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[Memles]

He let this train fall, let's put it that way.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/

1. The Incredibles: $14.9 Million
2. The Polar Express: $6.5 Million
3. After the Sunset: $3.58 Million
4. Seed of Chucky: $3.06 Million
5. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - $3.06 Million.

Of Note: The Incredibles looks to hold on to a whole lot of its box office, Polar Express looks to be a collossal box office failure, and Bridget Jones had a gigantic per screen average. It's a limited release of 530 screens, so it's an impressive opening.

 

[Coop]

The Polar Express cost 150 million to make :lol

 

[teiresias]

Lively, well-written, not so realistic looking superheros will always outclass self-satisfied, zombie CG anyday.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Lively, well-written, not so realistic looking superheros will always outclass self-satisfied, zombie CG anyday.

amen brother

I hate Polar Express stop making these damn movies it should have been Live Action like Harry Potter

 

[COCKLES]

Is Polar really that bad? I've heard the characters are as souless as the most crap PSX/Saturn era FMV.

And it has Tom Hanks voice in. -100000000

Tom Hanks iMHO is right next to Jude Law as the modern overrrated actor that should fuck off back to flipping burgers or something to spare us their 'talents'.

What's the word on Seed of Chucky? I loved Bride....Jennifer Tilly - so horny!

 

[Mike Works]

Tom Hanks iMHO is right next to Jude Law as the modern overrrated actor that should fuck off back to flipping burgers or something to spare us their 'talents'.

What's the word on Seed of Chucky? I loved Bride....Jennifer Tilly - so horny!

You hate Tom Hanks but love Bride of Chucky.

LOOK OUT! HIS INVALID OPINION WILL SURELY DESTROY US ALL!

 

[cvxfreak]

You hate Tom Hanks but love Bride of Chucky.

LOOK OUT! HIS INVALID OPINION WILL SURELY DESTROY US ALL!

:lol

 

[COCKLES]

Problem with Tom Hanks is....he basically plays Tom Hanks in every movie that he's been in. Even that crap Sam Mendes Gangster flick he played...Tom Hanks...as a gangster. I'll give Law his dues, he impressed me in Cold Mountain...shame his Alfie was so fucking shite - being British he really, really, REALLY should have known better then to try and attempt to remake another Micheal Caine 60's classic.

 

[MIMIC]

"The Seed of Chucky" is out already?!

 

[FoneBone]

"The Seed of Chucky" is out already?!

It's not like they haven't been advertising it...

 

[Phoenix]

It's not like they haven't been advertising it...

They are ashamed to be associated with it and wonder why they didn't release it straight to video... or a month ago for the Halloween crowd.

 

[LinesInTheSand]

Polar Express rocked. Fuck the haters.

 

[J2 Cool]

My favorite Tom Hanks roles, him in Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, and Woody from Toy Story. I think he's a pretty good actor myself, don't understand the hate. He was great in a bunch of roles besides these. Those are just great movies I like him in. My only problem is that he hasn't done a memorable role in quite a while. Given I didn't see Terminal, a friend was gushing about that. But I just havent felt the urge to see one of his movies in a long time. His actual career though has been pretty damn good. He's still one of my favorite actors out there.

 

[Phoenix]

amen brother

I hate Polar Express stop making these damn movies it should have been Live Action like Harry Potter

Polar Express looks embarassingly bad.

 

[Brian Fellows]

How can people not like Jimmy Dugan? Oh great now I have to watch A League of Their Own....way to go ASSHOLES!

 

[etiolate]

Problem with Tom Hanks is....he basically plays Tom Hanks in every movie that he's been in. Even that crap Sam Mendes Gangster flick he played...Tom Hanks...as a gangster.

How can you be more wrong? The character in that movie was very unlike a Tom Hanks character. Seriously, Road to Perdition is crap but Seed of Chucky sparks your interest?

And Jude Law is great. A.I., Gattaca, Road to Perdition...oh wait thats why you don't like that movie! It has good actors in it.

