The #1 movie over the past weekend (10/3-10/5) was the Disney talking doggie film Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which brought in a surprising $29,300,465 in its first weekend. Starring the mostly Latino voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, Andy Garcia, Placido Domingo, Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, and Luis Guzman, this family film is a cute one for the kids. The parents will be entertained as well, but its not really one that I could see adults paying full price for without kids present. (more…)

The number one movie over the weekend of 8/22-8/24/08 was the all-star action comedy Tropic Thunder for a second weekend atop the box office chart with $16,272,195, bringing its overall total to $65,839,915 (I didn’t report it last week because I was attending a funeral.)  I finally checked out the movie myself…and it was hilarious!  Warning…the movie lives up to its controversy by being extremely offensive to some…and un-PC to others.  Since I’m not easily offended, I loved it. (more…)

The number one movie over the weekend of 8/8-8/10/08 was…surprise…again The Dark Knight in its fourth weekend atop the box office chart with $26,117,030, bringing its overall total to $441,628,497, putting it in third place of the all-time film grosses.  To become the second highest grossing film of all time, it will have to make more than the $460,998,007 gross of 1977’s Star Wars IV: A New Hope (a.k.a. the “original” Star Wars), but analysts are saying that there is virtually no chance of beating the $600,788,188 gross of the number one movie of all time…1997’s Titanic.  Coming in second place for the weekend was Pineapple Express…the R-rated, violent, Judd Apatow comedy starring former “Freaks & Geeks” co-stars Seth Rogan and James Franco.  I’ve noticed that every production Apatow has done since 2005’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin has been R-rated, with the exception of this year’s Drillbit Taylor (which was rated PG-13.)  I’ve seen all of them, and Drillbit is the only one that I didn’t think was hilarious…so Apatow should only be making R-rated comedies, because Pineapple was a black stoner comedy that cracked me up (and I’ve never smoked the wacky weed before in my life.)  Franco was practically channeling Sean Penn’s Jeff Spicoli from 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High.  Rogan proved again that an overweight, schlubby guy can lead a movie effectively.  My girlfriend didn’t like the end, but I did.  Bonus: the greatest rock band of all time (in my mind)…Huey Lewis & The News…sings the theme song of the same name!  I’m so getting the soundtrack! (more…)