It was a winning weekend, and Shrek the Third didn‘t break any record so I‘m calling it good. $20 million off? Egh, well, I didn‘t really consider that another 20% of the public wanted to see it. Oops.
#1 movie predicted correctly: Three Weeks In A Row
It made the most per theater of any of the bunch, which I guess is how trilogies are supposed to work. I thought time had passed this series by. I will say I see a nasty second weekend coming with Pirates on the horizon.
Result: $122.0 million (My rank: #1, $19.5m off)
2. Spider-Man 3
I keep forgetting how right I was here. Another 50 percent drop! That‘s kooky talk given how few movies of note are out. I guarantee you there are some executives with very long faces right now. They had this penciled in for a billion, and they‘ll end up 20 percent short. Bring on any other director in the world!
Result: $28.5 million (My rank: #2, $5.5m off)
That‘s pretty darn close. I think we can close the door on this series, unless Zombie makeup doesn‘t cost anything. Oh wait. It doesn‘t. Crap.
Result: $5.1 million (My rank: #3, $.2m off)
4. Disturbia
Really, this is zero dollars. If $3.6 means you just clocked fourth place that means absolutely nothing is out. You could throw out Bob Saget doing America‘s Funniest Home Videos and it would have rocked this one. Gimme a break.
Result: $3.6 million (My rank: #5 $.5m off)
5. Georgia Rule
It‘s safe to say Linds Lohan is in trouble. I know the budget was zero, but they marketed the hell out of it in the tabloids and came up short for their efforts. Of all the bad ideas that make it to the screen this was a truly special one. Hopefully next they‘ll tackle some sort of spousal abuse musical.
Result: $3.4 million (My rank: #4, $.1m off)
6. Fracture
Let‘s just keep this Gosling thing going strong. It‘s the only thing even remotely interesting left worth talking about with this film.
Result: $2.5 million (My rank: #6, $.2m off)
7. Delta Farce
No really, WHO IS SEEING THIS? I‘m for real. These people need to be on a talk show. We have to help them. There is simply no way you should ever be motivated to see this. Ever. Even if your cousin was in it. You just tell him “sorry man, family only goes so far.â€
Result: $1.8 million (My rank: #7, $.3m off)
So damn close. I was like one school bus away from nailing this one exactly. No one predicts movies that won‘t make any money like this guy.
Result: $1.3 million (My rank: #8, $.1m off)
9. Hot Fuzz
Seriously, a million dollars shouldn‘t get you into the top twenty. It should mean all your posters are removed from the theater. It should mean that you have to ask the usher what time the movie is playing. And he should look at you kind of weird. Because how did you get into the movie theater without already knowing what time your show was?
Result: $1.1 million (My rank: #9, $.2m off)
10. Waitress
Huh. What are you doing here? I totally whiffed on this one, and it made almost 10k per theater. That‘s not a small amount. The good news is that now, with it on the board, I will notice it next week. No, it still won‘t make the top ten, but I‘ll at least give it a respectful nod. Crap. I forgot the Laremy lounge. Check back Thursday and I‘ll get you one, promise.
Result: $1.1 million (My rank: Not Ranked)
