B.O.R.E.D. - Jan 7, 2005

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Test Track Holiday!
Discover what it's like to be a package in the mailing system on Christmas week.  Even though your vehicle is marked "fragile" you'll be sent careening down chutes over rough terrain and through insane weather conditions.
 
A Kilimanjaro Safaris Christmas
Those nasty poachers are at it again, this time stealing the base camp's toys in order to make a hefty profit off of E-bay.  After searching through the reserve to find them you eventually end up in a high speed pursuit.  Once reaching the poacher's camp you see stockpiles of Tickle Me Elmos, Cabbage Patch Dolls and 1st edition Buzz Lightyears.  This attraction sends a sobering message to toy scalpers everywhere.
 
The Biggest Snow Globe. . . EVER!  An Inspiring Attraction
Spaceship Earth looks the same on the outside, but the inside has been completely transformed.  Watch the history of snow globe making from the caveman who would shake around actual snow (how primitive) to the modern day Styrofoam masterpiece.  The experience ends where the previous planetarium room is turned into a giant snow globe complete with pink flamingos and a "Wish U Were Here" sign.
 
Classic Quote of the Week: "No capes!" - Edna Mode from Incredibles
Tragic Quote of the Week: "Biggest hailstones I've ever seen." - Eli from Hot Lead and Cold Feet
 
This Weekend
Don't you just love January?  This month is kind of a dumping ground of movies that studios don't expect to do well.  This week is no exception.  The only major release is White Noise a movie that has about the most boring sounding title I've heard.  Don't get me wrong, I actually do like White Noise, it can be quite soothing especially if you're trying to get sleep.  I'm not sure the movie though we'll attract that much attention.  It is however the only new release and the first big horror/suspense flick to come along in a while.  Look for White Noise to make somewhere in the neighborhood of $12.2 million.
 
Overall the box office will probably go something like this:
#1   Meet the Fockers $22.4 million
#2   White Noise $12.2 million
#3   The Aviator $8.7 million
#4   Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $8.4 million
#5   Ocean's 12 $5.4 million
#6   Fat Albert $5 million
#7   Spanglish $3.8 million
#8   National Treasure $3.8 million
#9   The Polar Express $3.4 million
#10 The Phantom of the Opera $3.3 million
 
If it were a Disney film. . . White Noise would be about the contest Disneyland held to decide who would be the growling voice of the Abominable Snowman.  

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-- Daniel Kaplan
-- Posted January 7, 2005

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