Greetings one and all! Welcome back to the "Drill". Hope you all had good weekends! Lets get on with the show shall we?
Don Knotts 1924-2006
This past weekend a true TV Icon passed away. Don Knotts, known to the older genaration as deputy "Barney Fife" from "The Andy Griffith Show" and as colorful landlord "Ralph Furley" on "Three's Company" passed away at age 81. The iconic star was said to have been surrounded at his passing by family and friends, including Andy Griffith, his costar of more than 50 years.
Most recently, Knotts played "Mayor Turkey Lurkey" in Disney's "Chicken Little".
I never really watched "The Andy Griffith Show", but I LOVED him on "Three's Company". Knotts had a way of stealing whatever scene he was in. Whether it was with his garish outfits, his goofy facial expressions or his trademark "SMMOOTHH" after drinking hard liquor. He always made me crack up.
Goodbye Mr Knotts and thanx for the laughs. May you RIP.
Spider Man 3 and X-Men 3
Two trilogies. Two films that fans cant wait to see. We'll start off with X-Men 3. The film has officially been titled X-Men: The Last Stand. This could refer to either the LAST film or just some last big fight between the mutants. I'm pretty sure its the last film though. Regardless, this one looks like its gonna blow "X2"out of the water. The only glaring omission is "Nightcrawler". Part of what made the second film so good was his involvement in the story. I guess we'll see what the new mutants bring to the dance so to speak.
The film doesnt open til May, but already billboards are popping up.
"Take a Stand. May 26th"
I spotted one of these driving down Ventura Blvd over the weekend. I guess you cant start the hype too early. ;-)
As far as "Spider-Man 3" is concerned Sony released the first look at Spider-Man in this film
No, its not a black and white picture. "Spidey" is going to be wearing a black suit in this one. Whether or not that means he's going to be wearing it the whole movie remains to be seen. It could also be him in the Venom version of the Spider-Man costume. Regardless, it looks COOL. Sony also released the first picture of Thomas Hayden Church as "Sandman" (In his human form).
They're really trying to capture the look of his comic counterpart arent they?
Weekend Box Office
1) Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion, $30.0 million: For those of you that dont know, Tyler Perry is a playwright who created a character named "Madea" for his plays. His shows have almost always sold out, but he hadnt really been in the mainstream until last year when his movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" scored big with movie goers. Almost a year later, Perry returns as "Madea" in this film. Its opening might be a surprise to some, but for those who are fans of his work its not.
2) Eight Below, $15.8 million: Last weeks champ drops to #2. Its grossed about $45 mil. so far so its doing ok. Probably the best "family" film out there, so that should help it boost its box office take a tad more.
3) The Pink Panther, $11.1 million: Unchanged from last week. Many thought this movie would bomb considering it was delayed so much. Looks like they were wrong.
4) Date Movie, $9.1 million: Drops to fourth and fading fast. Looks like word of mouth might be killing this movie. As I stated last week: It had some laughs, but relied way too much on gross out jokes. It reminded many of the first "Scary Movie". Although I agree with that assessment, at least the first "Scary Movie" had more than just gross out stuff to get laughs.
5) Curious George, $7.2 million: Another film many believed would struggle to find its audience. I have to give Universal their props. They decided to release this film early in the year in a time frame that had little competition in the "family" genre.
OK, that should do it for today. Hopefully have more stuff for you as the week progresses. Take care everyone and thanks for reading.
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