The number one movie over the weekend of 8/1-8/3/08 was again The Dark Knight in its third weekend atop the box office chart with $42,664,219, bringing its overall total to $393,751,065.  Some people are saying that the movie could surpass the overall champ, 1997’s Titanic ($600 million), but analysts are predicting that it will actually only gross $515 million in the end.  Meanwhile, the #2 movie, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer, came in with a decent $40,457,770.  Almost every other critic hated it, but I thought it was a fun, action-packed movie that teen boys and adults would like…especially if they liked the first two movies (or the 2002 spin-off The Scorpion King.)  Forget the critics…check it out for yourself. (more…)

The number one movie over the weekend of 7/25-7/27/08 was again The Dark Knight with $75,166,466, bringing its overall total to $313,781,677.  That is the first movie to cross the $300 million mark in just 10 days.  I ended up watching the movie over again myself with my girlfriend’s nephew, and I liked it better the second time (though I still liked Iron Man better.)  Surprisingly, the #2 movie…the Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly comedy Step Brothers…was very funny.  It was much better than last year’s Blades of Glory or this year’s Semi-Pro.  That movie was lucky to rake in $30,940,732 in its first weekend.  If you are looking for a stupid funny R-rated comedy…check it out. (more…)

The #1 movie over the weekend of 7/4-7/6 was Hancock with $62,603,879 (103,877,446 total since being released on Tuesday, 7/1.) Along with being The Chart Guy, I am also a movie critic, and I personally loved the movie. Other national critics hated it, but I compare it to Ivan Reitman’s My Super Ex-Girlfriend (in a favorable light.) Will Smith does it again!

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