Monday Morning Box Office Report – Apr. 21, 2008

Posted by on April 21st, 2008   Filed under: Box Office
Source: IMDb

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A Jet Li/Jackie Chan team-up is what people wanted, and that’s what they got this weekend, as The Forbidden Kingdom fought its way to a $20 million opening weekend. Forgetting Sarah Marshall wasn’t far behind at #2, with $17.3 million. Al Pacino and 88 Minutes didn’t fare quite so well, earning just $6.8 mil, meanwhile Prom Night continued to do well in its second weekend, and Nim’s Island rounded out the Top 5. The big surprise is that the intelligent design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed managed to crack the top 10 in its opening weekend, an impressive feat for any documentary. Of course, it helps when there’s a lot of religious groups putting money behind it to release it in over 1000 theatres… why can’t the documentaries that really deserve that kind of support get it too?

1. The Forbidden Kingdom — $20.9M
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall — $17.3M
3. Prom Night — $9.1M
4. 88 Minutes — $6.8M
5. Nim’s Island — $5.65M
6. 21 — $5.5M
7. Street Kings — $4M
8. Horton Hears a Who! — $3.5M
9. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed — $3.15M
10. Leatherheads — $3.02M



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  • “Why would god allow conditions such as in africa where people dont even have education or access to his word, where people suffer through life and then die and go to hell because too bad, they lived somewhere they couldnt accept christ? whereas on the other hand, we are rich and spoiled and fuck up everything and ask forgiveness on death beds because we conveniently grew up around religion and think we can fool god through loopholes? sounds real fair doesnt it?”

    I’m sorry to resurect this topic but i’ve been thinking about this all day and i just had to mention it. you say that people in africa have no access to the bible but that is exactly what missonaries spend there entire lives trying to change. and to think that there are people out there that are that commited to there savior makes me belive in god just a little bit more. so what do you have to say about missionaries?
    P.S. I watched the show, thanks for the heads up.

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