Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	556	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 801-900)	879	$168,822,907
All Time Domestic Sequel Box Office (Rank 201-300)	214	$127,413,176
Top 2013 Movies at the Domestic Box Office	23	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300)	225	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400)	358	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	41	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for Comedy Movies	70	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300)	284	$127,413,176
All Time Domestic Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies	72	$127,413,176

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 20, 2013	2	$26,232,425		3,507	$7,480	$39,456,068	1
Dec 27, 2013	3	$19,723,001	-25%	3,507	$5,624	$83,240,019	2
Jan 3, 2014	6	$10,633,959	-46%	3,407	$3,121	$108,773,941	3
Jan 10, 2014	10	$5,838,849	-45%	3,012	$1,939	$118,317,262	4
Jan 17, 2014	15	$2,167,773	-63%	1,731	$1,252	$122,159,591	5
Jan 24, 2014	21	$817,473	-62%	824	$992	$123,863,808	6
Jan 31, 2014	25	$319,676	-61%	420	$761	$124,471,598	7
Feb 7, 2014	27	$260,047	-19%	346	$752	$124,854,781	8
Feb 14, 2014	30	$192,421	-26%	261	$737	$125,147,320	9
Feb 28, 2014	14	$1,358,833		1,317	$1,032	$126,587,670	11
Mar 7, 2014	31	$155,338	-89%	304	$511	$127,317,184	12
Mar 14, 2014	57	$21,235	-86%	50	$425	$127,404,149	13

