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BSP Episode 104: Galaxy Quest

Yep, we chat up THE STORM CLOUD again.  Make sure you grab your copy before they are sold out.

In this episode, we discuss the 1999 Sci-Fi Comedy/Spoof Galaxy Quest.  Lots of laughs are had buy the hosts as we pick apart the flick and explain why we feel this is the way that spoofs of Sci-fi should be made.

What is most amazing is the broad range of work that the actors of this move have gone on to do since making this flick.

Let us know what yo think.

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Weekend Box Office for September 18-20

#1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs from Sony debuts at #1 with an opening weekend gross of $30.1 million in 3119 theaters. Budget was $100 million.

#2 The Informant! from Warner Brothers debuts at #2 with an opening weekend gross of $10.5 million in 2505 theaters. Budget was $22 million.

#3 Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself from Lionsgate Films drops from #1 to #3 with a weekend gross of $10 million (-57.1%) in 2255 theaters (unchanged). Total gross to date is $37.9 million. Budget is unknown.

#4 Love Happens from Universal debuts at #4 with an opening weekend gross of $8.4 million in 1898 theaters. Budget was $18 million.

#5 Jennifer’s Body from Fox debuts at #5 with an opening weekend gross of $6.8 million in 2702 theaters. Budget was $16 million.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 9 drops from #2 to #6 with a weekend gross of $5.4 million (-49.2%) in 2060 (+399) theaters. Total gross to date is $22.7 million. Budget was $30 million.

#7 Inglourious Basterds, in it’s fifth week, drops from #3 to #7 with a weekend gross of $3.6 million (-41.3%) million in 2519 theaters (-696). Total gross to date is $109.9 million. Budget was $70 million.

#8 All About Steve drops from #4 to #8 with a weekend gross of $3.4 million (-39.7%) in 2159 theaters (-106). Total gross to date is $26.6 million. Budget is unknown.

#9 Sorority Row drops from #6 to #9 with a weekend gross of $2.4 million (-50.8%) in 2591 theaters (-74). Total gross to date is $8.8 million. Budget was $12.5 million.

#10 The Final Destination drops from #5 to #10 with a weekend gross of $2.3 million (-57%) in 1805 theaters (-927). Total gross to date is $62.3 million. Budget was $40 million.

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

Sources:

Box Office Mojo