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"September 5-7, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Bangkok Dangerous #1"
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Bangkok Dangerous

With the independent studios and independent divisions of most major movie studios going the way of the dinosaur - Paramount's Vantage, Warner Bros' WIP, THINKFilm, Picturehouse - its amazing that no less than eight independent movies are hitting movie theaters this weekend. However, good luck trying to find a movie theater showcasing any of the independent releases if you're not in NYC. The only new major wide release this weekend is Nicolas Cage in "Bangkok Dangerous." (See Nicolas Cage interview). Among the indies that will be competing at privately owned movie theaters in NYC; "Ping Pong Playa," "Mister Foe," "The Pool," "Everybody Wants To Be Italian," "Save Me," "Momma's Man," "A Secret" and "Walking On Dead Fish." Wild About Movies brings you the trailers and movie posters of all new independent movies in theaters. Sadly, the trailers will be about as close to the movies you'll get until they hit DVD. Unless you are a subscriber of HDNet. Mark Cuban's Magnolia Picture, "Mister Foe," starring Jamie Bell, plays on the HDNet cable channel, as well as in his Landmark Theaters. Both HDNet and Landmark Theaters are owned by Mark Cuban. Currently, a lot of low end independent studio's films - Magnolia and IFC - are released via Video On Demand and in theaters, (albeit in one or two movie theaters, nationwide), day and date. Additionally, a lot of producers are releasing their low budget independent movies without the help of a major mini or independent studio. Cases in point this weekend: Chad Allen's "Save Me" and the Hindi film "The Pool." Ironically, "Bangkok Dangerous" - with Nicolas Cage's worst wig to date - grabbed the #1 spot at the movie box office this weekend, with less than $8 million; the worst opening for a Nicolas Cage movie in memory - and the worst posting for a #1 movie at the movie box office in eons.


Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office September 5-7, 2008

1 Bangkok Dangerous - 2,650 Theaters - $2,943 Per Screen - NEW $7,800,000

2 Tropic Thunder - $7,500,000 - 3,446 Theaters - $2,176 Per Screen - Gross $96,811,000

3 The House Bunny - $5,900,000 - 2,736 Theaters - $2,156 Per Screen - Gross $36,999,000

4 The Dark Knight - $5,715,000 - 2,575 Theaters - $2,219 Per Screen - Gross $512,198,000

5 Traitor - $4,660,000 - 2,108 Theaters - $2,210 Per Screen - Gross $17,652,000

6 Babylon A.D. - $4,000,000 - 3,425 Theaters - $1,167 Per Screen - Gross $17,198,000

7 Death Race - $3,595,000 - 2,586 Theaters - $1,390 Per Screen - Gross $29,793,000


8 Disaster Movie - $3,300,000 - 2,642 Theater - $1,249 Per Screen - Gross $10,871,000

9 Mamma Mia: The Movie - $2,713,000 - 1,904 Theaters - $1,424 Per Screen - Gross $136,297,000

10 Pineapple Express - $2,400,000 - 1,802 Theaters - $1,331 Per Screen - Gross $84,158,000

11 Vicky Cristina Barcelona - $2,202,000 - 718 Theaters - $3,066 Per Screen - Gross $16,113,000

12 Mirrors - $1,825,000 - 1,559 Theaters - $1,170 Per Screen - Gross $27,769,000

13 Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $1,715,000 - 1,952 Theaters - $878 Per Screen - Gross $32,776,000

14 The Longshots - $1,507,000 - 1,666 Theaters - $904 Per Screen - Gross $10,024,000

15 The Mummy 3 - $1,380,000 - 1,415 Theaters - $975 Per Screen - Gross $100,472,000

16 Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - $1,310,000 - 805 Theaters - $1,627 Per Screen - Gross $96,764,000

17 Fly Me to the Moon 3D - $1,187,000 - 713 Theaters - $1,664 Per Screen - Gross $8,173,000

18 College - $960,000 - 2,124 Theaters - $451 Per Screen - Gross $4,115,000

19 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - $950,000 - 1,135 Theaters - $837 Per Screen - Gross $42,807,000

20 Step Brothers - $930,000 - 846 Theaters - $1,099 Per Screen - Gross $99,481,000

21 Hamlet 2 - $819,000 - 1,575 Theaters - $520 Per Screen - Gross $4,357,000

22 Walle - $781,000 - 886 Theaters - $881 Per Screen - Gross $219,405,000

23 Bottle Shock - $579,000 - 401 Theaters - $1,443 Per Screen - Gross $3,324,000

24 Elegy - $482,000 - 142 Theaters - $3,394 Per Screen - Gross $2,341,000


25 Transsiberian - $385,000 - 154 Theaters - $2,500 Per Screen - Gross $1,362,000

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Everybody Wants to Be Italian - 98 Theaters - $2,224 Per Screen - NEW $218,000

