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"January 11-13, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"The Bucket List" # 1 Movie - First Time After Three Weeks In Theaters
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This past weekend saw wide releases of not only brand new movies, including "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales," a black comedy (literally), "First Sunday," and the long delayed "In The Name of the King" but also, finally, "The Bucket List," starring Oscar winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Our pick of the weekend - of all new wide releases - "The Bucket List." How can you go wrong with a film directed by Rob Reiner ("A Few Good Men," "Misery" and "Stand By Me"), that stars two of the world's best living actors? Yes, it's not a masterpiece, but it is 100 times better than all other new movies in theaters this weekend, combined. Oh! If you're wondering which movie WAM predicted to be #1 at the movie box office this weekend... it was "The Bucket List" And we were correct. "The Bucket List" is this past weekend's #1 movie at the box office, bringing in $19.5 million, with "First Sunday" not far behind, with $19 million. And "Juno," which, many of our more uninsightful competitors predicted would be #1, slid into third place with, a respectable $14 million. "In The Name of the King" was DOA, grabbing only $3 million. "Pirates" claimed #9, with a paltry $4 million.

Below - The Top 25 Movies At the Movie Box Office January 11-13, 2008

1 The Bucket List - $19,540,000 - 2,911 Theaters - $6,712 Per Screen - Gross $20,964,000

2 First Sunday - $19,000,000 - 2,213 Theaters - $8,585 Per Screen - NEW $19,000,000

3 Juno - $14,000,000 - 2,448 Theaters - $5,718 Per Screen - Gross $71,250,000*

4 National Treasure 2 - $11,482,000 - 3,377 Theaters - $3,400 Per Screen - Gross $187,295,000

5 Alvin and the Chipmunks - $9,100,000 - 3,384 Theaters - $2,689 Per Screen - Gross $187,740,000

6 I Am Legend - $8,130,000 - 3,353 Theaters - $2,424 Per Screen - Gross $240,234,000

7 One Missed Call - $6,130,000 - 2,240 Theaters - $2,736 Per Screen - Gross $20,642,000

8 P.S. I Love You - $5,005,000 - 2,323 Theaters - $2,154 Per Screen - Gross $47,008,000

9 The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - $4,419,000 - 1,337 Theaters - $3,305 Per Screen - NEW $4,419,000

10 Atonement - $4,300,000 - 950 Theaters - $4,526 Per Screen - Gross $25,208,000

11 Charlie Wilson's War - $4,274,000 - 2,408 Theaters - $1,774 Per Screen - Gross $59,498,000

12 Sweeney Todd - $3,402,000 - 1,323 Theaters - $2,571 Per Screen - Gross $44,070,000

13 The Water Horse - $3,300,000 - 2,506 Theaters - $1,316 Per Screen - Gross $35,175,000

14 In the Name of the King - $3,265,000 - 1,631 Theaters - $2,001 Per Screen - NEW $3,265,000

15 The Great Debaters - $2,411,000 - 1,290 Theaters - $1,868 Per Screen - Gross $25,699,000

16 The Orphanage - $2,044,000 - 707 Theaters - $2,891 Per Screen - Gross $3,187,000

17 There Will Be Blood - $1,940,000 - 129 Theaters - $15,038 Per Screen - Gross $4,358,000

18 Enchanted - $1,703,000 - 1,201 Theaters - $1,417 Per Screen - Gross $122,290,000

19 The Kite Runner - $1,671,000 - 715 Theaters- $2,337 Per Screen - Gross $11,005,000

20 AVP2 - $1,500,000 - 1,378 Theaters - $1,088 Per Screen - Gross $40,081,000

21 No Country for Old Men - $1,284,000 - 657 Theaters - $1,954 Per Screen - Gross $46,835,000

22 The Golden Compass - $1,155,000 - 816 Theaters - $1,415 Per Screen - Gross $67,576,000


LIMITED RELEASES

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - $375,000 - 75 Theaters - $5,000 Per Screen - Gross $1,991,000

The Savages - $301,000 - 92 Theaters - $3,271 Per Screen - Gross $3,004,000

Persepolis - $195,000 - 18 Theaters - $10,833 Per Screen - Gross $548,000

* Everyone else, all other websites, is reporting that "Juno" has earned over $70 million. However, Wild About Movies thinks this gross is a mistake - and has actually taken in less than $40 million, to date.

