2008

[Antropov]

Harry Potter, bitches.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I doubt that "Harry Potter and the Unexciting Exposition" will come in first. I really wonder how they're going to deal with all the Voldemort-childhood flashbacks.

[Double_G]

I doubt that "Harry Potter and the Unexciting Exposition" will come in first.

It has a strong chance, considering the fact that people who haven't read the book will go to see

spoiler alert

Dumbledore die.

end spoiler

[kidhuman]

You bitches forgot Hellboy 2

[Antropov]

Dumbledore die.

Can anyone else hear an impassioned Asian grad student yelling that?

[Double_G]

You bitches forgot Hellboy 2

Dude, that'll make, like, fifty bucks. The first one didn't even break even at the box office. General audiences (not including comic fans or Guillermo del Toro groupies) don't give a shit about Hellboy. Besides, "The Dark Knight" comes out the week after this one, so this one will plummet in its second week.

[vynsane]

You bitches forgot Hellboy 2

Dude, that'll make, like, fifty bucks. The first one didn't even break even at the box office.

not in the domestic area, but world-wide it raked in just under $100 mil. that more than made up the difference.

General audiences (not including comic fans or Guillermo del Toro groupies) don't give a shit about Hellboy.

i don't know about that, most people i know were excited about the first one. they need to get the word out on the second one more.

Besides, "The Dark Knight" comes out the week after this one, so this one will plummet in its second week.

that's what has got me the most worried for this installment. kinda sucks. but we shall see. maybe a lot of people will go for double-features?

[Diabolical]

So far...

1 Iron Man - $314,905,000
2 The Dark Knight - $314,245,000 (in 10 freakin' days!)
3 Indiana Jones IV - $313,626,000
4 Kung Fu Panda - $208,972,000
5 Hancock - $206,371,000
6 Wall-E - $195,235,000
7 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! - $154,354,622
8 Sex and the City - $150,854,000
9 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - $139,745,459
10 The Incredible Hulk - $132,543,000

23 Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $65,894,000
37 Speed Racer - $43,819,290

Iron Man and Indy are still making a few bucks, so it'll be a close one for a few more weeks, but Bats has the year won already.

[Double_G]

I don't think Harry Potter will be able to touch "The Dark Knight" this year. I might have said differently a few weeks ago, but over $300 million in ten days is pretty damn impressive.

Furthermore, I'm sure the massive box office return for "The Dark Knight" has made WB forget all about "Speed Racer" flopping.

[Ran]

I know there are only a couple weeks left in the year, but I'm going to say The Dark Knight wins.

http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Years/2008/top-grossing

530,258,989 The Dark Knight (2008)
318,298,180 Iron Man (2008)
317,011,114 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
227,946,274 Hancock (2008)
223,641,119 WALL·E (2008)
215,395,021 Kung Fu Panda (2008)
159,066,369 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
154,529,187 Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
152,637,269 Sex and the City (2008)
143,704,210 Mamma Mia! (2008)

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

You forgot:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $0

[Slicker]

What about the Bucket List? Great movie.

[Diabolical]

Punisher: War Zone can still make it.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Both Harry Potter and Star Trek got bumped until next year. I suppose we'll have another list ready in a few weeks.

[RoIIo Tomassi]

Both Harry Potter and Star Trek got bumped until next year. I suppose we'll have another list ready in a few weeks.