I was happy that The Onion picked one of my favorite Simpsons jokes ever as one of theirs ("Are you being ironic?" "I just don’t know any more!") But I have spent the last couple years not watching The Simpsons, so there’s much I’ve missed. Somehow I doubt the quality of the movie will change … Continue reading
Film Gross Per Screen Toto 1 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry $34,775,000 $9,949 $34,775,000 2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $32,185,000 (-58.3%) $7,511 $207,541,000 3 Hairspray $27,800,000 $8,907 $27,800,000 4 Transformers $20,506,000 (-44.6%) $5,450 $262,969,000 5 Ratatouille $11,000,000 (-38.9%) $3,233 $165,628,000 6 Die Hard in Name Only $7,300,000 (-35.3%) $2,676 … Continue reading
You know what I love? When people complain about things to hide the fact that they’re talking about something totally awesome about themselves. Like: "You know what the problem with having a lot of money? All the taxes." Or "I can’t believe how many men were trying to fuck me on Friday night, it was … Continue reading
Title Ew,Gross! Per Screen Totalitarian 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $77,410,000 $18,065 $140,017,000 2 Transformers $36,000,000 (-48.9%) $8,888 $222,990,000 3 Ratatouille $18,019,000 (-37.9%) $4,970 $143,004,000 4 Live Free or Die Hard $10,875,000 (-38.7%) $3,397 $102,918,000 5 License to Wed $7,440,000 (-28.6%) $2,740 $30,508,000 6 1408 $5,010,000 (-29.3%) $2,271 $62,202,000 7 Evan … Continue reading
So, in most ways, this is the last major week of summer. Though I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Simpsons Movie and Rush Hour 3 should all do over $100 and then some (and possibly Super Bad as well), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the final … Continue reading
# Title the Title! Weekend the Total! Per the Screen! Film the Total! 1 Transformers $67,600,000 $16,853 $152,500,000 2 Ratatouille $29,029,000 (-38.3%) $7,367 $109,546,000 3 Live Freebreeze or Dye Hard $17,400,000 (-47.9%) $5,101 $84,160,000 4 License to Wed $10,400,000 $3,993 $17,816,000 5 Evan Almighty $8,114,000 (-46.4%) $2,345 $78,101,000 6 1408 $7,140,000 (-33.0%) $2,713 $53,789,000 7 … Continue reading
We’re at the half-year mark. Six months of cinema has been bequeathed upon us. I count four films deserving of masterpiece status, and two hopefuls. Hot Fuzz, Knocked Up, Grindhouse, and Zodiac represent (to me) the cream of the crop (Once and Ratatouille are as yet unseen by me, but I hope to remedy that … Continue reading
Film product Weekend Gross product Per product Total Product gross 1 Ratatouille $47,227,000 $11,986 $47,227,000 2 Die Hard in Name Only $33,150,000 $9,727 $48,178,000 3 Evan Almighty $15,089,000 (-51.6%) $4,149 $60,625,000 4 1408 $10,610,000 (-48.5%) $3,882 $40,389,000 5 Fantastic Four: Rise of Mediocrity $9,000,000 (-55.0%) $2,628 $114,800,000 6 Knocked Up $7,418,000 (-32.4%) $2,769 $122,407,000 7 … Continue reading
Pixar + Brad Bird + Patton Oswalt = go see their movie. Pretty simple math, that. THE MOST INTERESTING PARALLEL OF THE WEEKIn our modern world, branding is one of the most frustrating and ridiculous element of cinema. Since the studio system no longer grooms actors, they prefer to rely on things people already know … Continue reading
Le Film Le Gross Le Per Screen Le Freak, say chic 1 Evian Almighty $32,112,000 $8,910 $32,112,000 2 1408 $20,175,000 $7,533 $20,175,000 3 Le Fantastic Four: Rise’ of le Silver Surfer $20,150,000 (-65.3%) $5,084 $97,604,000 4 Ocean’s Treize $11,345,000 (-42.5%) $3,288 $91,013,000 5 Un Knocked Up $10,636,000 (-24.4%) $3,575 $108,982,000 6 Le Pirates of Le … Continue reading