Top Summer Movies 2010

[cf-62]

Quick update as we come into Labor Day --

1. Toy Story 3 - $405,781,941
2. Iron Man 2 - $312,128,345
3. Twilight: Eclipse - $298,087,231
4. Inception - $271,034,171
5. Shrek Forever - $238,070,960
6. Despicable Me - $236,568,770
7. Karate Kid - $175,908,763
8. Grown Ups - $159,372,006
9. Last Airbender - $130,629,728
10. Salt - $113,444,082

Despicable did $2.8 million last weekend and will certainly pass Shrek this weekend. I think we should close the contest on Labor Day every year. Summer is officially over at that point.

A whole slew of us got 4 out of 5, right?

--Jason "we'll close ti down for a month and then begin the quest for the top movies of Winter" Evans

Hmmmm, I wonder what film we'll ALL vote for...

[JasonEvans]

Hmmmm, I wonder what film we'll ALL vote for...

It has already been suggested that we title the Top 5 of Winter - "Movies that will finish 2nd-5th behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

--Jason "if Deathly Hallows does not make $300 million, I'll be shocked" Evans

[duke23]

I had a movie question for those of you in the know, so I figured I'd put it here. Does anyone know how long Avatar will be back in theaters? I never saw it the first time around, but my schedule prevents me from seeing it before the weekend of the 17th.

[JasonEvans]

I had a movie question for those of you in the know, so I figured I'd put it here. Does anyone know how long Avatar will be back in theaters? I never saw it the first time around, but my schedule prevents me from seeing it before the weekend of the 17th.

It is hard to say. There is nothing major on the horizon to push it out of the IMAX theaters for the moment, which bodes well for it running until the end of the month. But, it is only doing modest numbers and IMAX operators may turn to another film if Avatar does not hold up well.

My bet is that you will be fine if you go see it on the 17th, because that would just be its 3rd weekend back, but if you wait until the end of the month, it may be harder to find.

--Jason "I am sure the extra 9 minutes make a HUGE difference in the film" Evans

[duke23]

It is hard to say. There is nothing major on the horizon to push it out of the IMAX theaters for the moment, which bodes well for it running until the end of the month. But, it is only doing modest numbers and IMAX operators may turn to another film if Avatar does not hold up well.

My bet is that you will be fine if you go see it on the 17th, because that would just be its 3rd weekend back, but if you wait until the end of the month, it may be harder to find.

--Jason "I am sure the extra 9 minutes make a HUGE difference in the film" Evans

Thanks Jason! Normally I would just watch it on DVD, but the consensus seems to be that this is the one movie actually worth seeing in 3D, so I decided I'd give in.

[Reisen]

Ahem...

[theAlaskanBear]

Thanks Jason! Normally I would just watch it on DVD, but the consensus seems to be that this is the one movie actually worth seeing in 3D, so I decided I'd give in.

Yeah I've seen Avatar a couple of times on DVD, and I wasn't completely taken by the film, but I would definitely like to see it in 3D now.

[bjornolf]

So, did Despicable Me pass Shrek or not?

[cato]

So, did Despicable Me pass Shrek or not?

Yes. It blew past Shrek on Saturday. Here were the head to head results by the end of the Labor Day weekend:

• Despicable Me: $241,498,630
• Shrek: $238,371,987