2008-08-20T02:00:00Z Zach Beane xach@xach.com urn:xach:moviecharts:feed urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081118:0 2008-11-18T18:25:09Z

Movie chart information based on 18 November 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081118'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081118'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081118'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081118'></a> <p>As expected, <i>Quantum of Solace</i> had a huge $67M weekend. <i>Rachel Getting Married</i> continues to climb in the weekly ranking, though not always in revenue; it's easiest to see its progress on the <a href="http://xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html">log view</a>. <i>The Dark Knight</i> squeaked back in to the top 25 with $500,000. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081111:0 2008-11-11T16:46:42Z

Movie chart information based on 11 November 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081111'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081111'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081111'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081111'></a> <p>This weekend marks a start to the November-December movie season. <i>Madagascar 2</i> took in a whopping $63M, and next weekend's <i>Quantum of Solace</i> should be pretty big as well. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081104:0 2008-11-04T15:53:36Z

Movie chart information based on 4 November 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081104'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081104'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081104'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081104'></a> <p>A weak weekend with little note. <i>Rachel Getting Married</i> has climbed in the ranks for four straight weeks, though its revenue peaked last week. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081028:0 2008-10-28T14:11:58Z

Movie chart information based on 28 October 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081028'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081028'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081028'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081028'></a> <p><i>High School Musical 3</i> raked in $42M. <i>The Dark Knight</i> fell out of the top 25 after 14 weeks. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081014:0 2008-10-14T13:18:38Z

Movie chart information based on 14 October 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081014'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081014'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081014'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081014'></a> <i>Beverly Hills Chihuahua</i> stayed another week at #1, and the big-budget, Russel Crowe- and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring, Ridley Scott-directed thriller <i>Body of Lies</i> couldn't even beat the not-screened-for-critics horror movie <i>Quarantine</i> for second place. Weird. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20081007:0 2008-10-07T15:36:03Z

Movie chart information based on 7 October 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20081007'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20081007'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20081007'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20081007'></a> <p><i>Beverly Hills Chihuahua</i> opened bigger than last week's high-tech Steven Spielberg-produced <i>Eagle Eye</i>. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20080923:0 2008-09-23T14:36:57Z

Movie chart information based on 23 September 2008 box office figures is now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008.html?20080923'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20080923'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008log.html?20080923'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20080923'></a> <p>Nothing too interesting this week. <i>Get Smart</i> has inexplicably climbed back into the top 25, barely. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20080917:0 2008-09-17T14:00:00Z

Movie chart information based on 15 September 2008 actuals are now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/?rss#2008'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20080917'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/?rss#2008'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20080917'></a> <p>The mid-September weekend was stronger than expected. Despite awful reviews, <i>Righteous Kill</i> and <i>The Women</i> opened with over $10 million each. <i>The Family That Preys</i> wasn't screened for critics but still managed to take #2 with $17 million. But <i>Burn After Reading</i> came in with almost $20 million, the best opening for a Coen brothers film ever. urn:xach:moviecharts:update:20080908:0 2008-09-09T00:00:00Z

Movie chart information based on 8 September 2008 actuals are now available.

<p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/?rss#2008'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008thumbthumb.png?20080908'></a> <p><a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/?rss#2008'><img border=0 src='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/2008logthumbthumb.png?20080908'></a> <p> The 2008 movie charts have been updated with data for for <a href='http://www.xach.com/moviecharts/?rss#2008'>8 September 2008</a> (box office actuals). <p>The weakest weekend of <s>the year so far</s> the last <a href='http://www.newsarama.com/film/ap-080908-box-offfice.html'>the last seven years</a>. Only <i>Bangok Dangerous</i> debuted in the top 25, barely squeaking past <i>Tropic Thunder</i> to take the top spot. The <a href='http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bangkok_dangerous/'>Tomatometer</a> was unkind. <p>I'm a little curious about the strategy for next weekend. It looks to me like most studios are just throwing out crap and seeing what sticks (e.g. <i>Righteous Kill</i>, <i>The Women</i>). But what about the new Coen Bros movie, <i>Burn After Reading</i>? Is it trying not to get buried by summer blockbusters? Are the expectations low? I can't tell.