The Week In: Box Office Speculation - 007 MURDERS PENGUINS
Too many movies open this weekend. And the New York Times liked all of them. Well, almost all of them. Emilio Estevez's Bobby was politely dismissed despite it's askin' for a beatin'.
Bond is back, as is animated Robin Williams who last appeared as a cartoon in Man of the Year.
Keep it up, Borat!
Predix:
1. Casino Royale - $45M
2. Happy Feet - $37M
3. Borat - $17M
4. Santa Clause 3 - $8.7M
5. Flushed Away - $8M
6. Stranger than Fiction - $6.7M
7. Babel - $4.2M
8. Let's Go to Prison - $4M
9. Departed - $3.8M
10. The Queen - $3.4M
MID-SIZE MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
INDIE PIC OF THE WEEK:
Scratch that. THERE IS ONLY ONE 007 BUT THERE ARE SOOOOOOO MANY PENGUINS...
Actual Results:
1. Happy Feet - $41.5M
2. Casino Royale - $40.8M
3. Borat - $14.6M
4. Santa Clause 3 - $8.3M
5. Stranger than Fiction - $6.6M
6. Flushed Away - $6.5M
7. Saw III - $2.9M
8. Babel - $2.9M
9. Departed - $2.5M
10. Gravedancers Horrorfest - $2.3M