On the other hand, a few films managed to have decent holds this week. Chief among these are Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda, and Sex and the City. Each one of these three had drops of 35% or less, which is quite good. All three have also proven to be big hits; however, all but Kung Fu Panda will likely be forced out of the top ten soon.

Next week will see new competition from a family film in Pixar's Wall*E and the over the top actioner Wanted. I must admit to looking forward to both, particularly the Pixar film.

Two movies dropped off the top ten this week: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (11) and What Happens in Vegas (12).

Box Office Predictions Recap

Not a terribly good week for me. Yes, I just about nailed the top film on the head and I got a couple of others in general ballpark, but overall I did a pretty poor job in guessing where the money was going to go. Not that I mind — guessing is where the fun is and sometimes I am happy to see some numbers go in different directions. A good example of this is The Love Guru, which came in below my expectations and well deserving at that (it's an awful movie). Another example, although the numbers were close, I am happy for every dollar that Iron Man takes in as it is a fantastic film. Next week should be interesting.

Here is how the field matched up: