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Joel Corcoran: I don't think there is anything funny about Space Chimps, but the monkey sanctuary episode of Dirty Jobs was hilarious. Maybe Fox should've just hired Mike Rowe for a two-hour extended episode of that show.

Kevin Chen: Contrary to what you might expect, lack of gravity does not make flinging poo any more enjoyable.

Brandon Scott: Its box office made Eddie Murphy a Gumby-esqe green with envy. If you saw either of these films, I am laughing "at", not "with" you.

Daron Aldridge: "In Space Chimps, no one can hear you scream because the theater is empty." Wow, who signed off on the $37 million budget for this one? Someone now collecting unemployment, no doubt.

David Mumpower: This is bad news for a potential Astronauts Versus Cavemen movie project from Mutant Enemy. Fox made no money with a movie combining the two.

Tim Briody: That reminds me, it's been an hour or so since I've watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. See ya.

People, Hellboy loves kittens. What more do you need to know to convince you that seeing his movie is worthwhile?

Kim Hollis: Journey to the Center of the Earth fell 43%, Meet Dave fell 69% and Hellboy II: The Golden Army fell 71%. Which of these performances surprises/impresses/depresses you the most?

Shane Jenkins: Aw, poor Hellboy. I might not have loved his sequel, but it doesn't deserve to have a bigger drop-off than Meet Dave and Pluto Nash. Unless Universal's entire strategy was a "one good weekend and we're outta here" sort of thing, I think they made a really bad choice in release dates. They must have known it was going to get knee-capped this weekend, but I'm sure they didn't anticipate a drop of this magnitude. This was one slaughter even Red's right hand was defenseless against.

Pete Kilmer: I'm not really surprised that Hellboy dropped that much. It made its money and will do respectably when all is said and done with. I wish the drop had been under 60% though.





David Mumpower: As BOP chronicled in the Daily Numbers Analysis column, Hellboy II was clearly in trouble the instant Journey to the Center of the Earth started gaining on it during the week. There was $13 million in difference between their opening weekend totals (i.e. Hellboy earned roughly 62% more) yet the Brendan Fraser movie passed it on Thursday. Casual observers will shrug this off as Hellboy getting swallowed by Batman (slash fiction alert!), but the wheels had already come off by then.

Tim Briody: Hellboy's plummet notwithstanding, the staying power of Journey to the Center of the Earth is actually the most surprising to me, especially for something so gimmicky.

Daron Aldridge: I would add another word to the mix...elated. As in, I am elated that Meet Dave has already dropped from the top ten. Eddie Murphy, you brought this on yourself. I am depressed that Hellboy fell Hulk-sized proportions but my fingers are crossed that it may avoid further freefall now that Batman has opened.

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