Author: David Medsker (Page 62 of 65)

Based on Monday’s estimates:

1) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe : $32.8 million ($224.8 million, fourth weekend)
Curious that the lion wasn’t named Scott since, if the people who are pounding our other posts are any indication, Scott Stapp is apparently God.
2) King Kong: $31.5 million ($174.3 million, third weekend)
Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone, but Naomi Watts was freaking awesome in this.
3) Fun with Dick and Jane: $21 million ($64.5 million, second weekend)
Well, there’s two thirds of the budget back. The last third is the hardest, though. Just ask “The Legend of Zorro.”
4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2: $19.3 million ($55.1 million, second weekend)
Still nothing to say about this, except that between this and “The Pink Panther,” Steve Martin is a dirty, dirty whore.
5) Rumor Has It…: $11.6 million ($26.7 million, second weekend)
Hi, I’d like a movie about some ‘60s Hollywood in-joke that no one outside of the 90028 zip code could possibly relate to, please.

Based on Sunday’s estimates:

1) King Kong: $31.4 million ($118.7 million, second weekend)
We’re still wondering how worms can go all “Deep Rising” on us when there is nothing on that island that is small enough for them to eat. With predators, there must be prey, yes?
2) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: $30.1 million ($163.5 million, third weekend)
“Hey, Mouse House, this is God calling. What’s the deal with this overgrown monkey keeping us at #2? You want me to do something about that hobbit Peter Jackson? What? No, I suppose that would only make the movie even bigger. Man, I really want to smite someone, though.”
3) Fun with Dick and Jane: $23.5 million ($31 million, first weekend, Wednesday opening)
Well, there’s a third of the budget back. Only two more thirds to go.
4) Cheaper by the Dozen 2: $14.7 million ($20 million, first weekend, Wednesday opening)
Between this, “The Man,” and the “American Pie” straight-to-video (sorry, “DVD original”) movie, Eugene Levy is fast becoming the Michael Caine/Gene Hackman of the decade.
5) The Family Stone: $10.8 million ($30 million, second weekend)
This looks like a miraculous hold, dropping only 10% from the previous week, but in fact it is a mediocre opening followed by the big Christmas boost.

Based on Sunday’s estimates:

1) King Kong: $50.1 million ($66.2 million, first weekend, Wednesday opening)
For the next six months, people are going to hit on Naomi Watts by shoving her to the ground.
2) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: $31.1 million ($12.5 million, second weekend)
The kind of movie Ned Flanders would enjoy, if he didn’t find the idea of a talking beaver blasphemous.
3) The Family Stone: $12.2 million (first weekend)
Nothing much to add here, except that we liked Rachel McAdams better as a brunette.
4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: $5.9 million (fifth weekend, $252.5 million to date)
Aslan the lion may be Jesus and all, but we’re still betting that he’s no match for a Hippogriff.
5) Syriana: $5.4 million ($22.3 million, fourth week)
Yes, yes, yes, US foreign policy is bad, it’s bad. Could it at least be exciting bad?

Based on Sunday’s estimates:

1) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – $67 million (first weekend)
Disney’s happy, and the Christians are happy, a rare event if ever there was one.
2) Syriana – $12 million ($13.5 million, third week, first weekend in wide release)
A whole bunch of people lined up to see George Clooney after his Method Eating, then headed to the nearest bar to erase the movie from memory.
3) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – $10.3 million (fourth weekend, $244.1 million to date)
A web site recently leaked the ending to the last “Harry Potter” book, which involves a Mexican standoff between Harry and Voldemort that kills Ron, Hermione, Draco, Wormtail, Professor McGonagall, Bronson Pinchot, Tom Sizemore, Tim Roth, Tony Scott and Quentin Tarantino. We can’t wait.
4) Walk the Line – $5.7 million (fourth weekend, $77 million to date)
Yet another piece of evidence that Bob Dylan songs (“It Ain’t Me Babe,” in this case) always sound better when someone else sings them.
5) Yours, Mine and Ours – $5.1 million (third weekend, $40.9 million to date)
There’s really nothing else to say about this movie, other than the fact that its time in the top 5 should be mercifully over when “Kong” comes through this week.