 

[Mashing]

Problem with Tom Hanks is....he basically plays Tom Hanks in every movie that he's been in. Even that crap Sam Mendes Gangster flick he played...Tom Hanks...as a gangster. I'll give Law his dues, he impressed me in Cold Mountain...shame his Alfie was so fucking shite - being British he really, really, REALLY should have known better then to try and attempt to remake another Micheal Caine 60's classic.

I couldn't disagree more... there aren't many actors out there with as much range as Tom Hanks. While I do agree that is latest movies have been nothing but dissapointing it doesn't dismiss his fabulous work in movies like Forest Gump and Saving Private Ryan (not to mention BIG is one of my favorite childhood movies and still stands up well today).

Edit: Oh, I forgot A League of their Own as well.. I just saw that movie again the other night and he's fantastic (even Rosie O'Donnel couldn't bring him down in that--man was she a hilariously bad actor)

 

[COCKLES]

How can you be more wrong? The character in that movie was very unlike a Tom Hanks character. Seriously, Road to Perdition is crap but Seed of Chucky sparks your interest?

And Jude Law is great. A.I., Gattaca, Road to Perdition...oh wait thats why you don't like that movie! It has good actors in it.

Road to Perdition is right behind ALI in the most boring, tedium ever commited to celluoid. Awful movie. Funny enought it also had Jude Law in!

I watched Road with my 'nan a few months ago....and at 88...even she was begging me to put Attack of the Clones on instead and she's a massive ganaster flick fan! :lol

 

[Brian Fellows]

I thought Road to Perdition was pretty boring too but I dont blame that on Hanks or Law.

 

[COCKLES]

I thought Road to Perdition was pretty boring too but I dont blame that on Hanks or Law.

I guess Sam MEndes had other things on his mind...like breaking up Kate Winslet's marriage.

 

[J2 Cool]

Edit: Oh, I forgot A League of their Own as well.. I just saw that movie again the other night and he's fantastic (even Rosie O'Donnel couldn't bring him down in that--man was she a hilariously bad actor)

yes! He was awesome in that movie. Between 2 oscars, and a library of good roles, I can't understand what else it would take to make him a good actor in some people's eyes.

 

[maharg]

While I don't hate on Tom Hanks in general, I can see why people would say he only plays one role. He's not the type of actor you say 'wow, that was Tom Hanks?' about. You know it's him and you expect a certain way of talking/behaving and you almost always get it.

Which is why the decision to make a CG movie voice acted ENTIRELY by him is so baffling. They may as well have called it Tom Hanks instead of Polar Express.

 

[XS+]

Agree with Cockles about Tom Hanks
Disagree with Cockles about Jude Law
Road to Perdition's main draw was its cinematography, but it wasn't that boring.. if you can't sit through RtP, good luck watching boring tedious crap like The Godfather or Citizen Kane or etc.

 

[Celicar]

My girlfriend dragged me to the Bridget Jones diary movie. The worst part was that it was playing at the shitty theater in town so I didn't get the comfortable seats or the stadium seating I'm used it. It was a decent film, and not surprisingly, there was about 90% women in the theater. Freaky, ugly women. I was scared.

 

[Mejilan]

League of Their Own = awesomo

 

[jecclr2003]

Whomeever green lit "Seed of Chucky" should be shot and throw in a ditch.

Who thinks this SHIT will actually sell tickets?

Sucks about Polar Express, had promise. At least until zombie Tom Hanks came in.

It's not just his voice, his CG model in the movie looks like him too. Weird.

 

[maharg]

It's not just his voice, his CG model in the movie looks like him too. Weird.

... Which one? Hah:

Tom Hanks .... Hero Boy/Father/Conductor/Hobo/Scrooge/Santa Claus

 

[Kabuki Waq]

just so everyone knows seed of chucky was horrible. I really enjoyed bride of chucky but seed had none of the charm.

 

[J2 Cool]

My girlfriend dragged me to the Bridget Jones diary movie. The worst part was that it was playing at the shitty theater in town so I didn't get the comfortable seats or the stadium seating I'm used it. It was a decent film, and not surprisingly, there was about 90% women in the theater. Freaky, ugly women. I was scared.

:lol You better have made her literally drag you. I'd stay put with any less of an effort. And the thing that bugs me most about those kinds of movies is Hugh Grant. In real life he's the farthest thing from a romantic. And then he plays the exact same stuttering lover boy in every movie. Ack!

Oh, and I can relate about shitty theaters. Usually I got a real nice theater I go to but I got some free tickets to the theater from a friend. Like 10-20 or so. Problem is it's at a shitty theater :-/ Mostly use it for movies I'm half interested in and make sure to see stuff like The Incredibles in the better one.

 

[Shazapp]

The Incredibles is crushing everything at my theater. Polar Express started out in our biggest house and it's now in our second smallest. We only had FIVE people for it all day on Thursday. (And that's with five scheduled showings. Sad.)

Bridget Jones 2 did well, but didn't beat Ray, which is still doing quite well for a film that's been out for nearly a month.

 

[olimario]

:lol

Kid on the left. :lol :lol

ZOMBIE! :lol

Must... Kill... Leon...

 

[Mr Gump]

Forest Gump is one of the greatest movies ever, and Tom Hanks' performance is one of the greatest ever.

Spoiler

ever

 

[Ripclawe]

POLAR EXPRESS DOWN!

LOS ANGELES, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the Nov. 12-14 weekend, according to studio estimates collected on Sunday by Reuters. Final data will be issued on Monday.
1 (1) The Incredibles ...... $51.0 million

2 (*) The Polar Express .... $23.5 million

3 (*) After the Sunset ..... $11.5 million

4 (*) Bridget Jones ........ $ 8.9 million

5 (*) Seed of Chucky ....... $ 8.8 million

6 (2) Ray ... $ 8.4 million

7 (3) The Grudge ........... $ 7.1 million

8 (4) Saw ... $ 6.4 million

9 (6) Shall We Dance? ...... $ 4.1 million

10 (5) Alfie . $ 2.8 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parenthesis. "*" = new release. "The Polar Express" opened on Wednesday, the other new releases on Friday.

TOTALS TO DATE

The Incredibles ...... $144.1 million

The Grudge ........... $ 99.3 million

Ray ... $ 52.5 million

Shall We Dance? ...... $ 48.7 million

Saw ... $ 45.7 million

The Polar Express .... $ 30.8 million

After the Sunset ..... $ 11.5 million

Alfie . $ 11.1 million

Bridget Jones ........ $ 8.9 million

Seed of Chucky ....... $ 8.8 million

 

[Phoenix]

Bridget Jones 2 did well, but didn't beat Ray, which is still doing quite well for a film that's been out for nearly a month.

Ray is a sleeper and to be honest I didn't realize it was out until some friends of mine came over Friday and were talking about how great a movie it was.

 

[Ripclawe]

"The Polar Express," which reportedly cost $270 million to make and market, kicked off its run with a modest $23.5 million for the weekend, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said. Since its release on Wednesday, it has earned $30.8 million.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6806146

DVD!! Save us..you're only hope!

 

[Shazapp]

Ray is a sleeper and to be honest I didn't realize it was out until some friends of mine came over Friday and were talking about how great a movie it was.

At my theater, Ray is not a sleeper. It sold out again last night. It's been selling out on the weekends quite regularly.

Nationally, sure. At my place, nope. It's a bonafide hit.

In my personal opinion, I think it's more like a big-screen movie of the week with an exceptional performance by Jamie Foxx.

 

[olimario]

Incredibles is at 144?
how will it do total?

 

[FoneBone]

The Incredibles only dropped 28% from last weekend, which is ridiculously good. Should make it well past $300 million over time, although it probably won't come close to outgrossing Shrek 2 (shame).

 

[element]

Road to Perdition was a beautiful film. You guys watch to many stupid hong kong action movies if you can't appreciate Road to Perdition.

