| By Furious, on January 19th, 2009 I inadvertently saw a commercial for Without a Paddle: Nature Calling, which was apparently released on DVD last week. It was news to me, but anything about this movie would be because I would never advertently try to gain any info on this movie. It must be a sequel to the Seth Green/Matthew Lillard/Dax Shepard barnburner Without a Paddle. Ordinarily seeing a commercial for a sequel I would never see to a movie I never saw and have no plans to see would cause my brain to engage boob tube zombie mode where the images hit my eyeballs but fail to leave a lasting impression on my cerebral cortex. Unfortunately something caught my attention and now, for better or worse but most likely worse, [...] Continue reading Truth In Advertising? By Furious, on November 25th, 2008 I guess my prediction of the second biggest weekend of the year was wrong. Overall, $156,677,936 was spent at the box office this weekend, making the it eight biggest of the year. [...] Continue reading Assessing The Weekend: I Was A Teenage Emo Vampire 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 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 30th, 2008 The results are in and as predicted, Eagle Eye crushed the competition at the box office, raking in $29,150,721, a respectable $8,305 per screen. The marketing and good buzz proved quite a boost. Miracle at St. Anna was on the opposite end of the spectrum, making a paltry $3,477,996. [...] Continue reading Assessing The Weekend: Disappointment At St. Anna By Furious, on September 26th, 2008 It’s Friday and the new releases are upon us, so I’ve been working on my box office prediction formula. I predict Eagle Eye will win the weekend going away. [...] Continue reading Weekend Predictions: 9-26-08 | |
