Labor of Box Office Reporting

This long weekend sees the Marky Mark underdog football bio-pic come out on top once again, with a small 15+ million. "Crank" came in at #2, proving that no amount of adrenaline boosting substances can topple Disney. "The Wicker Man" debuted with a #3 showing. Maybe Nick Cage's next inciendary-related movie will do better . . . partly because his head will be on fire. That's always good movie-watching in my opinion.

"Little Miss Sunshine" keeps opening wider and wider, making more money, but instead of climbing up the charts like the last couple of weeks, it's starting to slouch a little. It still did better than "The Illusionist", but granted, it had more screens showing it than the magic-themed movie. One suggestion to boost the proceeds of "The Illusionist" . . . make all of Jessica Biel's clothes disappear. It would be the best magic act ever. "Talladega Nights" is still performing solidly, crossing the $130 million this past weekend. Will it make it to $200? Will it help Will Ferrell achieve "Diety" status? Time will tell.

The dregs of the box office round-up start up with the only CG-animated movie currently out, "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals", which includes trans-gender bovine characters. I know, great all around family fun. "Accepted", starring that Mac-guy, will probably do better on DVD, since you probably need to be baked off of your skull to truly enjoy it. "World Trade Center" is the 2nd movie staring Nick Cage on the B.O.R. and this one might include his head on fire . . . but I think it's mostly stuck under rubble . . . which is fine with me as well. "Step Up" is about to sit this next week out, coming in at #10, and making more money than it ever deserved. Seriously America . . . $58+ million?!

Speaking of money, here is the list, with the totals (opening weekend movies don't get this) in bold yellow. Why? No idea whatsoever.

1. Invincible - $15,206,000 $37,847,000
2. Crank - $13,000,000
3. The Wicker Man - $11,720,000
4. Little Miss Sunshine - $9,725,000 $35,833,000
5. The Illusionist - $8,021,000 $12,081,000
6. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - $7,700,000 $138,373,000
7. Barnyard: The Original Party Animals - $6,404,000 $63,593,000
8. Accepted - $5,912,000 $29,422,000
9. World Trade Center - $5,816,000 $63,702,000
10.Step Up - $5,487,000 $58,368,000