DaVinci Decodes Box Office

Was it any real surprise that the adaptation to one of the most read fiction stories of this young millenium would take the top spot? Even though it was not well conceived and the choice of director was as strange as casting Tom Hanks as an in-action hero. I mean, just look at how Scary Movie 4 performed a couple of months ago. Proof-positive that people don't read movie reviews before they decide to spend 10 bucks on 2+ hours of filmed entertainment.

The next couple of films on the list were designed to open to bigger proceeds, but hey . . . it's the Year of the Blockbuster Flop. Over The Hedge comes in 2nd, managing to make more money than MI:III in it's third week, which now drops to #3. So many 3's in that last sentence. Poseidon keeps sinking . . . ha! . . get it, faster than Fergie's self-worth as an Artist.

Looks like RV is joining the rest of the truly horrifying movies of the year, leading the pack of mediocrity that is See No Evil, Just My Luck and An American Haunting. These movies represent the kind of year that it is. . . shitty.

The bottom feeders of the list are actually some of the only good movies that have come out this year. United 93, a must see for anyone who has a brain that is still functioning after seeing the movies above . . . and Akeelah and the Bee . . . which has Morpheus teaching the Chosen One to spell . . . or something like that. There are so many ways to spell whoa these days. Oh, wait, just one? Whoa.

1. The Da Vinci Code - $77,000,000
2. Over the Hedge - $37,228,000
3. Mission: Impossible III - $11,015,000
4. Poseidon - $9,200,000
5. RV - $5,100,000
6. See No Evil - $4,350,000
7. Just My Luck - $3,375,000
8. An American Haunting - $1,663,000
9. United 93 - $1,426,000
10.Akeelah and the Bee - $1,000,000