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You sunk my battleship!

Kim Hollis: P2, the best-reviewed film of the weekend (a dubious honor at best), finished in eighth place with $2.1 million. Do you consider this a success story for Summit Entertainment or another blah horror thriller performance?

Tony Kollath: For what the studio must have spent on advertising, the result isn't that bad. The only TV spot I saw for this was on the night before the film hit theatres.

Pete Kilmer: Holy cow...a horror movie that I completely missed out on! Honestly, I saw ZERO marketing for it.

Joel Corcoran: Wait ... what? P2?

Reagen Sulewski: They might as well have titled it "Generic Woman In Distress Movie".

Max Braden: I saw a number of ads for it during the TV programs I watch, but they didn't tell you anything more than "this is a thriller and we want you to show up." No deal, banker.

Kim Hollis: I saw a trailer for this in front of 30 Days of Night and basically thought, "Wha? Wes Bentley?" It almost looked like a joke movie to me. I guess the studio should be happy with this result, but I'm not completely certain why they bothered with theatrical release in the first place.

David Mumpower: I am surprised a movie about the making of an Intel chip has done so well.

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Kim Hollis: Not all of the news was grim this weekend. Bee Movie declined only 33% to $25.6 million, giving it a grand total so far of $71.8 million. We were hard on the film last weekend. Do you feel the need to modify that opinion any now that it is the number one film?

Pete Kilmer: No I don't feel the need to modify an opinion on it. Parents want a movie to take their kids to and Bee Movie is it. In the comic shops I run I hear a lot of parents talking about it and how good it is. Of course I have a shop in Stepford County so that might account for some of that.

Joel Corcoran: I don't think we were hard enough on this movie last weekend. The fact that people are even discussing this barely-knitted-together collection of lame jokes as an Oscar contender along with Ratatouille makes me want to smack New York Post film critic Kyle Smith in the face. If Pixar had made this movie, rather than Jerry Seinfeld supported by a horde of minions, I think critics would be much harder on the film.

Max Braden: I think the only thing the box office retention says is "this is the only thing out right now that my kids were interested in seeing."

Kim Hollis: I think we have to face facts. There are certain people out there who really, really love Jerry Seinfeld and the idea that they could take their kids to a movie he had a major hand in creating is a comforting thing. I was surprised that it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be. I'm not saying it was good, but it was at least not Shark Tale level painful. I suspect it can maintain some momentum as the family choices that are coming in the next few weeks look dubious at best.

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