Box Office: June 2007 Archives

It's a busy time at the multiplex and I write about what I think will hit and miss in my Box Office Buzz column in today's Daily News. Saw "Transformers" last night and it's going to be a mega-hit even if it left me with a headache. But that big, loud action pic from Michael Bay doesn't open until Monday night. This weekend though, the top movie will be "Ratatouille" which is a terrific movie from Pixar and released by Disney. I love the ultimate moral of the story (about a rat who wants to be a chef in Paris) because it celebrates individuality and a need to be your authentic self even if it means that others do not understand.
The rat ain't gay (that I know of) but his desire to become a chef in the human world has his family and rat buddies thinking he's seriously bonkers.
I highly recommend it!

There are a trio of very diverse movies out this weekend led by the comedy "Evan Almighty" starring Steve Carell. It's a hoot! While the movie is based around Carell's U.S. Congressman character who God instructs to build an ark, you will really enjoy Wanda Sykes as his assistant. She steals every scene she is in and, thankfully, her scenes are peppered throughout the movie. I haven't seen "A Mighty Heart" yet but plan to today. The previews look terrific and the buzz is that Angelina Jolie will be an Oscar contender for her performance. To read my complete Daily News Box Office Buzz column, click HERE and have fun at the movies!

Hey, I'm really enjoying writing the BOX OFFICE BUZZ column for the Daily News each Friday. It's fun to try and predict how much the new movies are going to make opening weekend. Check out the column and you will see how wrong I was last week. Hopefully I will do better this week with my guesstimates for "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" starring the beautiful Jessica Alba and the beautiful Chris Evans who plays Torch.

Chris sure is HOT! HOT! HOT!

Gee, I don't think we've seen enough of Brad Pitt and George Clooney over the last few weeks do you? Really, can you EVER see too much of Brad and George - ever. Here they are on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly in an article publicizing their new movie "Ocean's 13" which opens today. I analyze the film's box office potential as well as those of two other new wide releases "Surfs Up" and "Hostel 2." Read al about it in my weekly Box Office Buzz column!

Wondering what the heck to see this weekend? I preview what's new out there in my Box Office Buzz column in today's edition of the LA Daily News. The comedy "Knocked Up" should have a robust debut but I predict that "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" will reign once again.