Goldberg74

I took my daughter to go see "The Game Plan" and I enjoyed it. I think that the two DVDTalk Reviewers that saw it were unfair with their reviews (but that's for another thread). Good to see that it won out over "The Kingdom."

We saw a matinée yesterday, and it was about 50% full (optimistic).

Here are the full numbers:

1 N The Game Plan BV $22,675,000 - 3,103 +2,295 $7,307 $22,675,000 - 1
2 N The Kingdom Uni. $17,694,000 - 2,793 - $6,335 $17,694,000 - 1
3 1 Resident Evil: Extinction SGem $8,000,000 -66.2% 2,828 - $2,828 $36,790,000 - 2
4 2 Good Luck Chuck LGF $6,300,000 -53.9% 2,612 - $2,411 $23,569,000 - 2
5 4 3:10 to Yuma (2007) LGF $4,160,000 -32.4% 3,006 +104 $1,383 $43,904,000 $55 4
6 3 The Brave One WB $3,760,000 -48.6% 2,837 +82 $1,325 $30,875,000 - 3
7 7 Mr. Woodcock NL $3,000,000 -39.1% 2,195 -42 $1,366 $19,631,000 - 3
8 5 Eastern Promises Focus $2,892,000 -48.9% 1,408 +4 $2,053 $11,234,000 - 3
9 6 Sydney White Uni. $2,685,000 -48.3% 2,106 +2 $1,274 $8,565,000 - 2
10 13 Across the Universe SonR $2,050,000 +5.1% 339 +63 $6,047 $5,510,000 - 3
11 N Feast of Love MGM $1,754,000 - 1,200 - $1,461 $1,754,000 - 1
12 9 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $1,746,000 -39.2% 1,461 -548 $1,195 $222,789,000 $110 9
13 8 Superbad Sony $1,650,000 -47.0% 1,517 -788 $1,087 $118,874,000 $20 7

to Bourne for still scraping up $$$!

Mr. Salty

I'm glad you enjoyed it, but I thought it was a complete steaming pile. In fact, I find it disheartening that so many people could watch the trailer for "The Game Plan" and think it looked good enough to spend money on.

"The Kingdom" was a much better film --- better than I had anticipated, because I haven't been a big Peter Berg fan up until now.

Goldberg74

So are you saying that you saw it?... and that you paid money for it?

GuessWho

you smelled what The Rock was cookin?

Doughboy

I think he means it was a bunch of roody poo.

Mr. Salty

Against my will, yes. But I didn't have to pay for it.

PopcornTreeCt

Nothing special about this weekend. I am slightly happy that The Game Plan was #1 because The Kingdom's advertisements were going way overboard.

That and any movie about the Middle East that has nothing to do with our current events is just plain retarded if you ask me.

Joe Molotov

But it still laid the smackdown on The Kingdom's candy ass.

maingon

i really liked the Kingdom, my Sister took her kids to gameplan and they all really liked the movie

fumanstan

Why would it be retarded?

I think it can be a plus to take things out of the real world and not attempt for a true to life depiction.

mdc3000

Funny that Berg and The Rock did a movie together and are now competing at the box office... unfortunately the performance of The Game Plan means we'll get at least another one of these 'big tough guy becomes a babysitter/dad' movies from disney (perhaps starring Jason Statham)... after the turd that was 'The Pacifier' and the horrible trailer for 'TGP' I'm surprised people still went...it just shows that families will go see anything.

Would people please get their asses to the theatre to see The Kingdom!

nateman

Nothing really interesting this week, don’t go too the theatres anyway but I don’t think I’ll ever have The Game Plan, in my DVD collection.

I’m slightly glad that The Game Plan beat The Kingdom at the Box Office. I might buy The Kingdom when it’s on DVD but it looks kind of dull (for my tastes) & I’ve never been that much of a Berg fan either.

I’m getting kind of sick of those pretentious, bland looks, non-engaging films. What I mean by Bland looks is the colors in the film; it's so dull & boring.

d2cheer

I agree about the Kingdom's ads, when I am told that the last 30 minutes are so riviting etc... does nothing to make me want to see it. AND it makes me think that up until the last 30 minutes I really don't need to see.

That said I do want to see the Kingdom but will wait for DVD.

mdc3000

^But the last 30 minutes really ARE that riveting and worth the price of admission.

harrydoyle

I'm with you Goldberg. It's pretty good for that type of movie, because The Rock brings a lot more panache to a role like that than Vin Diesel or most guys ever will. We saw it with a couple of other families and I'd say The Rock made the movie for the adults.

islandclaws

Another weak week. I don't think I'll be visting a theater until Oct. 19th for 30 Days of Night. Oh, fall, how I hate you.

Trevor

I shed a tear when I see movies like The Game Plan get any viewers at all.

I plan to see Kingdom sometime this weekend.