Summer Movies, Didn't Have Me A Blast
Around this time of the year I usually look back at the top films of the summer, but I see our blog buddy Gaucho over at Teahouse on the Tracks has beat me to it.
Here's the top ten list Gaucho prints (from IMDb). This is for domestic gross. Worldwide, Pirates wins, followed by Harry Potter.
1. Spiderman 3
2. Shrek the Third
3. Transformers
4. Pirates 3
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. The Bourne Ultimatum
7. Ratatouille
8. The Simpsons Movie
9. Live Free or Die Hard
10. Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer
A couple comments.
1) This is the first summer I can remember where there isn't a surprise on the list. Seven of the top ten films are sequels, one a Pixar, and the other two are based on subjects already huge in related media. And look at the sequels--only one is the first sequel. Four are the third in the series, one is the fourth and one is the fifth.
2) I'm not entirely sure Gaucho's list is correct. It seems to have missed Knocked Up, which should be #8. A few years ago it might have been a sleeper, but Judd Apatow films aren't surprise entries any more. (While we're at it, Superbad is far from played out. It'll easily make over $100 million, though how much more we'll see.) Also, Rush Hour 3 (another threequel) probably has enough steam to make it to the bottom of the list.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:59 AM
3 Comments:
I was wondering about Knocked Up when I was making the list, so I just went and double-checked and sure enough, it's there, only they have it being released in 2006, not 2007.
So you're correct, it should be #8, which would kick Silver Surfer off the list (no tears shed there), although, interestingly enough, it doesn't appear on the Worldwide list, which starts at $201Mil, so maybe its humor didn't travel well.
I was also curious to see that Ocean's 13 made the Worldwide list while failing to to make the US list. Apparently, Brad and George sell better overseas.
Brad Pitt has long been one of those actors bigger overseas than at home. Another major example is Bruce Willis, as Die Hard 4 once again demonstrates.
The summer of 2007 had a record seven films making over $200 million domestic. And there were a number of others making over $100 million that didn't make the top tne list. We've already mentioned Superbad, Rush Hour 3 and Oceans 13. There's also Hairspray, I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry and, rounding up, Evan Almighty.
Summer McLovin, had me a blast.
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