that movie.

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oops

i know i havent posted this weeks box office preds...kinda been busy havin the tivo to myself all week with my fam gone..

good news is ill have some movie reviews up soon and ill post box office friday estimates tomorrow sometime

all i can say is..supersaturation! maddddd superhero/action adventure films...im so over it! Read more!

I have good news...and bad news.

the box office is all over the place this week. i dont even know where to begin i have so many things to tell you. lets start a list...

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian was number one in the UK this weekend! yay! it grossed about 8 million there, with Wanted coming in second place with 7.6 mil. total gross there over the weekend was about 23 million. these also include numbers from Ireland and surrounding areas.
2. While its great that Narnia won the weekend, to give you a little perspective, the top opening weekend number of all time in the UK is 33.5 million (which would be kinda shitty in the US)..so these two movies are far from being spectacular.
3. The box office predictions for this weekend (domestically) were sorta off- because the actuals have Wall-E clocking in at about 63 mil and Wanted at just under 51 mil, which was less than the prediction i gave you sunday.
4. Wanted is currently the number one movie internationally- this includes all international domains- earning over 32 million overseas. crazy!
5. when you factor in some weekday numbers, Wanted domestically stands at 57.3 mil! total gross worldwide is around 82 mil. i hope you all realize how crazy these numbers are to be earned by an R film in a matter of 3 or so days. this movie is cleaning up. i feel so proud since ive been looking at press for this film all the way back during pre-production!

while im here, i might as well give you the predictions for the 4th of july weekend from weekend warrior. the only remarkable opening this weekend is Will Smith's Hancock, which ill probs never see. fridays numbers should be higher since everyone has off, then again it is a holiday so idk how many people are going to the movies..

1. Hancock- 72.8 mil
2. Wall-E- 41.5 mil
3. Wanted- 27.5 (im hoping for over 30)
4. Get Smart- 12.1
5. Kung Fu Panda- 8 mil

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INCREDIBLE.

i saw Wanted. and really, i have no words for how amazing it was. it was funny, action packed, aesthetically pleasing (hello, james mcavoy and angelina jolie!). i even screamed at one part. those of you who have seen it can probably guess which part (involves dead people on meat hooks). all i can tell you is, SEE THIS MOVIE. itll be the best ten dollars you spend in 2008. or at least in the month of june.

and, we NEED more ass kicking females in this genre.

weekend warrior must be shitting his pants, you know with that measley 39 million estimate he gave Wanted. its dangerously close to surpassing Wall-E and we are talking about a fricken RATED R movie here! this is insane. check it---

1. Wall-E: 62.5 mil (these are only estimates, but wasnt this one supposed to pass 70?)

2. Wanted- 51.118 mil! ive never been so pleased by a second place opening.

3. Get Smart- 20 milz

4. Kung Fu Panda- 11.746 mil

5. Incredible Hulk- 9.226 mil

ill give you the adjustments tomorrow.

Sidenote- Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian opened in the UK, France, and other regions this weekend. international numbers take alot longer to be updated, so ill have those for you like tuesday-ish. TOTAL weekend gross for all movies showing in the UK (or all ones that are tracked anyway) is only around 20 mil a weekend, and number one movies in america usually gross double that or more their opening weekend, so dont expect a large number.

UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND WAS ONE OF THE TOP GROSSING WEEKENDS IN BOX OFFICE HISTORY. this is also the FIRST WEEKEND IN HISTORY that two new releases opened with over 50 mil each. INSANITY. WANTED had the 6th or 7th highest ever opening for any R rated film ever released. Also, Angelina Jolie has TWO movies in the top five this weekend! what a bitch!

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this ones gonna be a doozie.

whats really cute about this weekend is that there are two films being released that start with the letter "w"! i know that sounds corny, but both are expected to do really well, and they provide movie choices that are at two completely different ends of the film spectrum.

Wall-E is the epitome of a children's film- plus its made by Disney/Pixar, which equals BIG BUCKS for them.

Wanted is a rated-R action flick- and its what ill be seeing this weekend. either way, the two films have enough to get everyone out at the cinemas after kind of a shoddy weekend last week. Im so glad to finally have a decent R film to watch- i hate going to PG-13's that are filled with pre-teens before the curfew is over and their parents have to come pick them up. they are so damn loud and disrespectful (most of them).

This past weekend when i went to see Get Smart with my mom and this group of like 8 13 year olds came filing in as the movie was starting TALKING LOUDLY and laughing and whatnot, and i get it, its a comedy, but it didnt even start yet! then like 3 minutes in, one of the little boys said "cough cough" and they all got up and left. i was glad. this is just another reason i wish i lived in England- people dont make noise in the movie theatres.

so im done ranting now, and im gonna post the weekend warriors predictions..

