#1 movie predicted correctly: Eleven weeks in a row
I’m taking this to win even though others on the net aren’t showing it love. My bet is that people want to see this twice. And that a faux gay marriage comedy won’t play in middle America.
Estimate: $42.9 million
I’ve heard the movie is very fair, but just not that funny. So it’s not controversial, but it’s also not comedic. Kind of the worst of both worlds I guess.
Estimate: $33.6 million
3. Transformers
Who sees this? I don’t know. Guys, seriously, it’s not very good. Save your money for Oscar season.
Estimate: $19.4 million
4. Hairspray
You want to talk about a movie that is marketed all wrong? Here you go. Putting Travolta in drag is the antithesis of what people want to see. Too bad, because Brad says this one is pretty watchable.
Estimate: $13.1 million
5. Ratatouille
Akiva Schaffer (director, Hot Rod) told me he thinks this will be his favorite movie of 2007. He hasn’t seen it yet, but that’s a scoop if ever there was one.
Estimate: $9.9 million
Now that everyone has seen this let’s talk about a logical problem (spoiler). There is no way the FBI would be in charge of a national crisis. I’m sure they’re nice guys, but the NSA or Homeland Defense would have taken that situation over in around a millisecond. I’m just saying.
Estimate: $5.6 million
Let me let you in on a little secret. They get the license. So there you go.
Estimate: $4.3 million
8. 1408
At this level of dollars it almost doesn’t matter what I say. We’re talking about less than half a million people difference, there’s not a computer or person in the world who can predict that with any sort of certainty.
Estimate: $2.6 million
10. Sicko
That’s right, I’m putting it in the top ten for a third weekend in a row. It might get beaten by Knocked Up but I couldn’t resist throwing it in again. This week, if it makes the top ten, it will do so without Mike Moore being in the news. And that will be quite an accomplishment. Go Sicko!
Estimate: $2.0 million
