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By the way: Backstreet Boys > 'N Sync. Yes.

LOL I can't believe I missed out on a 90s discussion. Go figure.

Watch yo back, Emma! Taylor's coming for Andrew Garfield next (just to write a break-up song about him, of course).

LOL I'm one of those people that no matter how much the movie sucks, I always stick it out until the end. Especially when I forked over the cash to see it in the first place. It's been 3 days since I've seen this, and maybe it's because of...other stuff...but this movie basically become one big blur to me. It's not good, it's not awful, it's just...there. The definition of instantly forgettable.

Best movie of the summer so far for me is Chef.

Thoughts: Expected drop for Transformers. Kind of softer than expected for Tammy but with a budget of only $20M it's already another winner for McCarthy. Very tepid openings for Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo, neither of which was able to take advantage of a lack of horror and kid films on the market. Solid holds for Jump Street, Dragon, and (again) Maleficent. Jersey Boys also saw a pretty great hold. Kind of weak for America, thank god. Barf! Really good expansion for Begin Again, and look at Chef go still! I hope it makes it to $30M.

1. The Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. Memento 4. The Dark Knight Rises 5. Batman Begins 6. The Prestige 7. Insomnia

From Earth?

Yeah, it's going to turn a profit by the end of this weekend. Considering the combo of weak ads and the poor reviews, the fact that this will still make $70M+ shows McCarthy has nothing to worry about, for now at least.

What was the last movie Martin Lawrence was even in, anyway? The Death at a Funeral remake?

By overperforming I meant an $80M+ opening.

Meh for all the openers except Tammy, although even that won't come close to the totals of McCarthy's two vehicles from last year (not that it needs to to be considered a success since it will have made back its budget by the end of today). Hopefully Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will shake things up a bit and overperform next weekend.

Keira Knightley has carved out a really nice niche for herself beyond Pirates of the Caribbean. Her work in Pride & Prejudice was especially excellent. Really want to see Begin Again.

Kind of odd and amusing how 4th of July was basically treated as Thanksgiving weekend (which has become mostly a dumping ground outside of the occasional Disney movie released on it) this year.

I was parked on the side of the road in front of the big movie theater I usually go to to get the best view of the fireworks and the theater parking lot itself was mostly empty. Heh.

The Incredibles has remained at least somewhat relevant thanks to their presence at the Disney parks so I agree that an Incredibles sequel would be a much bigger deal than How to Train Your Dragon sequel ever was.

Lucy actually looks like fun (if bizarre), unlike Babylon A.D. or even Transcendence. Won't be a massive hit but it should have no problem securing around a $20M opening.

I'd go, but after nearly dying from the heat when visiting Wizarding World 4 years ago, It's going to be held off for some time.

Keep in mind that grosses are going to be subdued today with it being the 4th. Increases will likely be solid tomorrow, though.

I saw Tammy yesterday and it was neither good or bad, just really bland and inconsequential. I won't remember anything about it a few weeks from now.

Melissa McCarthy continues to be engaging, but this is such a scattershot affair that I'm surprised that it got released in its finished form. The screenplay, co-written by McCarthy herself, tries to balance between the type of humor the actress has become associated with and a character study, but it does so in a rather inconsistent manner that is unlikely to really satisfy either side. Still, the cast makes it a pleasant enough experience. McCarthy continues to prove her overnight transition from longtime character actress to leading lady has been welcome even though her "broad comedy" shtick is starting feel kind of rote, and she has an enjoyable chemistry with Susan Sarandon (always a pleasure), although I had to keep being reminded that she was playing McCarthy's grandmother (she would've been more believable as her mother instead). Beyond Sarandon, we find a wealth of talent in supporting roles, including Allison Janney, Kathy Bates, Dan Aykroyd, Toni Collette, and others. I really wish McCarthy and director/co-writer Ben Falcone (her husband in real life who has appeared in all of her films since Bridesmaids, including this film) had come up with a better project together than this forgettable effort but I guess it's nice that they got the opportunity at all. C+

A The LEGO Movie A- Chef How to Train Your Dragon 2 X-Men: Days of Future Past B+ 22 Jump Street Captain America: The Winter Soldier Edge of Tomorrow The Fault In Our Stars The Grand Budapest Hotel Neighbors B Godzilla Maleficent Million Dollar Arm Muppets Most Wanted Noah Non-Stop B- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Divergent Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Rio 2 C+ 300: Rise of an Empire The Monuments Men Tammy C A Million Ways to Die in the West Ride Along

This is Baumer right now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qalNX5G94

Movies always take a considerable dip on Wednesdays when new releases open on them.