| By Furious, on March 10th, 2009 Even though Watchmen fell $13 million short of my $68,475,712 prediction, it spanked the competition. Madea Goes to Jail came in second with $8.5 million., so my prediction of no other movie cracking $10 million was pretty astute. In fact, Watchmen was the only movie in the top 20 to crack $4,000 per theater. Somehow Taken ended in 3rd place with $7 million. That’s a real solid number for a movie in it’s sixth week. The Jonas Brother’s Concert, last week’s number two (and will always be a number two in my mind), fell off the face of the Earth, only able to make $2.8 million for the weekend. That’s a 77% drop. The pisspoor performer of the weekend was a very deserving Friday [...] Continue reading Weekend Report: Watchmen Crushes The Competition By Furious, on November 2nd, 2008 November 2nd has been an interesting day in movie history. [...] Continue reading This Date In Movie History: November 2nd By Furious, on October 31st, 2008 For Halloween you can choose between a watered-down horror movie or a romantic comedy in disguise- The Haunting of Molly Hartley or Zack and Miri Make a Porno. [...] Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 10-31-08 By Furious, on October 25th, 2008 This weekend looks to be a two horse race to the bank between High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Saw V. [...] Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 10-24-08 By Furious, on October 10th, 2008 It’s another big movie weekend, with four movies debuting on over 2,000 screens. I’ve done some more research and feel a little better about my formula. [...] Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 10-10-08 By Furious, on October 8th, 2008 October 8th has historically been a pretty good day, at least as far as movies are concerned. [...] Continue reading This Date In Movie History: October 8th By Furious, on October 3rd, 2008 So, this is a big weekend for movies, with six debuting on, and one expanding to, 1000+ screens. That’s actually pretty unusual- there haven’t been seven movies on 1000+ screens since January 12, 2007. [...] Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 10-3-08 By Furious, on September 13th, 2008 There are many reasons an actor may decide to step behind the lens. Maybe they’re a control freak or a raging egomaniac that can’t stand someone else telling them what to do. They might get the whole movie thing but can’t even believably play dead. Or maybe it’s just something they’ve always wanted to try. Once in a while they come up with something unique that stands out from the crowd. [...] Continue reading 5 Incredible Debuts For Actors Turned Director By Furious, on September 13th, 2008 There have been several movies based on the Charles Starkweather/Caril Fugate killing spree of the late 1950′s. Badlands, the debut of writer/director Terrence Malick, is one such movie. [...] Continue reading A Killing Spree In The Badlands | |
