Since it worked so well last week, let's try it again.
1. Spider-Man 3 (4,252 Theaters): Ah, the tiny, little art film that is opening in a limited number of theaters this week--not! Yes, Spidey 3 has set the record for most theaters showing a film, ever. I'm sure this record will last, oh, until Shrek 3 or Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End opens. It is already breaking box office records overseas and has received kida "eh' reviews. Out of about 105 reviews, it has a Tomatometer score of 65%, the same score Music and Lyrics and Meet the Robinsons got.
I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't concerned just a little bit. Mainly, about the fact that there are three villains in the piece. I think the "Let's cram as many villains in the movie as we can" policy is not a good one and was one of the reasons the Batman franchise faltered. And, from what little I know of the script, I believe each of the villains have their own storyline. No crossing over or shared screen time. This is, on one hand, good because all the villains aren't shoehorned in to one plot. On the other hand, it might mean each of the villains are not properly developed.
I have yet to be disappointed so far and I will be in line for the first showing tomorrow. Like I always am.
2. Lucky You (2, 525 theaters): The words "oft-delayed" in the description of any movie is enough to strike fear into the hearts of any moviegoer, much the same way "starring Nicolas Cage" or "directed by Uwe Boll" does. Usually, it means that either there were problems with the shoot or the studio had no confidence in the film. Or, sometimes, both. That adds up to a potentially bad movie.
Lucky You has been oft delayed. Which of course opens it up to all sort of speculation. It has a fairly good cast in Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, and Robert Duvall. And it is directed by Curtis Hanson, he of L.A. Confidential and 8 Mile fame. So it should be good. However, it is a tale of romance set in the world of professional poker. That doesn't really grab a hold of me. And most of the dialogue in the ads scream out cheesy. Such as "You only think of yourself" and "I think that everyone is just trying not to be lonely" and "sometimes you have to play to win". I cringe when I hear those lines.
Was the studio trying to bury this film by opening it the same day as Spidey 3? Maybe, maybe not. After all, one of the reasons "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" became a hit was because it was released the same day as "Batman". People who couldn't get into one, got into the other. And besides, they could have just released it direct to video.
So, what are my box office predictions?
- Spider-Man 3
- Disturbia
- The Invisible
- Lucky You
- Next
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