Box Office Update: Well Aint That Just Dandy?

10. Piranha 3D (Second Weekend; $4.3 million): The Weinstein Company continues to prove themselves utterly incompetent, so far as not knowing that it's a better idea not to greenlight a sequel to a film that's been performing poorly.

9. The Switch (Second Weekend; $4.6 million): Add another Jason Bateman comedy to the list of films that disappointed at the box-office, because this movie's a dud.

8. Nanny McPhee Returns (Second Weekend; $4.7 million): For that matter, put it on record that people don't have the same soft spot they do for candy colored kids films.

7. Inception (Seventh Weekend; $5.1 million): It appears that people do enjoy the Christopher Nolan brand of challenging cinema, leading this film to gargantuan sales.

6. Vampires Suck (Second Weekend; $5.3 million): People came and saw, and now they're done with this film. Enough said.

5. The Other Guys (Fourth Weekend; $6.6 million):How this film has been a staying power for weeks, I have no idea. Leave it to an Adam McKay film to completely ignore logic.

4. Eat Pray Love (Third Weekend; $7 million): Well into it's third weekend, the romantic-drama continues to draw female-oriented audiences.

3. The Expendables (Third Weekend; $9.5 million): Sometimes, people just want to see a decent action pic, and though I can't attest for that, it seems that most audience members will.

2. Takers (First Weekend; $21 million): A heist movie, because we haven't had a really good one of those for almost a month now. The action flick is currently neck and neck with one other film for the top spot on this list, and we won't know until tomorrow who came out on top.

1. The Last Exorcism (First Weekend $21.3 million): Currently the top grossing film of this weekend, the horror film may be edged out by Takers when Sunday's grosses are taken into account.

Box Office Report: "Expendables" Holds Strong

10. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Second Weekend; $5.2 million): The modern movie going audience rarely rewards originality, and Edgar Wright's comedic action romance continues to suffer as a result.

9. Inception (Sixth Weekend; $7.8 million): Then again, when originality is rewarded, it does give the more critically minded some satisfaction, as Christopher Nolan's masterpiece continues to ensnare audiences, now rising to $262 million.

8. Nanny McPhee Returns (First Weekend; $8.4 million): In a world where kids movies do spectacularly, this summer hasn't been too friendly to them. The children's sequel failed to draw audiences this weekend.

7. The Switch (First Weekend; $8.4 million): Another genre that's been butchered for the most part this summer is romantic comedies, which Jason Bateman's film opening this weekend had the misfortune of being.

6. Piranha 3D (First Weekend; $10.1 million): See critics! This is what you get for selling out on your beliefs! The 3D horror film with blood and boobs, didn't do very well this weekend. Odd, isn't it?

5. The Other Guys (Third Weekend; $10.1 million): Adam McKay's action-comedy-whatever keeps earning more money than it should be, now at $88.2 million.

4. The Lottery Ticket (First Weekend; $10.6 million): The black comedy (as in comedy with black people in it) made a decent, but barely noticeable opening.

3. Eat Pray Love (Second Weekend; $12.1 million): Ryan Murphy's drama adaptation continues to do well by its own standards, taking a 47.6% drop and adding to a total gross of $47.2 million.

2. Vampires Suck (First Weekend; $12.2 million): I'm glad that this film didn't open at number one, but I'm still disappointed that people actually spent money on this movie at all.

1. The Expendable (Second Weekend; $17 million): The Sylvester Stallone directed action fest (starring Sylvester Stallone) held onto the top spot in a slow weekend, echoing the dying desperation of the end of summer 2008.

Weekend Report: Like Being Eaten By Piranhas!

As a statement for how depressing this summer has been, the best and most logical thing to do with your money is to spend it on Piranha 3D. This movie was never supposed to be good, but somehow it has gotten good reviews for two reasons. One, because at this point in the summer, all people want is a fun time at the movies, and apparently blood, gore, and boobs are suddenly considered fun. Weird, right? The second reason is that there isn't much of a sensible alternative this weekend. Lets go down the list of this weekend's releases, and nail them to the ground.

First, foremost, and most depressingly is Vampires Suck, a film that I would absolutely love to see if there weren't a 100% likelihood that it wouldn't make me want to kill myself, which there is. I've seen reviews on YouTube by regular fans who are urging people not to spend money on this movie. The saddest thing is that people will, and even sadder is that this film's opening weekend gross will be higher than that of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. In the sidebar I have a quote from last weekend's release, and you're better off just spending 90 minutes repeatedly reading that. Trust me. You will enjoy yourself so much more.

Then there's The Lottery Ticket, a film from Ice Cube. It's depressing that most movies with an entire cast and crew of black people can't be more like Precious and less like Death at a Funeral (2010). That's really all I have to say about that movie, because it just doesn't look worth your time or money. Moving on, we have The Switch, another predictable and painful romantic comedy with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. I've gotten used to the fact that this is the only type of movie they do make anymore, and have removed them from my list of actors to watch for.

Finally, closing out the list of depressing films crammed into this sorry excuse for a weekend, Nanny McPhee Returns. Anyway, we know right now that good or bad, this movie is made for children, so they most likely won't care. The reviews for this film have been somewhat positive, but unless 90% of critics say this film must be seen, I'd just recommend that you skip this film.

My Opinion: Don't go see Vampires Suck, The Lottery Ticket, or The Switch at all this weekend. If you're under the age of 13, feel free to see Nanny McPhee Returns. Otherwise, the best bet this weekend is to go out and see Piranha 3D. Or you can go home and celebrate the one year anniversary of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.