Corn all over!!
Weekly Update:
I had some TV dinners this week and have you ever noticed if there is corn (or any small veg like peas), that the small veg ends up all over the meal? So the two dinners both had corn, but then I had corned corn, corned brownie, corned potato and corned chicken. You know what is funny, it all taste fine with corn! I mean even the corned brownie wasn't that bad! But thinking back on my youth and growing up on eating TV dinners a lot, there was also tiny veggies all over the meal. Mostly due to the clear seal not always being sealed all the way. Still going to eat it and do not mind mixing some foods up... so not a big deal.
At the movies:
Oscar weekend and some movement this week's at the box office! New at #1 is The Lost City with 31 million for it's debut. Nothing really exciting coming out on this movie so unsure how a 2nd weekend will do. Drop down to #2 is "The Batman" with 20.5 mil extra as it continues along. New at #3 is RRR with 9.5 mil and really nothing on this movie. Dropping down to #4 is "Uncharted" with 5 mil extra and slowly heading out. Rounding off the top 5 is "Jujutsu Kaisen O: The Movie" with another 4.6 mil and will not go too much further.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one again this week, coming in at #10 is Infinite Storm with only 751K with a very poor showing per screen average.
Quote of the week:
"Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out." - Robert Collier
Facts & Tips:
Opposite faces of dice always add up to 7.
"That's right, you live, you live every single day like it's your last Bubble Girl." - Brittany Ross as Courtney in the TV series "The Middle."
Sleepy with a side of daylight
Weekly Update:
I may need a new computer... I mean I hope not but my current one seems to be slowing down but I don't do a lot on it other than web surfing, watching movies via Plex and play one, maybe 2 games but usually only one. I mean overall it's fine but it was doing some pausing and reset and I think I have at least 16 megs of ram so space is good. I do a lot of external storage so I know it's not a hard drive thing, just been acting up. I want to say it's about 5-years old which is is kind of old for computers but what I use it for and how much I use it, it's really not that bad. I do like the Alienware brand but maybe I should switch to Dell XPS... ultimately they are the same parent company but we'll see. I'll keep using this one till it completely crashes, just have to remember to keep storing things externally.
At the movies:
A little but of a shift this week with some new movies coming in from very small distributors! Still holding on to #1 is "The Batman" earning an extra 36.8 million and now just hit the 300 mil mark for domestic box office! Still solid word-of-mouth and no doubt will get to 400 easily. New at #2 is Jujutsu Kaisen O: The Movie with 17.7 mil and this one kind of came out of no where for me. Slight dip to #3 is "Uncharted" with 8 mil more and steadily declining slowly. New at #4 is X with 4.4 mil in it's debut, not much more on this one. Rounding off the top 5 is "Dog" with 4.1 mil and did a solid 50 mil overall which has become a new milestone since re-opening.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week again as The Outfit comes in at #8 earning 1.5 mil.
Quote of the week:
"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am." - Muhammad Ali
Facts & Tips:
An avocado is actually a large berry.
"Sir, there's a rumor you might be considering a run for senate." - Brianna Brown as Joanne Raphelson in the TV show "Monk."
Beep beep!!
Weekly Update:
So gas pricing are pretty dang high and yet there is so much traffic!! Obviously it's not affecting people as they are still crowding the streets and freeways and not doing alternative modes of transportation like carpools and mass transit. I've always said I wouldn't mind paying more if it means less traffic but I guess EVERYONE is thinking the same! I went to Costco and other errands on Saturday, everything was packed on the roads and that is no joke. The line for gas at Costco was about 20+ cars for each pump row. So obviously, it's not affecting people that much as they are still hoarding the roads and getting all the gas. I just don't understand... everything seems like a contradiction and I preferred it when we were closed and there was hardly any cars on the road. I only went out to do my 3 stops and came right home.
At the movies:
Holding ground at #1 is "The Batman" with 66 million more and now well over 200 mil. On course to hit 300 mil within the next 10-days to 2 weeks. Solid word-of-mouth continues to keep this one steady. Also holding on to #2 is "Uncharted" with 9.3 mil as it slowly declines. New at #3 is BTS Permission to Dance on Stage one day event earning 6.8 mil. Being a one-time event, did some big numbers across the country. Drop down to #4 is "Dog" with 5.3 mil as it should pass 50 mil cume soon. Rounding off the top 5 is "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with 4.1 mil as it closing in on 800 mil and should reach that before it's done at the box office.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week in semi-wide release (800 screens) is Radhe Shyam in the #7 spot with 1.8 mil. Not a great number but we have seen worse.
Quote of the week:
"Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us." - Boris Pasternak
Facts & Tips:
Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
"You know what happens if we don't play by the rules." - Laura Vandervoort as Lisa in "Jigsaw"
Turning Batman
Weekly Update:
Had a very busy week this past week! Ended up seeing two movies mid-week and it kept me busy and tired! So on Tuesday, attended the movie premier of Disney/Pixar's "Turning Red" and the event itself was really fun and the movie was great! I do not understand the decision to not have this debut in theatres and just on Disney+, major miss on this. But I hope it does great but there isn't a way to gauge that accurately. Then on Wednesday I ended up going back to LA for a screening of "The Batman" and that was also a solid and good movie. This movie felt like it all happened in a weekend or just a few days. It was also like following along the movie solving the clues and figuring out... well, the riddles from The Riddler. The numbers were amazing with this movie and 2nd biggest opening since reopening (or the closing, depending on how you look at it). Go out and see some movies... or stay home and watch Disney+ which you will not get that same theatrical experience.
At the movies:
BIG weekend for "The Batman" with a huge 128.5 million for it's debut. Very solid number, and word-of-mouth is strong on this remake and new cast. Should get to 200 mil in no time at this rate. Drop down to #2 is "Uncharted" with 11 mil extra and now hit the 100 mil mark. Rippling down to #3 is "Dog" with 6 mil as it tries to hit 50 cume domestic. Swinging down to #4 is "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with 4.4 mil as it chugs along. Rounding off the top 5 is "Death on the Nile" with 2.7 mil as it also starts to close out for new films coming in.
Quote of the week:
"No one can figure out your worth but you." - Pearl Bailey
Facts & Tips:
Yawns are contagious to dogs as well as humans.
"Egeria came to the Tau'ri to stop the Goa'uld from taking humans through the Stargate as slaves. Ra found her and killed her, but not before she had spawned out movement." - Vanessa Angel as Anise in the TV series "Stargate SG-1."
