Box Office Wonders

This weekend The Dark Knight was finally tossed from the top by Tropic Thunder. Ok, fine, Tropic Thunder is frickin’ hilarious and I’m almost positive it’s because of Robert Downey Jr. That guy is pretty awesome in almost anything so no surprise he can be comedic as well. Stiller needed a really funny one as well so good for him. The box office is a funny thing to watch. I’m hoping (and pleading) that Dark Knight passes Titanic just because a sappy romance doesn’t deserve to be at the top for so long. But maybe it does. When you think about the most popular sentiment of our culture it has to be related to love and romance in some way. It makes sense. We all long for a meaningful relationship so why not look for it on the screen? Why else is the Bachelor so popular? (see reality-tv-now for more info) So will Batman do it? Will The Dark Knight make it to the top? Tell me why it should, or why it won’t? More on the Box Office statistics here

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