Box Office

Box Office / April 13, 2008

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Oh My God. Prom Night, the re-make that I thought would auto-bomb this weekend at the box office not only grabbed the Number One spot but racked up $22 Million. I am flabbergasted. Prom Night, which looked like a generic garbage fest, has single-handedly generated even more remakes than have already been slated. In addition, Prom Night has justified these remakes as a viable financial risk, no matter how many bombed before it (and there were a sh*t load) and will bomb after it. The other issue this box office occurrence raises in my mind and assuredly in others is: is this remake of Prom Night any good? Does this film really warrant a $22 Million take at the box office on its opening weekend? If it does, maybe I’ll see it in theaters. That is a monolithic maybe though. Street Kings, a movie that I thought might be Number One this weekend, opened in the Number Two spot with only $12 Million. I don’t think this bolds well for the fiscal box office success of this film. 21, Nim’s Island, Leatherheads, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, Smart People (the last major release of the weekend, premiered in Seventh place with $4.2 Million), The Ruins, Superhero Movie, and Drillbit Taylor rounded out the top ten respectively.

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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