 

[Shogmaster]

Oh, I forgot A League of their Own as well.. I just saw that movie again the other night and he's fantastic (even Rosie O'Donnel couldn't bring him down in that--man was she a hilariously bad actor)

Kids: looks at signed baseball: "WOW~ 'Avoid the claps- Jimmy Doogan'"
Hanks: "That's good advice!"
:lol

 

[FortNinety]

A perfect illustration of how utterly pointless the film was.

The Incredibles doing so well has somewhat restored my faith in the masses.

 

[lordmrw]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6806146

DVD!! Save us..you're only hope!

Someone please explain to me how the Polar Express cost 270 million to make if the above is true. That shit is simply unvelievable.

 

[Boogie]

The Incredibles doing so well has somewhat restored my faith in the masses.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but Shrek 2 made over 400 million. Faith in the masses shattered.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Yeah, but Shrek 2 made over 400 million. Faith in the masses shattered.

WTF over 400 mil ?!?! Shrek 2 ? that movie would have been a TOTAL waste of time if it wasnt for Puss n boots.

 

[Dreamfixx]

WTF over 400 mil ?!?! Shrek 2 ? that movie would have been a TOTAL waste of time if it wasnt for Puss n boots.

Why is there so much hate for Shrek 2? Movie was hilarious, and so was Incredibles. Puss in Boots was the main draw for me, though. :lol

 

[MASB]

Kid on the left. :lol :lol

The kid pointing was voiced by Peter Scolari. Didn't even sound like him. He did a great job.

ZOMBIE! :lol

I don't think Hanks voiced this role, if that's what you're implying.

Anyway, I saw Polar Express today and it was fairly good. Certainly not up to The Incredibles' level though. The biggest drawback was the animation of the characters. The use of motion capture to animate makes them almost unreal. This sort of simulation of animation and reality ends up not being as good as either animation alone or live action alone.

I think it would have been better for live action. They say that would have been too expensive, but looking at the credits, it seems to me they must have payed double the costs as they employed not only all the people you'd need for an animated movie, but also all the people you'd need in a live-action movie.

Of course despite the drawbacks of this method, I heard that Dreamworks and Steven Spielberg are coming up with a similiar movie for next year, like the brainless, uncreative 'artists' they are. Really, if you want to know what Dreamworks will be doing over the next several years, just look at what Pixar and others are doing. That'll save you from seeing the same, but now mediocre movies Dreamworks will surely release soon after.

 

[Dan]

Of course despite the drawbacks of this method, I heard that Dreamworks and Steven Spielberg are coming up with a similiar movie for next year, like the brainless, uncreative 'artists' they are. Really, if you want to know what Dreamworks will be doing over the next several years, just look at what Pixar and others are doing. That'll save you from seeing the same, but now mediocre movies Dreamworks will surely release soon after.

First, what does Dreamworks copying Pixar have to do with The Polar Express?

Second, yeah, Spielberg's the executive producer on Monster House, another motion captured flick about three teens who discover that their neighbor's house is actually a living, scary monster. It looks to have quite a cool supporting cast, with the likes of Steve Buscemi, Jason Lee, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Kevin James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, etc. I won't even take a stab at whether or not it'll be an improvement over Polar Express's animation though. It's also from a first time director, which throws anticipation into the grey area.

 

[maharg]

I don't see how the accusation of DW copying Pixar holds up. So far, their movies have been quite different from Pixar's. Shrek is nothing like any of Pixar's films in any quantitative way, for example. Antz and A Bugs Life came out at around the same time (edge to Antz), and their humor was completely different.

If the claim is based on the use of motion capture, la-di-da. The technology has been developing for a long time, and it's hardly surprising if two CG movie companies decide it's mature enough for production use at around the same time. It's not as if there's anything creative about the use of the technology.

 

[SteveMeister]

Why is there so much hate for Shrek 2? Movie was hilarious, and so was Incredibles. Puss in Boots was the main draw for me, though. :lol

Agreed, I really enjoyed both Shrek movies.