Monday, July 02, 2007

FILM: Box Office Results - 7/02/07

John McClane just had his ass handed to him by a rat...a French rat. Ratatouille made $47 mil taking the #1 spot, while Live Free or Die Hard rode its way to #2 with $33 mil. Sicko, which was scrutinized for Michael Moore's 50% profit take, came in at #9 with $4.5 mil and Evening, which got mixed reviews, squeezed in at #10 with $3.5 mil.

Evan Almighty must've faired well on the grapevine since it stuck around at #3. But it only raked in $15 mil in its 2nd week, accumulating $69 mil so far, which barely puts a dent in its $175 mil budget. Meanwhile, John Cusack's horror flick 1408--the only scary movie in the box office--has grossed $40 mil at #4.

As for the blockbusters, Shrek the Third has finally bowed out of the top 10 after seven weeks at a deafening $313 million mark. Pirates seems to be the next one to go, teetering at #8. It's been 6 weeks and it hasn't even finished gaining back how much it spent on making the film ($300 mil), which could affect the possiblity of sequels. Ocean's Thirteen just cleared its budget at #7 with $102 mil. Fantastic Four looks like it fares better to make a huge profit. It's only been three weeks, they're at #5, and with $114 mil they just need $15 mil more to get some change in their pocket.

BUT...will Transformers, arriving in theaters the day before the Fourth of July, kick it to the curb and shake things up? With Shia "can't-do-no-wrong" Labeouf at the helm, hot girl Megan Fox heating up the screen, and eye-candies Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson shelling out one-liners while frantically shooting alien robots, this is sure to be a blow out. And if it isn't, they'll definitely regret that $150 mil budget they handed over to Michael Bay. Transformers isn't the only film taking advantage of the Fourth of July "weekend":

License to Wed

Out in theaters July 3rd, this relationship comedy is about two 20 years old (Mandy Moore and John Krasinski) looking to get hitched to one another. But they find a few obstacles along the way, mainly presented by their overprotective reverend (Robin Williams). Although the script was written by a bunch of newbies, you can always count on Williams to provide a couple dozen belly laughs, and with Krasinski ("The Office") at his side there's bound to be slapstick galore.


Introducing the Dwights

And for you indie lovers, here's a comedy about a 20-year-old (Richard Wilson) trying to have a sexual awakening without any interference from his nutty and intrusive mother. This movie honestly makes you feel like your family is pretty friggin normal.

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