Based on Sunday’s estimates:
1) Hostel: $20.1 million (first weekend)
After the tremendous success of the “Saw” movies and now “Hostel,” one thing is abundantly clear about the American moviegoing public: we hate ourselves and want to die, preferably at the hands of a guy with pliers and a chainsaw.
2) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: $15.4 million ($247.5 million, fifth weekend)
As a token of their appreciation, Disney has set aside a special slush fund to keep Adam Samberg and Chris Parnell up to their eyeballs in hookers and coke for the next five years.
3) King Kong: $12.4 million ($192.5 million, fourth weekend)
This is going to sail past $200 million, and people are still going to think of it as a failure. Does that seem at all right?
4) Fun with Dick and Jane: $12.2 million ($81.3 million, third weekend)
It’s time to call a moratorium on all of the “$100 million bomb” jokes, as Jim and Tea seem to be doing just fine, thank you. Still, did they really need to spend $100 million on this?
5) Cheaper by the Dozen 2: $8.3 million ($66.4 million, second weekend)
Trust us, when “The Pink Panther” comes out, you’ll try to remember when Martin had better taste in scripts. You know, when he did movies like this.
