Movies - This weekend at the Box Office 08.22.2005

[Hand of Evil]

Movies - This Weekend at the Box Office

This weekend at the box office:

Estimated ticket sales for Aug. 19-21

1. “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” $20.6 million
2. “Red Eye,” $16.5 million
3. “Four Brothers,” $13 million
4. “Wedding Crashers,” $8.3 million
5. “The Skeleton Key,” $7.4 million
6. “March of the Penguins,” $6.7 million
7. “Valiant,” $6.1 million
8. “Dukes of Hazzard,” $5.7 million
9. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” $4.5 million
10. “Sky High,” $4 million



See www.boxofficemojo.com for figures.

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I seem to compare movies to the last movie I went, so here is my ranking of the movies I have seen so far THIS YEAR. This is personal taste and this list will change as movies come out.
1. Mr & Mrs Smith
2. Batman Begins - Wedding Crashers (yes, it is just as good but apples and oranges)
3. Star Wars: RotS
4. Sin City - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5. The Hitchhiker’s Guide
6. The Pacifier
7. Fantastic Four - Sahara
8. Constantine
9. Kingdom of Heaven

 

[jcfiala]

Man, Valiant really sunk. Of course, as far as I can tell, they didn't do any marketing for it either.

 

[fett527]

Anyone with recommendations on what to see out of the current movies? The wife and I are thinking of a date night this weekend and we don't want to waste our time.

 

[JoeGKushner]

And I see March of the Penguins is still up there. Entertaining family style valued movies that don't cost a ton of money or rely on special effects and name actors? Man, I hope it's a lesson Hollywood remembers this time (ala My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and tries not to 'glam' it up this time and forget the initial lessons.

 

[MaxKaladin]

I am disappointed that "The Great Raid" isn't doing better.

 

[Silver Moon]

I saw “Sky High” last weekend. I'm sorry to see it's already dropped to #10 in the second week. It is a live action Disney superhero about a family of superheroes whose son goes off to his first day of High School, at a levitating school above the Earth for the children of superheroes. The movie was a lot of fun, with great performances, with Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston as the superhero parents, Bruce Campbell as the gym teacher, Lynda Carter as the school principal and Dave Foley as a middle-aged former sidekick who now teaches the Sidekick’s class. The high school had all of the usual High School clicks – jocks, brains, bullies, hoods and nerds – only with the twist of then all having super powers. My daughter said that she could relate most of the students to people she goes to school with. I highly recommend this great family film.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Overall just a very weak release weekend and it really does look like this may be the pattern for the rest of the year, with only two or three big blockbusters (King Kong/Serenity?).

 

[Zog]

Corpse Bride?
Wallace & Gromit?
Serenity!

And, of course, Harry Potter. - that should perk up the Box Office for the last months of the year.


W&G is the one I'm really looking forward too. The shorts were simply brilliant, and Chicken Run was fantastic - it will entertain, I'm quite sure.

 

[Sir Brennen]

Anyone with recommendations on what to see out of the current movies? The wife and I are thinking of a date night this weekend and we don't want to waste our time.

40-year-old Virgin had me laughing out loud... a lot. It's definitely not a movie for Eric's Grandma, but if you can appreciate a sexual/gross-out movie that's actually got intelligent, witty dialogue and likable characters, definitely go see it. It was a lot of fun.

 

[fett527]

40-year-old Virgin had me laughing out loud... a lot. It's definitely not a movie for Eric's Grandma, but if you can appreciate a sexual/gross-out movie that's actually got intelligent, witty dialogue and likable characters, definitely go see it. It was a lot of fun.

Thanks much!