What You Probably Saw in 2008
by john on Dec.31, 2008, under Musings
Goodbye 2008. Did it end like a Hollywood kiss, complete with a camera pan to the sky? Or was it full of hype, yet utter disappointment? With the year come and gone, here’s the top ten money-makers. And not a single pretentious art-house flick amongst ‘em. Suck on that, Ebert.
#10) Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! – $155M
Never did see this. I hear it’s popular with the lil’ ones. But so is Speed Racer. Yeah.
#9) Quantum of Solace – $165M
Not nearly as good as Casino Royale. But I still like this start, restart Mr. Bond.
#8) Twilight – $170M
A vampire movie that feeds on testosterone. Just like the undead in Sex and the City.
#7) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – $175M
I must say, this is surprisingly high considering the first was pretty weak.
#6) Kung Fu Panda – $215M
It’s so full of awesome, not even Chuck Norris could squelch it.
#5) WALL-E – $224M
Really close to The Dark Knight for my best of the year. It warrants a second watching.
#4) Hancock – $228M
How Hancock beats WALL-E is unfathomable. Seriously? Hopefully none of you bought the DVD.
#3) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – $317M
Yeah, yeah. You like Hancock and I like Indy. We’re even.
#2) Iron Man – $318M
Great story. Weak villian. Definitely awaiting the sequel and the VH-1 Behind the Movie special.
and of course…
#1) The Dark Knight – $531M
I’ve seen it twice and still want to see it again. They are re-releasing it in theaters ahead of the Oscars to build up hype for Heath Ledger and to try and topple Titanic’s $601M total. Go see it in IMAX if you can.
Thanks 2008. Now get out of here and fetch me Twenty Oh Nine.
Thanks BoxOfficeMojo!!
March 11th, 2009 on 8:15 pm
Twilight was not fed by testosterone, but estrogen. I don’t know a single guy that saw it. And the guy in the movie, no offense to his character in Harry Potter, is now the idol of millions of girls who would have fallen for *anyone* in that role. Steve Buschemi could have been Edward, and they’d all be crazy about him.
January 12th, 2009 on 2:18 pm
Not sure I agree with you on all of it, but a great list. What are you looking forward to in 2009?
January 2nd, 2009 on 8:05 am
You can’t compare Horton Hears a Who to Speed Racer. Horton was actually a decent movie. Speed Racer was an eye candy crapfest.