Sep 2 2008 'Disaster Movie' Unsuccessful, 'Tropic Thunder' Still Successful
Here's your weekend box office report. Congratulations, society, for not seeing Disaster Movie that much.
1. Tropic Thunder - With Ben Stiller's comedy topping the box office for the third week in a row, I'm almost starting to think of the guy as more than just The Heartbreak Kid. Almost. ($11.5 million)
2. Babylon A.D. - $9.6 million--that's almost $2.5 million for each percentage point its earned on Rotten Tomatoes.
3. The Dark Knight - $8.6 million, bringing the domestic total to over $500 million. The Warner Brothers finally have enough money to invest in themed crime-fighting gadgets to avenge their murdered parents.
4. The House Bunny - Fine, keep seeing this movie, but please, don't buy an actual bunny for the home. They're horrible pets. ($8.3 million.)
5. Traitor - What the hell is Traitor? Oh, right, that Don Cheadle thing. That made $7.8 million.
Weekend Box Office [Box Office Mojo]
Aug 18 2008 What's the Worst Thing About Babylon Anno Domini? The Weather!
But you know what the best thing is? The Hanging Gardens of PURE LASER.
Old trailer here, if you missed the Vin Diesel poncho action.
Vin Diesel's 'Babylon A.D.' Poster [Ropes of Silicon]
Jun 11 2008 'Babylon A.D.' Trailer: Like Every Other Sci-Fi-Action You've Seen, with Vin Diesel
Babylon A.D. appears to be built entirely around a couple guys guessing what a sci-fi action movie might look like based entirely on the few they've seen.
"'Babylon A.D.' sounds like a sci-fi movie, right?"
"Yeah, I think so. Let's call it that. Babylon A.D.... so sweet."
"Yeah, I know. And there should be a city like that Blade Runner city. That was sci-fi, right?"
"Yeah, totally. And there should be a part where you see a guy in a car, and then it turns out that car is being carried by a helicopter for some reason--like because it's the future."
"And the guy in the car is Vin Diesel!"
"Obviously."
"Let's make it!"
Is there another explanation for this?
Oct 19 2007 'Babylon A.D.' Poster Fits Into Place
I wasn't really excited about the prospect another Vin Diesel-led sci-fi film until I saw this poster, and realized he'd be playing a space-series Lego man. Now I'm excited as shit, especially to see his gun made of a little megaphone thingy with a little round translucent thingy stuck on the end.
Exclusive Poster: Vin Diesel's Babylon A.D. [First Showing]
