1. Iron Man: $51.1 million
2. What Happens in Vegas: $20.1 million
3. Speed Racer: $18.5 million
4. Made of Honor: $8.1 million
5. Baby Mama: $6.2 million
Just one solitary new release for this week. Will it be enough to dethrone Marvel's golden avenger?
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianWhat's It All About: A year has passed since the events of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, but when the Pevensie siblings return to the world of Narnia, they find that 1,300 years have gone by and the land is under the tyrannical rule of King Miraz, though young Prince Caspian is the rightful heir to the throne.
Why It Might Do Well: Being the sequel to a successful flick ($65 million opening weekend with a total of $744 million worldwide) and the only major release hitting U.S. theaters this week, things are looking good for the Narnian economy. And the 88% fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com can't hurt.
Why It Might Not Do Well: I suppose if another Grand Theft Auto game should suddenly come out...
Number of Theaters: 3,800
Prediction: $65 million
A third week at number one for Iron Man seems unlikely, so the new Narnia film is a safe bet for first place with everything else shifting down one position and Baby Mama dropping off the bottom of the list for its fourth week in release.
1. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2. Iron Man
3. What Happens in Vegas
4. Speed Racer
5. Made of Honor
Pariticipation in our weekly box office competition has gone up, and thanks to everyone who took part. Congrats to Sam, cough and I Eat Robots for pulling down a perfect score. Here's how everyone did:
1. Sam: 16
1. cough: 16
1. I Eat Robots: 16
2. Matt: 12
2. Erin: 12
2. Liz: 12
2. Gregory Rubinstein: 12
2. Chris: 12
2. AJ Wiley: 12
2. Zach: 12
2. Awesomepants: 12
2. Smiggy: 12
2. cubitfox: 12
2. Ray: 12
3. Aaron: 10
4. Mario: 9
4. Alex Farquharson: 9
5. Christopher: 8
5. Jonathan Kuhn: 8
5. sandman8288: 8
5. Julian Wellbery: 8
6. DarkAgair: 7
6. Astin: 7
6. Brent Todd: 7
6. Charles: 7
Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.
1. 1. Chroncicles of Narnia Prince Caspian
2. Iron man
3. What Happens in Vegas
4. Speed Racer
5. Made of Honor
Posted at 6:22PM on May 14th 2008 by zach