1 N The Dukes of Hazzard WB $30,575,000
2 1 Wedding Crashers NL $16,500,000 -17.6% 3,106 +76 $5,312 $144,099,000
3 2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB $10,565,000 -35.5% 3,702 -73 $2,853 $169,023,000
4 3 Sky High BV $9,048,000 -38.2% 2,912 +7 $3,107 $32,050,000
5 5 Must Love Dogs WB $7,415,000 -42.3% 2,505 - $2,960 $26,278,000
6 10 March of the Penguins WIP $7,135,000 +77.0% 1,867 +1,089 $3,821 $26,435,000
7 4 Stealth Sony $5,800,000 -56.2% 3,495 - $1,659 $24,458,000
8 6 Fantastic Four Fox $4,050,000 -41.4% 2,339 -405 $1,731 $143,774,000
9 9 War of the Worlds Par. $3,560,000 -35.1% 1,940 -384 $1,835 $224,627,000
10 7 The Island DW $3,100,000 -48.0% 2,138 -1,000 $1,449 $30,927,000

Gosh, The Dukes of Hazzard, one of the worst-looking films of the Summer (and this from a Smokey and the Bandit 1 fan!) took more in three days than The Island did in three weeks. I approve. Hell, even those loveable penguins took more this weekend than Michael Bay's schlockbuster.

I know it's not news that Michael Bay's had the big flop of the summer, but damn, I just love beng able to write those words. This one just never gets tired!

THE ISLAND has sunk!!!

And STEALTH isn't far behind...Rob Cohen lays an egg!!

DUKES is apparently godawful, but they did so much marketing -- relentlessly pandering to the MTV crowd -- that I'm not surprised it opened well. Still, I imagine a 60% drop or more next weekend.

Though, this couldn't have helped THE DUKES out -- that's a pretty large chunk of change!

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Before Warner Bros. could release "Dukes of Hazzard," it agreed to pay $17.5 million in an out-of-court settlement to a group of people who held rights to the TV show, and whose litigation threatened to hold up the film's release. A delay would have been harmful to the studio since it was already committed to a major advertising campaign.

According to the same story:

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Two recent bombs tumbled down the charts. The military thriller "Stealth" slid three places to No. 7 with $5.8 million, taking the 10-day haul for the picture to $24.5 million. The cloning thriller "The Island" was also down three places, to No. 10, with $3.1 million, and a three-week haul of $30.9 million. Each cost about $120 million to make.

This has to be one of THE worst summers for movies I've seen yet. Either by quality and/or my interest level.

Q-BanditZ wrote:This has to be one of THE worst summers for movies I've seen yet. Either by quality and/or my interest level.

Trust me, compared to the summer of 1980, this year is pure vintage all the way.

That's a good point. Other than EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, what was there? NINE TO 5, SMOKEY & THE BANDIT 2, STIR CRAZY?

Carlson2005 wrote:

Q-BanditZ wrote:This has to be one of THE worst summers for movies I've seen yet. Either by quality and/or my interest level.

Trust me, compared to the summer of 1980, this year is pure vintage all the way.

I was pretty young back then but...yeah, you have a point!

Put it this way: Wholly Moses was one of the better pictures that Summer!