My racquetball partner told me this is a great movie.  He doesn’t usually get too excited over movies, but he sure did with “Iron Man.”

Anyway, here is the box office score for the week. No surprises. 

This weekend should be interesting with ”Speed Racer” coming into the picture.  

WEEK BOX OFFICE FINAL
May 02 - May 08, 2008
1. Iron Man

2. Made Of Honor

3. Baby Mama

4. Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo

5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

6. Forbidden Kingdom, The

7. Nim’s Island

8. Prom Night

9. 21

10. 88 Minutes

Popularity: 1% [?]

A few months back there were plenty of doubts about Iron Man. The comic book character, a rich industrialist who designed a supersuit to fight crime, is not one of Marvel’s most defining characters. And many doubted the talents of director Jon Favreau, who has only directed kid-oriented fluff such as Elf and Zathura, and lead actor Robert Downey Jnr, who has had more relapses than hit movies. Yet slowly but surely, the film began to pick up momentum, and this weekend, its first, has seen it earning $200 million worldwide. Reviews have been kind, so is Iron Man a worthy first blockbuster of 2008?

The film traces the origins of Iron Man. Tony Stark, designer of advanced weapons of mass destruction, is kidnapped in Afghanistan by terrorists, and forced to build weapons for them. Instead, he invents a clunky suit to escape, after a fellow prisoner, Yinsen, manages to show him the consequences of his missile designs. After escaping, Stark decides to work for peace instead, but faces resistance by his business partner Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges), who has plans to steal Downey’s iron man design.

There are two reasons why Iron Man works as a film. Read on »

Popularity: 1% [?]

I am not the least bit surprised to see “Iron Man” number one this week, but the 100 million is a surprise.  It made that much because the movie is a marvel; it sets an example of how to make a comic book movie awesome.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE
May 3 - May 4

Weekend Box Office
1. Iron Man

2. Made of Honor  

3. Baby Mama  

4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall  

5. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanmo Bay

6. Forbidden Kingdom

7. Nim’s Island

8. Prom Night

9. 21

10. 88 Minutes  

Popularity: 1% [?]

 WEEK BOX OFFICE FINAL
Apr 25 - May 01, 2008

1. Baby Mama

2. Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo

3. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

4. Forbidden Kingdom, The

5. Nim’s Island

6. Prom Night

7. 21

8. 88 Minutes

9. Deception

10. Horton Hears A Who

Popularity: 1% [?]

Looks like the blockbusters for the warmer weather months are hear with at least one tracking service predicting “Iron Man” will fly well above $70 million through Sunday. Reviews have been astronomical with Robert Downey Jr. starring. There are even 8 p.m. and midnight showings in more than 2,500 locations Thursday. The only other wide opener this weekend is romantic comedy “Made of Honor.”

According to Hollywood Reporter,  Internet movie ticketer Fandango said 81% of its recent sales were for the Marvel-produced “Iron Man.” With film awareness already huge, Par hopes positive word-of-mouth from its Thursday screenings will stoke must-see sentiment throughout the weekend.

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Here are the results of the weekend box office report. It looks like ”Baby Mama” came out ahead.  I am not too surprise; it does look kind of cute and funny.  With May coming up, the box office scores are going to be real high because that only leads to summer blockbusters.  

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE

April 25 - April 27

Weekend Box Office

1. Baby Mama

2. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanmo Bay

3. Forbidden Kingdom

4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

5. Nim’s Island

6. Prom Night

7. 21

8. 88 Minute

9. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!

10. Deception

Popularity: 1% [?]

“The Forbidden Kingdom” held its position all week. Go Jackie Chan and Jet Li!!

WEEK BOX OFFICE FINAL
Apr 18 - Apr 24, 2008 1. Forbidden Kingdom, The2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

3. Prom Night

4. 88 Minutes

5. 21

6. Nim’s Island

7. Street Kings

8. Horton Hears A Who

9. Leatherheads

10. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Popularity: 1% [?]

Here is the final tally for the box office this weekend. It didn’t change too much from the esitmate.

Weekend Box Office Final
April 18, 2008 - April 20, 2008

1. Forbidden Kingdom, The

2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

3. Prom Night

4. 88 Minutes

5. Nim’s Island

6. 21

7. Street Kings

8. Horton Hears A Who

9. Leatherheads

10. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Popularity: 1% [?]

It looks like a documentary, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” made the top ten box office this weekend, and “Forbidden Kingdom” out grossed “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE ESTIMATE
April 18 - April 20

• 1. Forbidden Kingdom
• 2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• 3. Prom Night
• 4. 88 Minutes
• 5. Nim’s Island
• 6. 21
• 7. Street Kings
• 8. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
• 9. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
• 10. Leatherheads

Popularity: 1% [?]

 Which new movie are you going to see this weekend?  Tracking says “Forbidden Kingdom” is the sure winner, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li. “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” was projected the box office drawer, even with an overexposed male body, starring Jason Segel; but it doesn’t look like it. Al Pacino thriller, “88 minutes” is opening as well.  Then, there are some documentaries with limited releases: “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” a documentary bashing the theory of evolution; ”Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?” and “Glass: A Portrait of Philip in 12 Parts.”

It looks like a flavor for everyone. 

I am following Tracking and placing my bet on “Forbidden” as the top draw this weekend.

What do you think?

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