Knowing. (2009, 115 minutes, PG-13, science fiction) Here is a movie that I really, really want to like but have a really, really bad feeling about. Nicolas Cage does not have the best track record of late and this looks awfully reminiscent of Next, and we all know how that turned out (if you don't, it was disastrous). Cage plays a scientist who discovers a formula that predicts disasters all over the world. The reason I want to like it is that I hope director Alex Proyas gets back on track. He directed a couple of excellent films early in his career (The Crow and Dark City), but has slipped a bit of late with I, Robot (which was a decent action film, but does not carry the heft of the Isaac Asimov source material nor of Proyas' Dark City). One can hope, right?
Also opening this week, but not near me:
- Mancora
- Sin Nombre
- Super Capers
- Valentino: The Last Emperor
Box Office Predictions
Which film will be the one to step up and take charge this weekend? The science fiction flick? The R-rated comedy? Perhaps the romantic thriller? Will star names come into play? Do names like Roberts, Owen, Cage, Rudd, or Segel mean anything to you? Do any of them hold sway over what you see? It's tough to get a handle on this week's participants. It's going to be a close race, so I am going to go with my most anticipated of the weekend.
Here is how I think it could play out.
| Rank | Title | Box Office |
| 1 | I Love You, Man | $22 million |
| 2 | Duplicity | $21 million |
| 3 | Knowing | $19 million |
| 4 | Race to Witch Mountain | $15 million |
| 5 | Watchmen | $9.5 million |
| 6 | The Last House on the Left | $7 million |
| 7 | Taken | $5 million |
| 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $4 million |
| 9 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $3.5 million |
| 10 | Madea Goes to Jail | $2.5 million |
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