Based on Sunday’s estimates:
1) Ice Age: The Meltdown: $34.5 million ($116.4 million, second week)
Sure, it’s a drop of 50%, but it’s still $34.5 million.
2) The Benchwarmers: $20.5 million (first week)
It will be curious to see whose agent is the first to talk about their client “opening” a movie with a $20 million gross. But what’s really gross is the idea that Molly Sims would ever marry Rob Schneider.
3) Take the Lead: $12.7 million (first week)
We had an invitation to see this movie, but we decided to Take the Night Off.
4) Inside Man: $9.1 million ($66 million, third week)
To steal a recent joke from “The Daily Show,” Jodie Foster’s character is where boners go to die.
5) Lucky Number Slevin: $7.1 million (first week)
The suits will blame the movie’s failure on the title. They should look at their total lack of promotional effort, instead.
Forget all of these: go see “Thank You for Smoking” instead. Just try to resist the urge to stick knitting needles in your eye sockets when Katie Holmes is onscreen.
