Weekend Box Office Report 6/26 - 6/28

[fazzle]

1 N Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $112,000,000 $201,246,000
2 1 The Proposal $18,466,000 $69,050,000
3 2 The Hangover $17,215,000 $183,247,000
4 3 Up $13,046,000 $250,218,000
5 N My Sister's Keeper $12,030,000 $12,030,000
6 4 Year One $5,800,000 $32,207,000
7 5 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 $5,400,000 $53,406,000
8 7 Star Trek $3,606,000 $246,225,000
9 6 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $3,500,000 $163,248,000
10 13 Away We Go $1,678,000 $4,056,000
11 8 Land of the Lost $1,143,000 $46,763,000
12 10 Terminator Salvation $1,085,000 $121,922,000



Holy FUCK. $201 million over 5 days for Transformers? That's just $2 million short of the 5 day record. Which of course brings me to ask...what the fuck is wrong with people?

 

[Vigo]

Transformers is the perfect summer movie, it's like the junk food of movies. People like junk food from time to time so it's no surprise.

 

[DMann1979]

Michael Bay cannot be stopped, so it is written.

 

[Mattdotcom]

A sad indictment of America and proof that we will never recover from the recession (and that we deserve it)

 

[BUTT]

"In the midst of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, Americans spent $200 million last weekend to see a bunch of giant robots smash the shit out of each other. And we wonder why Europeans think we're a bunch of assholes. (Laughter) How about spending $200 million on overturning laws against non-violent drug offenders? How about... (Applause) How about spending $200 million to keep kids from eating poisonous shit every day? (Applause) Why are children in elementary school taught to stay away from marijuana but not Froot Loops?"

That's what Bill Maher will have to say about this.

 

[Big Green]

"In the midst of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, Americans spent $200 million last weekend to see a bunch of giant robots smash the shit out of each other. And we wonder why Europeans think we're a bunch of assholes. (Laughter) How about spending $200 million on overturning laws against non-violent drug offenders? How about... (Applause) How about spending $200 million to keep kids from eating poisonous shit every day? (Applause) Why are children in elementary school taught to stay away from marijuana but not Froot Loops?"

That's what Bill Maher will have to say about this.

What's with this liberal "EAT ONLY HEALTHY FOODS" thing?

For fuck's sake, it's going to kill a child to eat sugary cereal for breakfast.

 

[Gary]

"In the midst of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, Americans spent $200 million last weekend to see a bunch of giant robots smash the shit out of each other. And we wonder why Europeans think we're a bunch of assholes. (Laughter) How about spending $200 million on overturning laws against non-violent drug offenders? How about... (Applause) How about spending $200 million to keep kids from eating poisonous shit every day? (Applause) Why are children in elementary school taught to stay away from marijuana but not Froot Loops?"

That's what Bill Maher will have to say about this.

What's with this liberal "EAT ONLY HEALTHY FOODS" thing?

For fuck's sake, it's going to kill a child to eat sugary cereal for breakfast.

He's a proud member of PETA. Make of that what you will.

 

[Big Green]

"In the midst of the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression, Americans spent $200 million last weekend to see a bunch of giant robots smash the shit out of each other. And we wonder why Europeans think we're a bunch of assholes. (Laughter) How about spending $200 million on overturning laws against non-violent drug offenders? How about... (Applause) How about spending $200 million to keep kids from eating poisonous shit every day? (Applause) Why are children in elementary school taught to stay away from marijuana but not Froot Loops?"

That's what Bill Maher will have to say about this.

What's with this liberal "EAT ONLY HEALTHY FOODS" thing?

For fuck's sake, it's going to kill a child to eat sugary cereal for breakfast.

He's a proud member of PETA. Make of that what you will.

Ugh

I'll give the Democratic Party credit for one thing, we do a good job of keeping our nutjobs from hijacking our party. The average person is not going to buy the whole "MEAT AND SUGAR ARE EVIL! TOFU AND VEGETABLES FOR ALL!" line.

(As you can tell, I made a typo in the original post. It's NOT going to kill a child to eat a sugary cereal)

 

[Youth N Asia]

I figured word of mouth would have hindered Transformers a little. I hear 5 or 6 people that hated it for every one that enjoyed it

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Next week it'll drop like Devastator's testicles.

 

[Anakin Flair]

I saw Transformers today, but I saw it for free

I enjoyed it, but not enough that I would have wanted to pay to see it. So I guess I came out ahead.

 

[Jingus]

Michael Bay has simply perfected the art of making movies that people who don't watch a lot of movies think are pretty cool. The overwhelming studio blitzkrieg marketing campaign takes it from there.