Date	Rank	Gross	%YD	%LW	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
Dec 18, 2013	1	$8,103,172			3,450	$2,349	$8,103,172	1
Dec 19, 2013	1	$5,120,471	-37%		3,450	$1,484	$13,223,643	2
Dec 20, 2013	1	$8,737,314	+71%		3,507	$2,491	$21,960,957	3
Dec 21, 2013	2	$9,601,327	+10%		3,507	$2,738	$31,562,284	4
Dec 22, 2013	2	$7,893,784	-18%		3,507	$2,251	$39,456,068	5
Dec 23, 2013	-	$5,791,072	-27%		2,507	$2,310	$45,247,140	6
Dec 24, 2013	-	$2,805,736	-52%		2,507	$1,119	$48,052,876	7
Dec 25, 2013	-	$5,791,072	+106%	-29%	2,537	$2,283	$45,247,140	8
Dec 26, 2013	3	$7,363,835	+27%	+44%	2,507	$2,937	$63,517,018	9
Dec 27, 2013	3	$7,143,451	-3%	-18%	3,507	$2,037	$70,660,469	10
Dec 28, 2013	3	$7,145,135	n/c	-26%	3,507	$2,037	$77,805,604	11
Dec 29, 2013	3	$5,373,946	-25%	-32%	3,507	$1,532	$83,179,550	12
Dec 30, 2013	-	$4,383,103	-18%	-24%	3,507	$1,250	$87,623,122	13
Dec 31, 2013	-	$3,017,115	-31%	+8%	3,507	$860	$90,640,237	14
Jan 1, 2014	5	$4,869,082	+61%	-16%	3,507	$1,388	$95,509,319	15
Jan 2, 2014	4	$2,630,663	-46%	-64%	3,507	$750	$98,139,982	16
Jan 3, 2014	-	$3,882,211	+48%	-46%	3,407	$1,139	$102,022,193	17
Jan 4, 2014	-	$4,464,881	+15%	-38%	3,407	$1,311	$106,487,074	18
Jan 5, 2014	-	$2,286,867	-49%	-57%	3,407	$671	$108,773,941	19
Jan 6, 2014	6	$921,240	-60%	-79%	3,407	$270	$109,695,181	20
Jan 7, 2014	5	$1,145,356	+24%	-62%	3,407	$336	$110,840,537	21
Jan 8, 2014	5	$862,663	-25%	-82%	3,407	$253	$111,703,200	22
Jan 9, 2014	6	$775,213	-10%	-71%	3,407	$228	$112,478,413	23
Jan 10, 2014	10	$1,869,112	+141%	-52%	3,012	$621	$114,347,525	24
Jan 11, 2014	10	$2,694,915	+44%	-40%	3,012	$895	$117,042,440	25
Jan 12, 2014	11	$1,274,822	-53%	-44%	3,012	$423	$118,317,262	26
Jan 13, 2014	10	$413,584	-68%	-55%	3,012	$137	$118,730,846	27
Jan 14, 2014	10	$497,844	+20%	-57%	3,012	$165	$119,228,690	28
Jan 15, 2014	10	$394,486	-21%	-54%	3,012	$131	$119,623,176	29
Jan 16, 2014	10	$368,642	-7%	-52%	3,012	$122	$119,991,818	30
Jan 17, 2014	14	$655,942	+78%	-65%	1,731	$379	$120,647,760	31
Jan 18, 2014	15	$974,287	+49%	-64%	1,731	$563	$121,622,047	32
Jan 19, 2014	15	$537,544	-45%	-58%	1,731	$311	$122,159,591	33
Jan 20, 2014	17	$411,117	-24%	-1%	1,731	$238	$122,570,708	34
Jan 21, 2014	14	$170,076	-59%	-66%	1,731	$98	$122,740,784	35
Jan 22, 2014	15	$151,716	-11%	-62%	1,731	$88	$122,892,500	36
Jan 23, 2014	15	$153,835	+1%	-58%	1,731	$89	$123,046,335	37
Jan 24, 2014	-	$242,261	+57%	-63%	824	$294	$123,288,596	38
Jan 25, 2014	-	$387,743	+60%	-60%	824	$471	$123,676,339	39
Jan 26, 2014	-	$187,469	-52%	-65%	824	$228	$123,863,808	40
Jan 27, 2014	-	$68,414	-64%	-83%	824	$83	$123,932,222	41
Jan 28, 2014	-	$82,396	+20%	-52%	824	$100	$124,014,618	42
Jan 29, 2014	-	$65,487	-21%	-57%	824	$79	$124,080,105	43
Jan 30, 2014	-	$71,817	+10%	-53%	824	$87	$124,151,922	44
Jan 31, 2014	-	$109,051	+52%	-55%	420	$260	$124,260,973	45
Feb 1, 2014	-	$169,598	+56%	-56%	420	$404	$124,430,571	46
Feb 2, 2014	-	$41,027	-76%	-78%	420	$98	$124,471,598	47
Feb 3, 2014	-	$31,502	-23%	-54%	420	$75	$124,503,100	48
Feb 4, 2014	-	$31,373	n/c	-62%	420	$75	$124,534,473	49
Feb 5, 2014	-	$30,678	-2%	-53%	420	$73	$124,565,151	50
Feb 6, 2014	-	$29,583	-4%	-59%	420	$70	$124,594,734	51
Feb 7, 2014	-	$70,283	+138%	-36%	346	$203	$124,665,017	52
Feb 8, 2014	-	$122,150	+74%	-28%	346	$353	$124,787,167	53
Feb 9, 2014	-	$67,614	-45%	+65%	346	$195	$124,854,781	54
Feb 10, 2014	-	$26,670	-61%	-15%	346	$77	$124,881,451	55
Feb 11, 2014	-	$27,844	+4%	-11%	346	$80	$124,909,295	56
Feb 12, 2014	-	$21,892	-21%	-29%	346	$63	$124,931,187	57
Feb 13, 2014	-	$23,712	+8%	-20%	346	$69	$124,954,899	58
Feb 14, 2014	-	$64,797	+173%	-8%	261	$248	$125,019,696	59
Feb 15, 2014	-	$71,118	+10%	-42%	261	$272	$125,090,814	60
Feb 16, 2014	-	$56,506	-21%	-16%	261	$216	$125,147,320	61
Feb 17, 2014	-	$31,284	-45%	+17%	261	$120	$125,178,604	62
Feb 18, 2014	-	$17,355	-45%	-38%	261	$66	$125,195,959	63
Feb 19, 2014	-	$16,262	-6%	-26%	261	$62	$125,212,221	64
Feb 20, 2014	-	$16,616	+2%	-30%	261	$64	$125,228,837	65
Feb 28, 2014	14	$420,409			1,317	$319	$125,649,246	73
Mar 1, 2014	14	$613,997	+46%		1,317	$466	$126,263,243	74
Mar 2, 2014	13	$324,427	-47%		1,317	$246	$126,587,670	75
Mar 3, 2014	13	$138,502	-57%		1,317	$105	$126,726,172	76
Mar 4, 2014	15	$154,479	+12%		1,317	$117	$126,880,651	77
Mar 5, 2014	12	$137,688	-11%		1,317	$105	$127,018,339	78
Mar 6, 2014	13	$143,507	+4%		1,317	$109	$127,161,846	79
Mar 7, 2014	-	$53,477	-63%	-87%	304	$176	$127,215,323	80
Mar 8, 2014	-	$65,642	+23%	-89%	304	$216	$127,280,965	81
Mar 9, 2014	-	$36,219	-45%	-89%	304	$119	$127,317,184	82
Mar 10, 2014	-	$16,434	-55%	-88%	304	$54	$127,333,618	83
Mar 11, 2014	-	$15,766	-4%	-90%	304	$52	$127,349,384	84
Mar 12, 2014	-	$17,885	+13%	-87%	304	$59	$127,367,269	85
Mar 13, 2014	-	$15,645	-13%	-89%	304	$51	$127,382,914	86
Mar 14, 2014	-	$6,436	-59%	-88%	50	$129	$127,389,350	87
Mar 15, 2014	-	$9,459	+47%	-86%	50	$189	$127,398,809	88
Mar 16, 2014	-	$5,340	-44%	-85%	50	$107	$127,404,149	89
Mar 17, 2014	-	$2,140	-60%	-87%	50	$43	$127,406,289	90
Mar 18, 2014	-	$2,630	+23%	-83%	50	$53	$127,408,919	91
Mar 19, 2014	-	$2,441	-7%	-86%	50	$49	$127,411,360	92
Mar 20, 2014	-	$1,816	-26%	-88%	50	$36	$127,413,176	93

