Winners of the Weekend Box Office Race- 8/22

Nobody won this weekend. It was a disappointing weekend for Hollywood. 'The Help' topped off the list with $20.5 million, but Hollywood should be embarrassed considering 'The Help is in its second week of release. This means that the box office gross is down 25% from last week.

What strikes me about this list is 'Conan the Barbarian.' It pulled in $10 million dollars in its first week, which would be okay if its budget weren't $90 million. Why did it cost so much? I guarantee you most people could not name one person involved with this project (unless they have access to Google). 'RotPotA' cost $93 million to make in comparison. Conan is a huge flop which is disappointing.

Here is the list without further a do.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Weekend Gross	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	2	The Help	$20,479,000	$71,801,000	$25	2
2	1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$16,300,000	$133,764,000	$93	3
3	N	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	$12,020,000	$12,020,000	$27	1
4	N	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$90	1
5	4	The Smurfs	$8,000,000	$117,745,000	$110	4
6	N	Fright Night (2011)	$7,900,000	$8,300,000	$30	1
7	3	Final Destination 5	$7,705,000	$32,328,000	$40	2
8	5	30 Minutes or Less	$6,300,000	$25,762,000	$28	2
9	N	One Day	$5,128,000	$5,128,000	$15	1
10	9	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	$4,950,000	$64,420,000	$50	4

(via Box Office Mojo)

Now Playing- August 19

One Day- My wife is reading this book to prepare for this movie. Lucky for me, she has plans to see this with my sister at some point. I enjoy Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess, but this movie just doesn't appeal to me. Apparently (according to what I think is happening in the preview) the two are in a "will they/won't they" dilemma across decades.

Fright Night- A remake of the 1985 film of the same name. It is vampire flick starring Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin. Panic. Fighting. Climax. I don't know what to say about this movie, I just hope it is campy.

Conan the Barbarian- I am excited to see this movie. I know it will not be a cinematic masterpiece, but I loved Jason Momoa in 'Game of Thrones' and I am a fan of the original. This will mostly be blood and boobs, but isn't that what makes America great?

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4D- New 'Spy Kids'...in 4D! They are using scratch and sniff. This will be a cinematic masterpiece. Jessica Alba stars (she is at the top of her career) as a spy mom and Joel McHale as a spy hunting dad. After making 'The Soup' as great, if not better than its originator, as 'Talk Soup' and NBC favorite 'Community,' why would McHale take this role. Is he behind on taxes?

(via IMDB)

What to Watch Tonight- You Choose. I Will Be Out.

Today has been a slow day with the exception of sports news. This will be the last post of the day because I will be in attendance of the Buccaneers and Patriots preseason game tonight. Without further ado, here is what to watch tonight.

Wipeout (ABC)- I cannot say this enough. If you have time to watch this tonight, do it. It is great television. This is why television is invented. Seriously, go look it up. (Don't. I lied to make a point.)

Big Brother (CBS)- Dani is the HOH and Adam won the Power of Veto. Brendon and Shelly are up for eviction and Dani's target is Brendon. Most would think Brendon is going home, but Shelly is starting to be exposed as a floater who tries to be in everyone's business. I am tired of her shenanigans and I would appreciate it if she was evicted. 

Conan the Barbarian (AMC)- In preparation for the new 'Conan the Barbarian' movie coming out this weekend, check out the original with Arnold Schwarzenegger tonight. Always a classic. 

Wilfred (FX)- I have promised to catch this show. It looks so promising, but I keep forgetting that it is on. 'Wilfred' is based on the Australian series of the same name and stars Jason Gann as the titular character, a dog (that Elijah Wood sees as an Australian man in a dog suit). 

Netflix: Rookie of the Year- Okay, I admit that this movie is not an award winner, but it is a childhood favorite. How could you not enjoy this movie? It stars that kid from American Pie (the one who dated Tara Reid in the movie) as a kid who breaks his arm and can suddenly can throw 90 mph. Also starring Gary Busey and Daniel Stern, this movie plays out every little boy's fantasy. What I failed to realize is that Daniel Stern (Marv from Home Alone) also directed this movie.

(via TV Guide)

Khal Drogo drunk at UFC

In case you didn't watch the interview, Jason Momoa gave an interview at UFC 132 and he was pretty buzzed. It is not sloppy, hammered drunk, but he was definitely in the giddy, buzzed range. Momoa is starring in the upcoming 'Conan the Barbarian' movie being released next weekend. Apparently Momoa has been working on a script for the sequel of the 'Conan' movie even though it has yet to be released.

Momoa is best remembered by me as Khal Drogo, the Dothroki horse warrior in 'Game of Thrones.' A role that rose Momoa into badassery stardom. Check out one of the best speeches in the series below.



(via Youtube)