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Where the Wild Things Are!!

Spike Jonez who has arguably ceased to ever make a bad film, has continued his legacy.  This weekends movie “Where the Wild Things Are” took this weekends top movie spot bringing in $32.5 million in ticket sales…pretty awesome stuff.  To be honest though, it really isn’t a surprise.  As I said in this post about Where the Wild Things Are, I kind of saw this movie coming out on top.

It just had everything going for it.  I mean, it has the immediate benefit of just plain looking spectacular in the trailers…which draws in the kids.  The real kicker though is this…those same kids who probably didn’t even know this movie is based on a book have parents…parents who have read and remember this book from their childhood.  So the parents wanted to take their kids to see this movie this weekend…and I don’t blame them.  I don’t even have kids and I want to see this movie.

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So, what was a suprise at this weekends movies?  Paranormal Activity.  I guess I shouldn’t say it is a surprise so much as it is just plain awesome.  Why is it awesome?  Alright, I’ll stop with the rhetorical questions.  It is awesome because this movie moved up a spot from last weekend.  Plain old movie buzz and just being a good movie managed to actually take this movie, which finished 4th at the box office last weekend, and bring it up to the number 3 spot for a total haul in of just over $20 million (just this weekend mind you).

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That leaves us with Law Abiding Citizen, which took in just over $21 million this weekend at the box office leaving it in 2nd place.  Now, think about this for a second.  In Law Abiding Citizen you’ve got Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, a ton of advertising and the fact that it is this movies opening weekend (usually the strongest weekend for any movie) and it took it just over $21 million.  Paranormal Activity has NO STARS whatsoever, was shot on an ultra low budget and this weekend was its second weekend at the box office…and it took in almost the same dollar amount as Law Abiding Citizen!

I don’t mean to harp on Paranormal Activity or anything, but as a movie lover, you’ve got to love it when you see a movie do well simply because it is a good movie (although I don’t think anybody can argue that it didn’t have a great advertising campaign…but for it to stick after the movies wide release, the movie must be good).

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How it Performed at the Box Office Opening Weekend:  This movie really took the box office by storm this weekend.  It opened for a total weekend “take” of $32.5 million, almost $12.5 million more than the number two weekend movie “Law Abiding Citizen”, and the reviews are pretty spectacular.  Spike Jonez can still say he has yet to make a bad movie…which you may or may not agree with once you’ve gone to see the movie.  Some are saying it is an amazing movie, and others are saying that you just can’t make a decent movie out of such a small book.

Release Date (everywhere):  October 16th, 2009

Their Plot Synopsis:  Young, mischievous Max is sent to bed without his supper, but when his bedroom turns in to a magical jungle landscape filled with strange creatures, he embarks on a wild imaginary adventure.

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara…

My Thoughts:  I truly believe Warner Brothers (Studio making the film) is going to have a huge hit on their hands.  I read this book as a child as I’m sure many others have and I (for some unknown reason I can’t figure out) have some sort of an attachment to this movie/idea…and I’m an adult.  Now for the children this movie is obviously being marketed to, they are going to want to see it based solely on its appearance (it looks REALLY cool).  Now because this movie is going to appeal to the adults whom actually remember where/what this movie came from and the childred who think it looks cool all at the same time, you end up with that perfect concoction of the kid asking the parent to see the movie and the adult saying yes (because they kind of want to see it themselves).  Should be a blockbuster movie and I believe it is actually going to be a very good movie content wise as well.

The Buzz: There was buzz for this movie over a year ago (a lot of this movie was filmed a long time ago believe it or not).  There was apparently a test screening for this movie that even left some childred in tears.  I’m choosing to link you to an article from over a year ago to see where this movie came from and how it may (or may not have) evolved since then.