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Wild About Movies provides you with more movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews than any other movie website. At WAM you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and more than 75,000 movies formerly in movie theaters and currently on DVD). The lastest additions: "Assassination Of A High School President," starring Bruce Willlis. The Clint Eastwood movie "Gran Torino." The sci-fil horror flicks "Pandorum" and "The Unborn." Kevin James as "Mall Cop." "The Burning Plain," starring Charlize Theron. The first "Wonder Woman" movie of the millennium. "The Education Of Charlie Banks" and "Pippa Lee." Clive Owen in "The International." "Lovely Still" - featuring Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn. Isla Fisher in "Confessions Of A Shopaholic." And Mickey Rourke as "The Wrestler." Jamie Foxx and "Iron Man," Robert Downey Jr., in "The Soloist." Matt Damon in "Green Zone." And "Nothing Like The Holidays," John C. Reilly in "Cirque Du Freak." Patrick Swayze in "Powder Blue." Jake Gyllenhaal as "Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time" and "The Dark Knight" himself, Christian Bale, as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation." Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell." Oscar winner Adrien Brody in "The Brothers Bloom." Rose McGowan as "Red Sonja 2010." Gerard Butler in three movies; "Game" and "Law Abiding Citizen" and opposite Katherine Heigl in "The Ugly Truth." And "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail." Rob Zombie's "Tyrannosaurus Rex." "Street Fighter" and Justin Chatwin in "Dragonball." Also Keanu Reeves in "The Day The Earth Stood Still." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." "Witchblade 2009," as well as "Fame 2009." And Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as lovers in "I Love You Phillip Morris." Sequels: Everything from Daniel Radcliffe naked not in "Harry Potter 6," but Daniel Radcliffe naked at WAM and on Broadway in "Equus." The Disney 3D films "Cars 2" and "Toy Story 3." Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers 2" and Jason Statham in "Crank 2" and Michael Douglas in "Wall Street 2." And "Transporter 3." Vin Diesel in "Fast And Furious 4." Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld 3." Steve Martin's "The Pink Panther 2," and the requisites, "Ice Age 3" and "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2." The very delayed "Star Trek XI." The prequel of "The DaVinci Code," "Angels & Demons." Need more movies? Channing Tatum in "GI Joe The Movie." And Seann William Scott in "Trainwreck: My Life As An Idiot." The big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" and two Tony winning plays turned movies, "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep, and "Frost Nixon," starring Frank Langella (each who will most likely earn 2009 Oscars). Also "Sunshine Cleaning" and Disney's new fave actor, The Rock, in "Race To Witch Mountain." Also, "Friday the 13th 2009" and Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's next collaboration, "Ashecliffe" aka "Shutter Island." In addition, the big screen incarnations of "Marley & Me" and "The Spirit." Sacha Baron Cohen is "Bruno." Nicolas Cage in "Knowing." Also "Good" and the long delayed "Killshot." Brad Pitt in both "Inglorious Bastards" and "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button." The big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendack's "Where The Wild Things Are" and director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" and "Taken," starring Liam Neeson. "Local Color." Along with "Watch Out" and "The Escapist." - More? Sure! Peter Jackson's "District 9" and "The Lovely Bones" and "The Hobbit Movies." Leonardo DiCaprio in "Revolutionary Road." And Kenneth Branagh's "Thor." And the 3D "They Came From Upstairs" and "Monsters vs Aliens." "The Smurfs Movie;" and "Splice;" and "Push;" "AstroBoy." The big screen version of "Land of the Lost" and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Ben Stiller's "Chicago 7." And a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney movies, many in 3D: including "Hannah Montana The Movie" and "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The Jonas Brothers Movie 3D" and "Bolt," "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Newt," "The Princess And The Frog," "Up," "Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea" and And Universal's animated movie "The Tale Of Despereaux." Heath Ledger's last movie, "Dr. Parnassus." "Black Devil Doll." The four Jonas Brothers in the big screen adaptation of "Walter The Farting Dog" and Wesley Snipes in "Gallowwalker!" Also: Zac Efron in three big screen movies: "Footloose 2010," "17 Again" and "Me And Orson Welles." Also "Bitch Slap" and Daniel Craig in "Defiance" and "Delgo" and "Pope Joan" and "Hotel For Dogs." Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolfman" and "Che." And "Notorious." Also, Hugh Jackman as "Wolverine;" "Valkyrie." The movies "He's Just Not That Into You," James ("Titanic") Cameron's "Avatar;" "Watchmen," (from the director of "300"), "The Bad Lieutenant 2009" and Hilary Swank in "Amelia." And Nicole Kidman in "Australia," and the non Disney animated movie "Coraline." And "Two Lovers" and Anne Hathaway in "Bride Wars." "The Reader," starring Ralph Fiennes. Robert Downey Jr. as "Sherlock Holmes." Will Smith in "Seven Pounds." The Italian worldwide hit "Gomorra," as well as the Chinese blockbuster "Red Cliff." Not to mention the Australian smash "The Tender Hook". And "Fanboys" and Julia Stiles in "Cry Of The Owl" and Diablo Cody in "Jennifer's Body," which she also wrote. "Captain America" and Sean Penn as Harvey "Milk." And don't forget the must 'not' sees "My Bloody Valentine 3D" and Uwe Boll's "Far Cry." "How To Be A Serial Killer." Also, the "2009 Oscars." Our latest entry - "Push" - in select movie theaters Super Bowl Weekend 2009. For the current and complete 2008 movie box office report... 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