Props to “She’s Having a Baby” for the quote.
Based on Sunday’s estimates, courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:
1) Jackass: Number Two: $28.1 million (first week)
Six inches away from being Steve-O’s snuff film.
2) Jet Li’s Fearless: $10.6 million (first week)
Say hello and wave goodbye to Jet Li, everyone.
3) Gridiron Gang: $9.6 million ($27.2 million, second week)
We just don’t care about this one enough to waste the energy on coming up with a good zinger.
4) Flyboys: $6.0 million (first week)
And now we know exactly what kind of clout the phrase “From the producer of ‘Independence Day’ and ‘The Patriot’ holds: none.
5) Everyone’s Hero: $4.8 million ($11.6 million, second week)
Brilliant, put out a baseball movie when 90% of the teams are eliminated from the post-season.
Most Unintentionally Funny Headline of the Week: Last week, after “Gridiron Gang” took the top spot at the box office, Sony Pictures sent out a note saying that they have racked up ten #1 openings in 2006, more than any studio in history. The funny part comes in looking at the list of the other nine movies.
The Da Vinci Code
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Pink Panther
RV
Silent Hill
Click
The Covenant
Underworld: Evolution
When a Stranger Calls
That’s about the shittiest list of #1 movies you could ever hope to assemble one or two excepted. Congrats, Sony. You make crap movies. And congrats, moviegoing public, for making those movies hits and encouraging Sony to make more of them. We’re doomed.