Date	Rank	Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Week
Dec 13, 2013	5	$13,223,643		3,450	$3,833	$13,223,643	1
Dec 20, 2013	2	$50,293,375	+280%	3,507	$14,341	$63,517,018	2
Dec 27, 2013	6	$22,060,432	-56%	3,507	$6,290	$98,139,982	3
Jan 3, 2014	6	$14,338,431	-35%	3,407	$4,209	$112,478,413	4
Jan 10, 2014	11	$7,513,405	-48%	3,012	$2,494	$119,991,818	5
Jan 17, 2014	15	$3,054,517	-59%	1,731	$1,765	$123,046,335	6
Jan 24, 2014	21	$1,105,587	-64%	824	$1,342	$124,151,922	7
Jan 31, 2014	25	$442,812	-60%	420	$1,054	$124,594,734	8
Feb 7, 2014	27	$360,165	-19%	346	$1,041	$124,954,899	9
Feb 14, 2014	30	$273,938	-24%	261	$1,050	$125,228,837	10
Feb 28, 2014	14	$1,933,009		1,317	$1,468	$127,161,846	12
Mar 7, 2014	29	$221,068	-89%	304	$727	$127,382,914	13
Mar 14, 2014	55	$30,262	-86%	50	$605	$127,413,176	14

Territory	Release Date	Opening Weekend	Opening Weekend Screens	Maximum Screens	Theatrical Engagements	Total Box Office	Report Date
Australia	12/19/2013	$4,661,016	378	378	378	$4,980,374	12/13/2015
Brazil	2/28/2014	$0	0	1	1	$351,668	12/15/2015
Iceland	12/20/2013	$42,216	10	10	17	$82,485	12/30/2018
New Zealand	12/19/2013	$476,443	71	73	144	$944,905	12/13/2015
Slovenia	12/26/2013	$10,137	7	7	7	$12,956	12/13/2015
Sweden	12/20/2013	$175,228	64	64	116	$537,737	12/13/2015
United Kingdom	12/18/2013	$7,426,238	459	469	928	$13,850,774	12/13/2015
Rest of World						$24,072,148
International Total						$44,833,047	12/30/2018

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,184	$44,833,047
All Time International Sequel Box Office (Rank 501-600)	532	$44,833,047
Top 2013 Movies at the International Box Office	98	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,034	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800)	1,722	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300)	221	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300)	274	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800)	784	$44,833,047
All Time International Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	197	$44,833,047

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,111	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office (Rank 301-400)	346	$172,246,223
Top 2013 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office	48	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500)	485	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900)	804	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies	97	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200)	132	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500)	493	$172,246,223
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	126	$172,246,223

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 6, 2014	3	160,945		160,945	$2,785,958	$2,785,958	1
Apr 13, 2014	8	48,948	-70%	209,893	$972,107	$3,758,065	2
Apr 20, 2014	12	77,559	+58%	287,452	$913,645	$4,671,710	3
Apr 27, 2014	16	20,852	-73%	308,304	$404,946	$5,076,656	4
May 4, 2014	21	15,389	-26%	323,693	$302,856	$5,379,512	5

