The Namesake

Fox Searchlight generated the biggest opening weekend average of the year with the launch of Mira Nair's The Namesake which bowed to $248,552 from only six locations for a muscular per-theater average of $41,425. http://www.boxofficeguru.com/031207.htm

Starring Irfan Khan, Kal Penn, Tabu - the PG-13 film about an Indian family and their American-born children platformed in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto and will expand on Friday (March 16) into additional markets.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2007&wknd=10&p=.htm

Currently playing in NY, LA, SF and Toronto - THE NAMESAKE will open in 34 additional theaters on Friday, March 16 in cities such as Boston, Chicago, DC, Denver, Philadelphia, San Jose, Seattle, and Vancouver. The film will expand further on Friday, March 23 into Dallas, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Oakland, Phoenix, San Diego, and St. Louis.

DVD Tuesdays

Okay guys had a chance to check out a few titles and here is what's worth the rent/buy.

- Beverly Hills Cop Collection (Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller) Buy Now!

- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen) (Comedy) Buy Now!

- The Full Monty: Fully Exposed Edition (Comedy) Buy Now! - SKIP IT - Total waste of time and not the type of thing you;d exepect from Fox Searchlight.

- Let's Go to Prison (Comedy) Buy Now! -
this put the D in DUMB

- Peter Pan: 2-Disc Platinum Edition (Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical) Buy Now!
Yes a classic but yes a cash grab

- Requiem (Drama, Horror, Thriller) Buy Now!
Must see movie - One of the best films to come out in a long time.

- Revenge of the Nerds (The "We Got Bush" Edition) (Comedy) Buy Now!

UMMM - just for kicks watch it and try to understand what life was like before American Pie ruined everything for school based comedies.

Mohit Movies

Okay so we're up.



Top 5 Box Office this weekend.

1.	Wild Hogs (2007)	$38M	$38M
2.	Zodiac (2007)	$13.1M	$13.1M
3.	Ghost Rider (2007)	$11.5M	$94.8M
4.	Bridge to Terabithia (2007)	$8.59M	$57.9M
5.	The Number 23 (2007)	$6.5M	$24.1M

Can someone tell me how Norbit is still in the top 10.
New podcast episode posted.
http://blogto.com/moviesto_podcast/

I'll be at the Hotdocs screening on Wednesday if you see me say Hi!!