First off, Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians! Or, to the Americans, Happy (*snicker*) Columbus Day. No, really, it’s totally cool that you guys celebrate a guy who never actually stepped foot in the United States. (And yes, I know, he did land on Puerto Rico once. But it’s just not the same …) Anyway, Taken 2 managed to take first place at the Box Office this weekend with $50 Million, which I’m sure came entirely from people who settled for the original, realized it was actually a decent movie, and then came back for lukewarm seconds.
Hotel Transylvania is still cleaning up pretty well, despite another animated, horror-themed kids movie honing in on its turf. The movie made $26.3 Million, and steadily moves us closer to the day where Ceelo Green will be in every movie and it’ll just be the worst.
Pitch Perfect, or as I’m going to call it, the only movie on this list I would gladly pay money to see, finally made its way into more theatres this week, which gave itself a nice push up to $14.7 Million.
Okay, I spoke to soon, I would gladly pay to see Looper too. Sorry, sorry. Anyway, despite falling to fourth, it’s still holding on pretty well with an additional $12.2 Million.
Oh look, it’s Frankenweenie, another Tim Burton movie about a quirky outsider that heavily references old movies, prominently features black and white spirals, and prominently features a cadre of actors Burton’s previously worked with. I’ve seen less obvious patterns on a checkers board. Actually, just to challenge myself, I guessed that Danny Elfman scored the film too, and what do you know, there he is. I mean, good for Tim to make a movie without Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, but jeez, watch your crutches. Anyway, the movie made $11.5 Million. That’s what you get for beating your dead horse into glue.
Jeremy Feist is an (ahem) entertainer from Toronto, Canada. He writes, acts, and performs on stage, and has been a writer for Popbytes for almost three years now. He lives in Toronto with his boyfriend, his incredibly dumb but cute puppy, and his immortal cat.
