Craig's MovieBlog: Casino Royale

Casino Royale

September 09, 2008

Quantum of Solace – New Trailer

“James, move your ass.”

When I see these previews, I'm just constantly reminded how good Casino Royale was.

Sep 9, 2008 7:16:34 PM | Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Trailers

June 29, 2008

Wanted: Second Biggest #2 Debut Ever

Does that even make sense? Wanted opened to $51.1 million this weekend, and while it wasn’t enough to beat Wall-E ($62.5 million), it was the second biggest debut ever that didn’t hit #1.

I love stats like this. Also, I am a dork.

Here are the top five #2 debuts of all time (via Box Office Mojo)

Rank	Title	Opening	Weekend Winner (Weekend Gross)
1	The Day After Tomorrow	$68.7 million	Shrek 2 ($72.1 million)
2	Wanted	$51.1 million	Wall-E ($62.5 million)
3	The Longest Yard	$47.6 million	Revenge of the Sith ($55.2 million)
4	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$44.3 million	I Am Legend ($77.2 million)
5	Casino Royale	$40.8 million	Happy Feet ($41.5 million)

Jun 29, 2008 9:58:22 PM | Box Office, Casino Royale, Shrek 2, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Wall-E, Wanted

May 27, 2008

Craigslist

"Speed Racer is just barely going to beat out Harold & Kumar II at the domestic box office. Brutal." - David Poland. Yes, that would be the Harold & Kumar that cost $12 million versus the Speed Racer that cost $120 million.
Brett Ratner wants to make movies based on video games. I don't have a joke here. Just ponder that for a while... and then try to stop yourself from crying.
Motley Crue's new single sold 10,000 copies on iTunes, but 47,000 copies through Rock Band on the Xbox 360. Very interesting to think about new distribution patterns...
I can't believe how bored I was during Indiana Jones IV. It's not that the film was bad... it was just "meh." The ultimate sin - just plain boring. After seeing how Bourne and the latest Bond film (Casino Royale) reinvented the action/adventure franchise, and reset audience expectations, why would Spielberg and Lucas deliver this? Anyway, here's a good review :)

May 27, 2008 2:41:23 PM | Box Office, Casino Royale, David Poland, Harold and Kumar 2, Indiana Jones, Jeff Wells, Speed Racer, Steven Spielberg, The Bourne Identity

September 08, 2006

Crdc I admit that I will miss Pierce Brosnan, but it looks like this is all coming together nicely (and darkly) for Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig taking over the reins. It feels much grittier than previous efforts, and I just hope the whole film isn't cheesed up (a la Denise Richards as Christmas Jones).