Race to Witch Mountain. (2009, 99 minutes, PG, science fiction) This is a remake of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain. Why they changed the title, I do not know. It is a family-friendly adventure about a couple of children who also happen to be aliens and need to get to their spaceship, with the aid of a cabbie, played by Dwayne Johnson, while being pursued by a mysterious organization with its own nefarious purposes. Alex Fickman directs the film, his first feature since The Game Plan, which also starred Dwayne Johnson. It looks like it could be fun.
Also opening this week, but not near me:
- Brothers at War
- Severed Way
- Sunshine Cleaning
- Tokyo Sonata
Box Office Predictions
Last weekend was dominated by the highly anticipated adaptation of Watchmen. It opened lower than the studio's expectations, but it is nothing to sneeze at. What will be interesting this week is whether or not it will suffer a steep drop or not. I have a feeling it will have a sizable drop, enough to knock it out of first. This now begs the question, will it be the family film or the horror film that steps up to take charge?
Here is how I think it could play out.
| Rank | Title | Box Office |
| 1 | Race to Witch Mountain | $28 million |
| 2 | Watchmen | $24 million |
| 3 | The Last House on the Left | $13 million |
| 4 | Taken | $6.5 million |
| 5 | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail | $5.5 million |
| 6 | Miss March | $5 million |
| 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $4 million |
| 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $4 million |
| 9 | He's Just Not That Into You | $3 million |
| 10 | Coraline | $2.5 million |
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