Stomp the Yard became the film that pulled off what no other film could do since before Christmas — it unseated the Ben Stiller behemoth, Night at the Museum. Other films tried, but they all failed when faced with the box office gold that is pretty much everything Stiller touches. I didn't think this would be the week to unseat the special effects-laden comedy, but I turned out to be wrong, as is often the case with my predictions. Try as I may, I have been unable to capture the elusive and fickle tastes of the public. It is akin to capturing lightning in a bottle.
Four films clawed their way into the top ten this week. The previously mentioned Stomp the Yard took the top spot, bringing $22 million dollars over the three-day weekend. I did not get to see it, so I cannot comment on the quality, but it has found a home with a lot of people. It was also the highest ranked of the new entries this week.
You have to slide all the way down to number seven for the next new entry. The drama Alpha Dog took that space. Again, a film I did not see, so no witty comments from me, but I do hope to catch it at some point. Following right on its heels is the horror entry Primeval. It is a serial killer film with an inhuman killer, an alligator, or crocodile, in some remote part of the world. This I want to see, but I am not expecting it to be good, not by any stretch. The final new entry is Arthur and the Invisibles, the first-ever family film from Luc Besson. This one I did see, and while I was happy for the lack of animated animals, I cannot say that I was terribly enthralled by it — there seemed to be a lack of heart in the animation.
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