Weekend BO....

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (thanks sergio!)

September 26–28, 2008

Studio Estimates

1) Eagle Eye P/DW $29,200,000

2) Nights in Rodanthe WB $13,570,000

3) Lakeview Terrace SGem $7,000,000 Total: $25,700,000

4) Fireproof Goldwyn $6,514,000

5) Burn After Reading Focus $6,169,000 Total: $45,540,000

6) Igor MGM/W $5,500,000 Total: $14,339,000

7) Righteous Kill Over. $3,803,000 Total: $34,805,000

8) Best Friend's Girl LGF $3,800,000 Total: $14,529,000

9) Miracle at St. Anna BV $3,501,000 (sergio-'even though it's only in less than 1200 theaters compared to 3600 for Eagle Eye and over 160 minutes which means less showings that's not good')

10) Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys LGF $3,160,000 Total; $32,796,000

11) Ghost Town P/DW $2,948,000 Total: $9,239,000

12) The Women PicH $2,653,000 Total: $24,079,000

OK, this has to be one of the most depressing line-ups I've seen in a while. Gonna see Miracle At St. Anna tonight, cause I couldn't face 3 hours in the theatre this weekend. But I did see "Righteous Kill". If anyone needs proof positive that Pacino and DiNiro really and truly don't give a f*ck anymore, look no further than this movie. Hot garbage!

Tho "Nights In Rodanthe" was directed by a Black man (George C. Wolfe) I have zero desire to see it. I would say it's partly the subject matter (I am allergic to chick flicks--severely) and partly because of my memories of Richard Gere when I worked at the studio That Will Henceforth Remain Unnamed (TWHRU). His offices were near mine, and he always walked around with this smug, self-satisfied, "ya know you want me" look on his face. It drove me bananas.

Anyhoo-why are they making former fat kid Shia LeBouf out to be the next action hero? Sorry, I like my leading action star man to be an actual man, not some weak dude with peach fuzz, call me crazy. And what the heck is "Fireproof?"