Date	Rank	Units this Week	% Change	Total Units	Spending this Week	Total Spending	Weeks in Release
Apr 6, 2014	3	283,687		283,687	$4,850,164	$4,850,164	1
Apr 13, 2014	4	57,973	-80%	341,660	$1,032,949	$5,883,113	2
Apr 20, 2014	9	57,287	-1%	398,947	$761,339	$6,644,452	3
Apr 27, 2014	11	15,331	-73%	414,278	$345,869	$6,990,321	4
May 4, 2014	17	9,137	-40%	423,415	$209,230	$7,199,551	5
Jul 20, 2014	10	10,697		472,867	$106,538	$7,692,070	16

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for April 1st, 2014

March 31st, 2014

The home market isn't terrible this week and there are a couple of releases on top that could sell well. However, it is not a very deep week and even the second page of the new releases over on Amazon.com has some releases I would call filler. Anchorman: The Legend Continues on 3-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack is the best-selling new release of the week and it is arguably the best as well. The Pirate Fairy on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the second best-selling new release of the week and also a contender for Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, I'm really looking forward to seeing Knights of Badassdom but the Blu-ray Combo Pack is still on its way. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Anchorman: The Legend Continues

March 30th, 2014

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy came out in theaters nearly a decade ago. It earned good reviews and did well at the box office managing nearly $90 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. However, it became a classic on the home market and many think it is among Will Ferrell's best movies. Rumors of a sequel persisted for quite a while before Anchorman: The Legend Continues finally came out. It earned better reviews and nearly doubled the first film's numbers at the worldwide box office. Is this because the quality is also better? Or did it unduly benefit from nearly ten years of demand? More...

Weekend Predictions: Will New Releases Stop LEGO?

February 27th, 2014

It looks like The LEGO Movie will finally relinquish top spot. Non-Stop should lead the way atop the box office charts, but there are some who think Son of God will be a surprise hit. There certainly is precedent for that prediction. While it is the last weekend in February this year, the same weekend last year was the first weekend of March. Fortunately for 2014, the first weekend of March of 2013 was a bit of a disaster as Jack the Giant Killer opened with just $27 million compared to a nearly $200 million production budget. Worse still, no other movie topped $10 million over the weekend. I don't know if Non-Stop will top Jack the Giant Killer, but overall 2014 should come out ahead of 2013. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Survivor Does More than Survive

January 14th, 2014

As expected, Lone Survivor won the race to first place on the box office this past weekend. However, it crushed predictions to an astounding degree. It wasn't enough. The overall box office was down to $140 million. Granted, that was less than 1% lower than last weekend and just over 1% lower than the same weekend last year, but it is still frustrating. Besides the number one film, there's not a lot of positive news to report. Year-to-date, 2014 is a little behind 2013 at $413 million to $436 million. Granted, it is far too soon to talk about end of year results, but you obviously would want a fast start rather than a slow start. More...

Contest: Not So Family Friendly Prizes: Winning Announcement

January 10th, 2014

The winners of our Not So Family Friendly Prizes contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Box Office Goes Cold

January 7th, 2014

The box office wasn't as boisterous as anticipated and this is partially due to the seasonal storm that hit the east coast. This is also partially due to weaker than expected numbers for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which only managed second place in its debut. This allowed Frozen to return to top spot on the chart, even though it was a little weaker than expected. The overall box office fell 27% from last weekend down to $141 million. Compared to last year, the box office was down 4%, which isn't a good result, but it is also not terrible. Had The Marked Ones merely matched expectations, it would have been a virtual tie. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the New Releases Win the New Year?

January 2nd, 2014

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the only wide release opening on the first weekend of the year. The long running franchise will have to battle a weaker release date, franchise fatigue, and several holdovers that are still going strong. It still has a good shot at first place, as does Frozen. Frozen could win the weekend, with the help of families going out to the movies one last time before school starts again. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug probably won't extend its winning streak, but it should still be pull in quite a bit of money over the weekend. Last year the year started with Texas Chainsaw 3D earning more than $20 million. Django Unchained also topped $20 million over the weekend, albeit by the tiniest margin. We might have two $20 million films this weekend as well, with as many as five additional films earning more than $10 million. If 2014 doesn't win in the year-over-year comparison, it should at least be close. More...

