This romantic comedy with everyone of the film poster with the exception of the only people of color "Couples Retreat" easily took the top spot during the weekend of October 9th by generating an impressive $34.3 million dollars. It beat out it's nearest competitor "Zombieland" by $20 million dollars in box office receipts. Damn! "Paranormal Activity" expanded to 160 theaters and raked in a staggering $7.9 million that weekend. That was an 1384% increase from the previous weekend as well as $49, 379 per screen/theater take...that's ridiculous. This film's viral campaign and word of mouth could change the film industry the same way the "Blair Witch Project's" did. Too bad the film itself didn't age well.
The very next week, "Where The Wild Things Are" took the top spot at the weekend box office by pulling down $32. 7 million in North America alone. Spike Jonze's adaptation of the world famous Maurice Sendak children's book was highly anticipated and fans as well as critics were impressed by it for the most part. To some, it couldn't compete with the book. That's understandable. It's also one of the reasons I haven't seen it yet myself, I don't want to be disappointed with it. I've avoided the making of documentaries as well. Maybe I'll watch it with my nephew on the weekend. We'll see, I guess.
The film that took the second spot behind "Where The Wild Things Are" was the Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler vehicle "Law Abiding Citizen". It's $21 million dollar take would've been impressive if not for the fact that it was in 2890 theaters while "Paranormal Activity" made $19.6 million in the same amount of time in only 763 total theaters. That's almost a 150% improvement and a sick $25, 711 take per theater/screen. This past weekend it took the top spot at the box office from "Saw VI" by making $22 million dollars in 1945 theaters nationwide.
The "Saw" franchise usually has $30 million dollar plus openings. This weekend? "Saw VI" didn't even make $15 million! "Paranormal Activity" has made more than $62 million at the box office to date and it only cost $7 million to make. Be afraid, be very afraid. Guerilla marketing is back, people. Whomever bought this film is the man/woman at their film studio right now. Enough of this, let's get down to the recommendations.Films I recommend in theaters (10.16.09 -10.31.09) or to add to your queue early or for rental from either Netflix or Redbox:
Where The Wild Things Are
Law Abiding Citizens
Black Dynamite
Amelia
Astro Boy
Ong Bak 2
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Ministers
Antichrist
The Prisoner: The Complete Series (series)
The Fugitive: Season Three, Vol. 1 (series)
Life After People: The Series-The Complete Series One (series)
The L Word: Final Season (series)
It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete Series (series)
Top Chef: New York (Season 5) (series)
Saturday Morning Cartoons 60's, 70's & 80's Vol. 2 (animated)
Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Vol. 1 (animated)
The Secret Saturdays, Vol. 2 (animated)
Adult Swim In A Box (animated)
Peanuts: 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 (animated)
The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack, Vol. 1 (animated)
Plastic Man: The Complete Collection (animated)
Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix Of Leadership Edition [The Complete Series]
Claymore: Complete Series Box Set (anime)
Death Note: Relight 2-L's Successors (anime)
Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 2 (anime)
Genshiken 2, Volume 2 (anime)
Shonen Onymouji: The Complete Series Box Set (anime)
Blood+: Part Two (anime)
Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion: R2, Part 2 (Limited Edition) (anime)
Escaflowne: Complete Collection (anime)
Escaflowne: The Movie (anime)
Bleach, Vol. 21 (anime)
Blassreiter: Part 1 (anime)
Saber Rider And The Star Sheriffs: The Complete Series (anime)
Monty Python: The Other British Invasion (documentary)
Monty Python: Almost The Truth (documentary)
Food Matters (documentary)
Pageant (documentary)
The Listening Project (documentary)
Capturing Reality: The Art Of Documentary (documentary)
Shameless, Tastless: Trash Cinema From The Soviet Underground (documentary)
Jazz Icons: Series 4 Box Set (music documentary)
You Weren't There: A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 (music documentary)
Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices (comedy special)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Medicine For Melancholy
The Tournament
Blood: The Last Vampire
The Butcher
Lioness
Whatever Works
Monsoon Wedding (Criterion Collection)
Z (Criterion Collection)
The Sam Fuller Film Collection
Fear(s) Of The Dark
Afterwards
I Am Because We Are
Fados
Teenage Dirtbag
The Crew
Zombieland
Capitalism: A Love Story
A Serious Man
Whip It
The Invention Of Lying
More Than A Game
Good Hair
Couples Retreat
The Assassination Of A High School President
American Violet
The Informant!
Pandorum
Paranormal Activity
Lymelife
Observe And Report
Away We Go
Management
Shrink
The Girlfriend Experience
Extract
Carriers
Dorian Gray
State Of Play
Sleep Dealer
Take Out
Grace
Shadow Boxer
Inglorious Basterds
Five Minutes Of Heaven
Big Fan
Surveillance
Duplicity
Adventureland
Sunshine Cleaning
The Informers
Shinjuku Incident
Trouble The Water
Tyson
Cold Souls
District 9
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
It Might Get Loud
The Soloist
Gomorrah
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince
(500) Days Of Summer
Funny People
The Answer Man
Shrink
In The Loop
Thirst
Watchmen (Director's Cut) (Two Disc Special Edition)
An Empress And The Warriors
Public Enemies
Soul Power
Dead Snow
Death Trance
Night Train
Five Fingers
Resolved
Horsemen
[REC]
Explicit Ills
Waltz With Bashir
Sword Of The Stranger
Tokyo!
The Hangover
The Taking Of Pelham 123
Moon
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete [Blu-Ray]
Bane
Killshot
Star Trek
The Limits Of Control
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Incendiary
Caprica
Martyrs (Unrated)
As The Technics Spin
The Escapist
Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter & Under The Hood
Elegy
Special
Timecrimes
Battle In Seattle
50 Dead Men Walking
B13: Ultimatum
Protege
Chocolate
Baby
Dart's Movie Recommendations (I personally cosign all of these joints):
Where The Wild Things Are
Law Abiding Citizens
Black Dynamite
Amelia
Astro Boy
Ong Bak 2
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Ministers
Antichrist
It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete Series (series)
Saturday Morning Cartoons 60's, 70's & 80's Vol. 2 (animated)
Adult Swim In A Box (animated)
Peanuts: 1970's Collection, Vol. 1 (animated)
Transformers: 25th Anniversary Matrix Of Leadership Edition [The Complete Series]
Saber Rider And The Star Sheriffs: The Complete Series (anime)
You Weren't There: A History Of Chicago Punk 1977-1984 (music documentary)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Medicine For Melancholy
The Tournament
Blood: The Last Vampire
The Sam Fuller Film Collection
Fear(s) Of The Dark
Rent/Watch these movies at your own risk:
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen: Michael Bay doesn't care about Black people...or movie fans at all for that matter.
The Stepfather: The original was a classic. This one isn't.
Saw VI: There's nothing I can do to stop it. They've already greenlit Saw VII & VIII. Fuck! Why can't THIS franchise die instead?
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant: This REALLY looks like it's gonna suck...
Orphan: That little girl creeps me the fuck out, man. Seriously....*Makes a cross with fingers*
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs: Die motherfucker, die motherfucker, die! © Scarface
Wrong Turn 3: Get a fuckin' GPS already!
2012: Supernova: Don't even consider renting this shit.
Coming (relatively) Soon To A Theater (or computer) Near You:
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