 



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"Max Payne"

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Wild About Movies now provides you with more movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews with stars of upcoming movies than any other web site in the world. Today you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and more than 5000 movies in theaters and on DVD). Which movies, you ask? "The Dark Knight" himself, Christian Bale, as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation." Mark Wahlberg in "Max Payne" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" starring Michael Cera. Also "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" and "Frozen River" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes To Jail." And "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys." Ricky Gervais in "Ghost Town." Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex" and Justin Chatwin in "Dragonball" and Keanu Reeves in "The Day The Earth Stood Still." Also, "The Pink Panther 2." "Filth And Wisdom," directed by Madonna and "Rock N Rolla," directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie. "Everybody Wants To Be Italian." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." Shia LaBeouf in "Eagle Eye." Keira Knightley in "The Duchess" and the kid friendly movie "The Perfect Game" along with "Witchblade 2009," and "Smother," as well as Rainn Wilson in "The Rocker" - and the gay movie, based on at true story, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as lovers, "I Love You Phillip Morris." Sequels: Everything from "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2" and ... keep perusing. "GI Joe The Movie" and Seann William Scott in "Trainwreck My Life As An Idiot." And the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, opening the same day, December 5, 2008, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella. Also, "The Year Of The Fish" and the Coen Bros' "Burn After Reading" and a novel cum movie, "Choke," and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," a lesbian movie. And Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Shutter Island." In addition, "Flash Of Genius" and the big screen incarnation of "Marley & Me" and "City Of Ember" and Frank Miller's "The Spirit," now a Christmas 2008 release. And "Adam Resurrected" and "The Great Buck Howard" and Nicolas Cage in "Bangkok Dangerous." Also, everything from Brad Pitt in "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" to the updated 70s cult classic "Death Race," to "Dance Of The Dead" and the big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are Movie," to the George Lucas produced "Star Wars: Clone Wars," to fab film director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," to "Saw 5," or "Saw V," depending whether you're into Roman numerals. Also, "Esther Blueburger." And "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. And "The Lost Boys 2" - yes, featuring the two Corys. And "Mirrors" and "The House Bunny" and "Sex Drive." Along with "Wild Child" and "The Escapist" and "Towelhead." Also, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars;" to another movie from the creator of "Borat," "Religulous." Also, the probable movie box office smash, "Ice Age 3." And Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6" - but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." More? Sure! Judd Apatow's "The Pineapple Express;" and Guillermo Del Torro's "The Hobbit Movie." And "The X Files 2." Colin Farrell in "Pride And Glory" and "Body Of Lies." Also, Dreamorks Animations' "Madagascar 2" and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and Robert DeNiro & Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill." "Splice;" and the remake of the 1939 classic "The Women;" "Repo: Genetic Opera;" "Babylon AD;" "Push;" "Terminator 4;" "GI Joe;" "AstroBoy." Even more! Spike Lee's "Miracle At St. Anna" and Steve Coogan in "Hamlet 2" and Oliver Stone's "W" along with Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and "Chicago 7." And Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones." "Star Trek XI." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Toy Story 3," "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up" and "Cars 2." And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll" and WB's "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," as well as Catherine Zeta-Jones' "Death Defying Acts." More? Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy 3." "The Fly Boys" and Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Even more: "Igor" and "Quarantine" and "Zack And Miri." Also: Zac Efron naked - but not in three big screen 2008 movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "High School Musical 3." "Bitch Slap" and Daniel Craig in "Defiance," and as 007 in "Bond 22," which now has the official title "Quantum of Solace;" to the prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons;" "Hotel For Dogs" and Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolf Man" and Hugh Jackman's "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." Not enough? How about the 2009 films, James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300") and Hilary Swank in "Amelia," Also washed up Kevin Costner in "Swing Vote" and a naked Hayden Christensen in "Virgin Territory." Also, "Twilight" along with "College," and the Canadian smash "3 P'tits Cochons," Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff" and the French hit "Ch'tis." Also, Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget "Disaster Movie." Or "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People" starring Simon Pegg. Our latest entry - "Max Payne" - starring Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... (continue)





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