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more about #defamer more comments → manchops: hey richard, gawker, defamer whateves, I love you to death but this whole post is actually rather elistist in the worst way. we are in the worst reces... more » MisterHippity: "Bestowing the top trophy on a film no one has seen (grosses still total under ten million) is a potentially suicidal move for Oscar." Says who? In t... more » J-No: I have lived this life. I traveled 4-6 nights a week for years. I collected hotel points and airline miles as sport. I have flown places just to f... more » shostakobitch: You can take a date to a movie. It is boring but it is totally culturally acceptable. If the movie is shit who cares you can still get laid. If Tra... more » JacquesPaysan: And the Oscar for "Best exploding robot" goes to ... more » miss_msry: Mr. Busby Berkeley, we're ready for your closeup. more » Magister: Now that I've read the article... one industry that might want to pay attention is the restaurant. The other night, the wife and I went to a show and... more » AzureTexan: The real answer, I think, is simpler: Collective misery is inversely proportional to the demand for quality entertainment. People are broke and desper... more » Old Ocho: Numbers 3 (Up), 4 (Hangover) and 6 (Star Trek) of the 2009 Box Office Top 20 were all very good. Still, that pales in comparison to 2008, when the num... more » unclevanya: Watching TV hasn't been free for years. At least not for people who left the caves. more » Magister: For a lot of people, it was either a trip to Disney World or a trip into Disney's world. more » PaisleyPajamas: *raises hand sheepishly* What about The Blind Side? It's kicking butt at the box office, has superb direction by John Lee Hancock and is such a book... more » Steverino Begins: Hmm, your sight unseen Avatar review furthers my suspicion that these up/down awards lists are made by people who haven't even seen these movies. more » Xylo: I wish "Moon" was more of a contender. Sam Rockwell was fantastic in that film; great, basic, man-v-machine sci-fi. more » eatsshootsleaves: Granted, I've only seen four of the movies on this list, but A Serious Man was by far the best. I thought it was better crafted than even No Country f... more » -
#grosses
2009 Moviegoers Defied Recession to Reward Bad Filmmaking
Despite ongoing economic collapse, American audiences are still finding the cash to reward studios for producing the most mediocre slate of films in memory with attendance at US theater up five percent in the past year. More » -
#souldestroying
Ever Wonder Why Most Movies Suck?
A Wikipedia user put together a list of the 50 highest grossing movies of the decade; only nine of them are not sequels or adaptations, The Wrap points out. And, at a generous estimate, only five are not terrible. More » -
#traderoundup
$300 Million in Ticket Sales Puts Zero Dollars in Bono's Pocket
It's a day of horrors for Hollywood; the goblins taking over the big-screen for our annual, mandated block when Only Scary Movies Can Be Released. And in the counting house, the scarier news that even U2 may have money troubles. More » -
#moneymatters
Bad Vince Vaughn Movies Will Save Economy.
Can someone please explain why Vince Vaughn's so popular? Seriously. Despite horrid reviews, his movie, Couples Retreat, which starred other, non-advertised celebrities like Jason Bateman, made $35 million this weekend. The recession sure isn't deep enough, huh? [Reuters] -
#numbers
Tucker Max's second week in theaters. Guess how he did. No, really. Guess.
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#traderoundup
At Summer's End, Hollywood Counts the Money
After the orgy end, the hard work begins. There are vomitoriums to be scrubbed and receipts for Transformers 2 to be counted. The summer belonged to Michael Bay and Megan Fox, but this week belongs to the accountants. More » -
#traderoundup
We're Rebooting the World!
Limping back from summer vacation, plumes of smoke hanging over Burbank, Hollywood may be in flames, but for Hollywood the Land of Dreams, nothing gets the brain churning again like erasing the past and starting afresh. More » -
#boxofficemassacre
The Slasher Showdown the Weinsteins Could Have Avoided
While the box office savants are impressed with the better-than-expected grosses of this weekend's horror flicks — Final Destination 3-D and Halloween Rebooted 2 — the question on many lips is why did this slasher showdown have to happen? More » -
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#boxoffice
Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
Hollywood's been waiting for the answer to the question Does Judd Apatow have what it takes to be a "serious film" filmmaker? or at least wants to know about his bankability in drama. Take a guess what happened. More » -
#boxofficereport
How Many Mean Parents Made Their Kids Go See Ice Age This Weekend?
Sure, sure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in a gazillion dollars this weekend. But who are these people who went to Ice Age? Our guess: creationist parents who wanted their kids to watch a nature documentary. More » -
#boxoffice
All Pixar Has Left to Do Is Become Self-Aware and Nuclear Bomb Us All
Pixar continues its eerily strong success streak with its latest picture, about a floating house. Terminator is in trouble, while the Ben Stiller bubble has yet to pop. It probably never will. More » -
#thecinema
Watchmen Shellacked on Second Weekend
Comic-book geeks can't turn movies into blockbusters, or at least that will be the lesson from Watchmen's spectacularly bad second week. Literally begging nerds to see the movie this weekend didn't work. More » -
#sadthings
Nerds Begged to Please Come See Watchmen Again
After a pretty disappointing opening weekend, the cult comic movie — which was hyped as the next Big Cultural Thing — is struggling to avoid a second-weekend box office collapse. So they've begun to beg.
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#mondaymorningboxoffice
Gun-Wielding Madea Bravely Fends Off Be-Hotpanted Jonas Brothers
Good morning and happy, miserable Monday everyone. (Snow on the East, rain on the West). While you cower inside, away from the elements, ponder over the weekend box office report and wonder... why? More » -
#fireproof
Discuss: Kirk Cameron Had the Biggest Indie-Film Hit of 2008
The early word on Kirk Cameron's Fireproof hinted that the religious-themed drama would pack a wallop at the specialty box office in late 2008. But $33 million? Holy Christ, indeed. -
#marleyandme
Five Lessons Learned From the 'Marley and Me' Box-Office Windfall
The Monday Morning Box Office looks basically the same as it did on Friday, with Marley and Me shocking everyone with a $51 million holiday frame. But what does its surprising success really mean? -
#boxoffice
'Twilight,' Dark Knight' Disappoint After Adjustment For Inflation, Reality
Among the year-end movie surveys bombing the landscape, few offer as rewarding a reality check as the one recapping 2008 as the Year of the Sucker.
