Winners of the Weekend Box Office Race- 8/15

'Apes' win out again. For the second weekend in a row, 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' won the weekend bringing in $27,500,000. What baffles me about this weekend is that 'The Help' came out during the week. Why? What? What? Why? Anyways, I am glad to see 'Rise' getting deserved attention and 'Glee The 3D Concert Movie' was less attended than a Harvey Danger reunion concert. For your viewing pleasure I have posted the Harvey Danger classic "Flagpole Sitta" below.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Weekend Gross	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$27,500,000	$104,876,000	$93	2
2	N	The Help	$25,525,000	$35,399,000	-	1
3	N	Final Destination 5	$18,400,000	$18,400,000	-	1
4	2	The Smurfs	$13,500,000	$101,546,000	$110	3
5	N	30 Minutes or Less	$13,000,000	$13,000,000	-	1
6	3	Cowboys & Aliens	$7,613,000	$81,476,000	$163	3
7	5	Captain America: The First Avenger	$7,125,000	$156,885,000	$140	4
8	7	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	$6,930,000	$55,402,000	$50	3
9	6	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	$6,875,000	$356,961,000	-	5
10	4	The Change-Up	$6,219,000	$25,751,000	$52	2

(via Box Office Mojo)

All is Right in the World: Glee 3D Edition

To my surprise (and my delight) 'Glee The 3D Concert Movie' missed the top 10 this weekend coming in 11th place with $5.7 million dollars. To reiterate how I feel; this movie is based on a FREE television show and they are trying to make you not only pay to see a lesser version of the show, but they tried to charge extra because it was filmed in 3D. America is finally realizing that 3D was a fad and they no longer want to wear glasses in a dark theater while paying 150% the cost of a ticket (mind you tickets already cost an arm and a leg). The producers of 'Glee' got greedy and now they have paid. America stood up for what is right this weekend and that is why today "All is Right in the World" (at least when it comes to subjects written about in my blog.

(via Box Office Mojo)

Now Playing- August 12

Sorry about the lack of a "Now Playing" post last week. I had a busy Friday. This week will be a catch-up week for me. I will watch a movie that has already been released, since nothing grabs me this weekend.

• 30 Minutes or Less- I can't believe someone made this into a movie. The filmmakers swear they had no previous idea about this actually happening in 2003. Go ahead and Google it. His name was Brian Douglas Wells. It is way too similar to not have a connection. I wouldn't be able to watch this movie without thinking about the video of Wells with a bomb collar strapped to his neck.
• Final Destination 5- I thought the last 'Final Destination' was going to be the end of the franchise. This group of youths will try to escape death again, but (spoiler alert) they probably will die. 
• Glee: The 3D Concert Movie- Why would you pay to see this? Glee airs for free on FOX and with a much more polished soundtrack. Also, they charge you extra for 3D. Why would you pay extra for a 3D movie of people on a stage? This movie blows my mind, but it will probably make plenty of money.
• The Help- The previews of this movie make it seem like a feel-good, light-hearted romp. (Another spoiler alert) It isn't. This is a very serious story about racism and segregation, or so I am told by someone who has read the book. 

Those are the big releases of this weekend. Let me know what you see in the comments!

(via Rotten Tomatoes)