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more about #boxoffice more comments → jackbarber: I'm not going to read all these comments but assume that some (at least ) are telling you, in hopefully strenuous fashion, that it's a stupid thing to... more » snugbug: There is exactly ONE stone-cold foxy classic on this list. Not part of a geeky franchise, not a cartoon, not a musical, not a rehash of a TV series or... more » atlasspanked: There are very simple reasons why most movies suck: A) Directors B) Screenwriters C) Editors D) Actors In that order. We film crew folks call these... more » Perhaps Not: To be perfectly honest, I thought that most of these movies were not, in fact, terrible and flat-out love all three LOTR movies, Dark Knight, Nemo, Pr... more » Zira: A large part of the gross revenues from these movies come from international audiences who are obviously drawn to action movies and thrillers. I'd li... more » Magister: Interesting list and maybe I'm being a stickler, but I'd say the folks at The Wrap might want to work on their language skills, a bit. By definition,... more » DavidWatts: I CANNOT BELIEVE KUNG FU PANDA MADE THAT MUCH MONEY!! ARRRRGGGG! #auteurs more » Gregoire: Compare it to the top grossing films of the 1990s. 1) Titanic 2) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3) Jurassic Park 4) Forrest Gump 5) The Lion King 6) I... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: No love for Lars Von Trier? C'mon America. He'll make you hate yourself on the inside! #auteurs more » PaisleyPajamas: The terrorists don't hate us for our freedom--they hate us for our crappy movies backed by blood-sucking marketing schematics. #auteurs more » yourfriendandneighbor: i've only seen six of these movies and only truly enjoyed one: Finding Nemo. There's obviously a trend here. The gross majority of them are "family" ... more » xoxoGossipGirl: There are actually 6 good ones. They all start with Harry Potter. #auteurs more » johnivdaly: Anyone want to take a guess as to which 5 movies on this list Ravi generously estimates are "not terrible?" Hint: not #50 #auteurs more » AzureTexan: What, no "Zzyzzx Road"? #auteurs more » skt.smth: Also, a number of movies are good specifically because these movies suck. Hollywood can't finance movies that promise a smaller profit margin unless t... more » -
#souldestroying
Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck?
A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. More » -
#traderoundup
$300 Million in Ticket Sales Puts Zero Dollars in Bono's Pocket
It's a day of horrors for Hollywood; the goblins taking over the big-screen for our annual, mandated block when Only Scary Movies Can Be Released. And in the counting house, the scarier news that even U2 may have money troubles. More » -
#moneymatters
Bad Vince Vaughn Movies Will Save Economy.
Can someone please explain why Vince Vaughn's so popular? Seriously. Despite horrid reviews, his movie, Couples Retreat, which starred other, non-advertised celebrities like Jason Bateman, made $35 million this weekend. The recession sure isn't deep enough, huh? [Reuters] -
#numbers
Tucker Max's second week in theaters. Guess how he did. No, really. Guess.
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#boxoffice
The Final Countdown helped Warner Bros. make $1 billion this summer.
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#traderoundup
At Summer's End, Hollywood Counts the Money
After the orgy end, the hard work begins. There are vomitoriums to be scrubbed and receipts for Transformers 2 to be counted. The summer belonged to Michael Bay and Megan Fox, but this week belongs to the accountants. More » -
#traderoundup
We're Rebooting the World!
Limping back from summer vacation, plumes of smoke hanging over Burbank, Hollywood may be in flames, but for Hollywood the Land of Dreams, nothing gets the brain churning again like erasing the past and starting afresh. More » -
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#boxofficemassacre
The Slasher Showdown the Weinsteins Could Have Avoided
While the box office savants are impressed with the better-than-expected grosses of this weekend's horror flicks — Final Destination 3-D and Halloween Rebooted 2 — the question on many lips is why did this slasher showdown have to happen? More » -
#boxoffice
Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
Hollywood's been waiting for the answer to the question Does Judd Apatow have what it takes to be a "serious film" filmmaker? or at least wants to know about his bankability in drama. Take a guess what happened. More » -
#boxofficereport
How Many Mean Parents Made Their Kids Go See Ice Age This Weekend?
Sure, sure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in a gazillion dollars this weekend. But who are these people who went to Ice Age? Our guess: creationist parents who wanted their kids to watch a nature documentary. More » -
#boxoffice
All Pixar Has Left to Do Is Become Self-Aware and Nuclear Bomb Us All
Pixar continues its eerily strong success streak with its latest picture, about a floating house. Terminator is in trouble, while the Ben Stiller bubble has yet to pop. It probably never will. More » -
#thecinema
Watchmen Shellacked on Second Weekend
Comic-book geeks can't turn movies into blockbusters, or at least that will be the lesson from Watchmen's spectacularly bad second week. Literally begging nerds to see the movie this weekend didn't work. More » -
#sadthings
Nerds Begged to Please Come See Watchmen Again
After a pretty disappointing opening weekend, the cult comic movie — which was hyped as the next Big Cultural Thing — is struggling to avoid a second-weekend box office collapse. So they've begun to beg.
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#mondaymorningboxoffice
Gun-Wielding Madea Bravely Fends Off Be-Hotpanted Jonas Brothers
Good morning and happy, miserable Monday everyone. (Snow on the East, rain on the West). While you cower inside, away from the elements, ponder over the weekend box office report and wonder... why? More » -
#fireproof
Discuss: Kirk Cameron Had the Biggest Indie-Film Hit of 2008
The early word on Kirk Cameron's Fireproof hinted that the religious-themed drama would pack a wallop at the specialty box office in late 2008. But $33 million? Holy Christ, indeed. -
#marleyandme
Five Lessons Learned From the 'Marley and Me' Box-Office Windfall
The Monday Morning Box Office looks basically the same as it did on Friday, with Marley and Me shocking everyone with a $51 million holiday frame. But what does its surprising success really mean? -
#boxoffice
'Twilight,' Dark Knight' Disappoint After Adjustment For Inflation, Reality
Among the year-end movie surveys bombing the landscape, few offer as rewarding a reality check as the one recapping 2008 as the Year of the Sucker.
