box office derby results

the force evaded marc this time around as star wars claimed stake to the 2nd biggest opening weekend ever after spider-man. had it not been released on thursday it would have surely taken the top spot. i will give marc credit for correctly predicting mindhunters to stay in the top 10 and drop less than 50%. for me, that's the surprise of the weekend. anyway, this is what the top 12 looked like.

1. star wars episode III: revenge of the sith 108.4 NEW
2. monster-in-law 14.4 -38%
3. kicking & screaming 10.7 -47%
4. crash 5.5 -21%
5. unleashed 4.1 -62%
6. kingdom of heaven 3.5 -63%
7. house of wax 3.3 -50%
8. the interpreter 2.9 -37%
9. the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2.1 -59%
10. mindhunters 1.0 -47%
11. xxx: state of the union 0.8 -61%
12. sahara 0.8 -56%

all of this of course means that our winner this week is brendan

despite the looks of the picture, brendan was not very studious with his predictions this week. in fact, he did them in the car on the way to see star wars by just conjuring up numbers kevin wheatley style. he now insists that this will be his method.

MILLIONS OFF

1. Brendan 9.7
2. Chad 13.9
3. Aaron 23.1
4. Marc 28.3

my how the mighty have fallen mr. ripper. your strategy of consistant low-balling seems to have run its course.

WINS TO DATE

1. Marc 13
2. Chad 9
3. Aaron 8
4. Brendan 8

AVERAGES

1. Chad 24.6
2. Marc 24.7
3. Aaron 27.1
4. Brendan 27.5

the world has righted itself. and katz's love high may be the cause of his soon to be box office low if more weeks like this occur.

SPECIFICS

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 108.4
closest- Brendan 109.5
dumbest- Marc 86.4

Monster-in-Law 14.4
closest- Chad 14.3
dumbest- Brendan 13.4

Kicking & Screaming 10.7
closest- Brendan 10.1
dumbest- Aaron 12.3

Unleashed 4.1
closest- Marc 5.5
dumbest- Brendan 6.9

Mindhunters 1.0
closest- Marc 1.2
dumbest- Aaron/Brendan/Chad NOT IN TOP 10

so now it finally seems like summer is rolling. next week is memorial day weekend so there should be plenty of moviegoing money to go around.

OPENING

Madagascar 3,750
The Longest Yard 3,500