1. wall-e----70+ mil! wow! ill be amazed if this actually happens. itll put it in a third place spot for opening weekends in 2008. it wont beat Indiana jones though- that ass licking movie cheated with the four day weekend and opened at over 100 mil!
2. wanted- about 40 mil, and i hope it does even better, but ill take it!
3. get smart- 21 mil
4. kung fu panda- 11 mil
5. incredible hulk- 10 mil

ps. i saw Sex and the City last night and i actually really enjoyed it! i was supposed to go for free, however, there were four of us and only two could use the free passes. i decided to take one for the team. well worth the money, however, i dont think ill ever be going to a clearview cinema ever again! the theatres are so small, and you feel like your herded in like cattle, and they freeze you out! AMC theatres are so much cleaner, more comfortable, and bigger! Read more!

michael scott in cinemas this friday

anyone who breathes watches the office....

well, they should watch the office. and anyone who watches the office knows and loves Michael Scott (Steve Carell). this weekend marks the opening of Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, and i swear its Michael i see everytime. he plays the same awkward, loveable, and socially inept guy as he does on the office. you can bet ill be at the theatre this weekend (or tues when i can go for free).

here is weekend warrior's predictions for a somewhat underperforming weekend:

1. Get Smart- 36.8 million

2. Incredible Hulk- 26 million (or will it grow bigger legs?)

3. The Love Guru (the mike myers film)- 21.6 million

4. Kung Fu Panda- 20.5 million

5. The Happening- 9.5 million (this movie defied expectations and actually did pretty decent last weekend despite TONS of bad buzz)

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hi everyone!

im in a good mood. so here are your weekend estimates. im kind of giddy that Hulk didnt beat Caspian's opening weekend gross. :D

1. the incredible hulk- 54.538 million
2. kung fu panda- 34.321 million
3. the happening- 30.5 million
4. dont mess with the zohan- 16.4
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verrry predictable.

friday est's

1. incredible hulk- 21,030,000
2. the happening- 12,800,000
3. kung fu panda- 10,000,000
4. you dont mess with the zohan- 5,425,000
5. indiana jones- 3,650,000

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friday estimates

seems all is as predicted by weekend warrior. here are the estimates for fridays numbers
1. kung fu panda- 20 mil
2. dont mess with the zohan (aka dumbest movie ever made)- 14.850 mil bahaha that sucks
3. sex and the city- 7.3 mil
4. indiana jones- 6.540 mil
5. the strangers- 3.1 mil

wow those numbers are pretty bad! they werent kidding when they said june was a slow month.

and caspian made an embarassing 1.675 million. ill try and get the numbers for australia since it opened there this weekend, but i heard it was release alongside SATC- which was played on IMAX screens while caspian was played on "one of the dodgy screens". wtf australia? Read more!

their predictions

apparently june is a pretty slow month for the movies, but i guess we will see this weekend if that actually holds true! weekend warrior has made the following predictions about whats going to happen at the theaters this weekend:

1. Kung Fu Panda

2. You Don't Mess with the Zohan 

3. SAtC

4. Indiana Jones

5. The Strangers

Maybe i was too hasty in my prediction that Zohan would suck? im sticking by it. 

He clocks Caspian in at 7 and Iron Man at 6. 

Also Naria is VERY close to the $200 million mark and will probably get there after this weekend, worldwide that is. They currently stand at under $120 domestically which pales in the face of Iron Man and Indiana Jones' domestic totals. 

i posted a narnia picture because i felt like it. 

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my predictions

before i pony up and take a look at what actual insiders are predicting for this weekend's box office, im going to throw a shot in the dark with my own estimates. im not going to include any numbers, just rankings, because basically, i dont know what im talking about. 

this weekend there are two new releases, Kung Fu Panda and You Don't Mess With the Zohan. The second one is crap. im sorry but it is. 

1. Sex and the City (it could probably go either way and here's where we will see if the movie has any legs. im thinking it could be a swing between this and Panda) 

2. Kung Fu Panda 

3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

4. You Don't Mess with the Zohan

5. either The Strangers or Iron Man

You know my heart is breaking that i didnt include Caspian in this. maybe ill be pleasantly surprised? 

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god awful

1. sex and the city- 55,740,000

2. indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull- 46,000,000

3. the strangers (wtf?)- 20,707,000

4. iron man (im furious)- 14,000,000

5. the chronicles of narnia: price caspian- 13,016,000

there are your weekend estimates. everyone can laugh now about how i dismissed iron man so quickly. disney's ceo is probably shitting a brick right now. his cash cow is not looking too good.

narnia opens in australia and taiwan this weekend.

releases in america this week are kung fu panda (with angie) and that bullshit film dont mess with the zohan or what have you. panda will do well i suspect. i dont think the other one will even make it into the top five. i mean, adam sandler wore walmart jeans and a dirty shirt to his premiere! despicable.

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