You don't really have to read this to know that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is #1 this weeekend, making $77 mil at the box office--$140 mil since Tuesday. Meanwhile, people have finally recovered from the spell that Elisha Cuthbert cast on them. Captivity came in at #12 with $1.5 mil. Rescue Dawn, which got rave reviews from the New York Times, Newsday, and Ebert & Roeper, only made half a million dollars, even though it was released in 38 theaters--more than most indies. What it lacks in proceeds, it'll gain in Oscar noms. Talk to me, which was released in about the same amount of theaters, only made a quarter million dollars. However, Interview, which was only released in 6 theaters, made about $40,000, and the French indie, My Best Friend, which was released in 3 theaters, made $45,000.
Meanwhile, Transformers sticks to #2, grossing $222 mil--already surpassing their $159 mil budget. Francofiles, Rachel Ray-lovers, and people who've never seen a rat up close and personal, are keeping Ratatouille in the top 5 at #3, grossing $143 mil. Live Free or Die Hard is at #4 with $102 mil. And despite bad reviews License to Wed stuck it out at #5, grossing $30 mil.
I don't really think next week's releases will beat out Harry Potter for the top spot. But Hairspray has a fair shot at the top 5. I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry is going to have a bit of trouble getting macho guys to watch men even just pretend to be gay, but maybe Jessica Biel will have them rushing the theater. I think it'll surely bump License to Wed out of the romantic comedy top spot. The indies Sunshine (Cilian Murphy and Chris Evans) and Goya's Ghost (Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem) haven't gotten much press, but I guess the reviews will determine their fate.
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