International Box Office: Hobbit Ends the Year On Top

January 1st, 2014

As it has the past couple of weeks, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped the international chart earning $99.7 million on 15,782 screens in 61 markets for totals of $424.8 million internationally and $615.1 million worldwide. The film opened in Australia on Boxing Day, but due to the holidays earning first place with a total opening of $12.9 million on 629 screens; however, this was a little behind An Unexpected Journey's debut there. On the other hand, the film set the record for biggest total opening in Poland with $5.6 million on 425 screens. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up and Holiday Schedule

December 30th, 2013

Some studios are still closed and won't open till this time next week, so we won't have all of the final numbers for the past two weeks till then. We do have some final numbers, as well as some studio estimates that we can look at now. As for the upcoming week, it will look a lot like last week in terms of stories. We won't have a per theater chart, we might have an international top ten, while prediction, contest, and limited releases will be mostly normal. We might even have a review this weekend. (That's assuming some of the late screeners finally arrive, because at the moment I have nothing to review.) More...

Weekend Predictions: Holiday Treats or Lumps of Coal

December 27th, 2013

It's the final weekend of the year and there are a lot of films fighting for spots in the top five, including five films that opened on Christmas Day. Unfortunately for those films, it looks like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will remain in first place for the third weekend in a row. The Wolf of Wall Street will likely be the biggest of the five new releases, but it is unlikely that it will have a shot at first place; it might only finish fifth. The other new releases are even weaker. Last year there were only three new releases for the final weekend of the year, but none of them bombed, so 2013 might end on a low note. 2013 should still win in the year-over-year comparison, but losing on the final weekend of the year is a bad sign for 2014's debut. More...

International Box Office: Desolation Brightens The Weekend

December 27th, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was the biggest draw on the international chart last weekend adding $97.4 million on 16,840 screens in 56 markets for totals of $278.4 million internationally and $406.0 million worldwide after just two weeks of release. This includes a first place debut in Russia where it made $16.36 million on 2,125 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $19.11 million. This is more or less the same as the first film opened with. (An Unexpected Journey didn't open on Wednesday, but made $17.89 million on 2,128 screens during its three-day opening weekend.) More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Anchorman Anchor the Box Office or will Smaug Persist

December 19th, 2013

This week there are two wide releases, Anchorman: The Legend Continues and Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as two limited releases expanding wide, American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks. All four films will have to deal with last weekend's champion, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, as well as Frozen, which should do well thanks to the holidays. This weekend last year was pretty bad for a December weekend. Jack Reacher opened with $15.21 million, which put it a distant second place to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Desolation of Smaug won't make as much as An Unexpected Journey did last year, but Anchorman has a shot at first place and so the combined strength should help the box office grow in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Contest: Not So Family Friendly Prizes

December 12th, 2013

Next week is a mess when it comes to new releases with two wide releases and two limited releases that are expanding wide. (There's a third limited release that might expand semi-wide.) The only film with a shot at top spot is Anchorman: The Legend Continues, but it opens on Wednesday, which means by the time the contest ends, there will be a full day's box office number released. This is why we try to avoid Wednesday openers, but in this case, we really don't have a choice. As such, Anchorman 2 is the target film for this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Anchorman: The Legend Continues. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of The Family on Blu-ray Combo Pack. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will win a copy of The Family on Blu-ray Combo Pack.

We will also have a review for The Family shortly. (It comes out on DVD on and Blu-ray on the 17th, so hopefully the screener arrives soon.) In the meantime, we got some useful French phrases sent to us by the studio that you might find useful if you are ever find yourself in the French countryside hiding from the mob.

1. On peut se tutoyer? – Unlike in English, the French have different ways of saying the word ‘you’. One you, ‘tu, is used when you know someone well and is relatively informal. The other, ‘vous’, is much more formal and is usually used when speaking to people who don’t know very well. Simply put, ‘On peut se tutoyer?’ means ‘can I refer to you informally’. When you’ve made your first French friend, this might be a useful phrase to use to cement your first relationship!
2. Je Vous prèsente…/ Je te prèsente… – Loaded with your new identity and your status as a US mobster a distant memory, there will come a point where you are going to have to introduce your family by their new names. It certainly won’t be easy remembering your own new name, let alone all of your family members! Add to the equation that you are going to have to do this in fluent French and you have a potential disaster on your hands! Don’t panic. If you use this phrase (which literally means- I present to you) before naming each of your loved ones, you will be successfully conning the locals in no time.
3. Je vous remercie de tout cœur - I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you really want to embrace politeness with the upmost romanticism, this is a great phrase to use (even if it is just a false pretence).
4. Mon dieu! Il y a une hache dans ma tete. - Oh my god! There's an axe in my head. This will probably come in handy when you screw up again and the mob learns where you are. ... Actually this is my suggestion and one of only four French phrases I know. "Parlez-vous français?", "Je ne parle pas français.", and "Où est la bibliothèque." are far less useful in this situation.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...