Box office poll: Which film will rule this weekend?
'Four Christmases' is the lead dog heading into the weekend.
This weekend, several big movies — ‘Doubt,’ ‘Gran Torino,’ and ‘The Reader’ — are opening in select markets, meaning little St. Louis will have to wait. But these are some of the better films being released this year so H-O-F carnies need to be careful today when plunking down their office bets.
Lots of factors in play. It’s the holiday season and ‘Four Christmases’ has ruled for two weeks. While we didn’t give ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ a great review, the force is strong for sci-fi films. And then there is Clint Eastwood in ‘Gran Torino.’ It’s never wise to bet against Clint.
I’m putting my chip on ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ because it’s new, appeals to the young movie-going crowd and has a wide opening.
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Probably the Day the Earth Stood Still…though it seems to be a prime piece of crap, from all indications!
The winning hand…
1. “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” $31 million.
2. “Four Christmases,” $13.3 million.
3. “Twilight,” $8 million.
4. “Bolt,” $7.5 million.
5. “Australia,” $4.3 million.
6. “Quantum of Solace,” $3.8 million.
7. “Nothing Like the Holidays,” $3.5 million.
8. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” $3.3 million.
9. “Milk,” $2.6 million.
10. “Transporter 3,” $2.3 million.