Evan Almighty is already being heralded as a disappointment. $175 million to make, plus another $50 million in marketing = 225 million. They've got to not be pleased with this one.
But they must be satisfied with 1408. Smart scary movies are hard to come by, and when I saw it last night, the theatre was packed, with people coming in right up until the movie started. It's gotten good word of mouth around here, so I see it going strong for a few weeks. Hopefully it'll bring about some more movies of the type, as opposed to the "torture porn" genre we keep getting.
This is gonna be a huge weekend at the movies. Ratatouille, Live Free of Die Hard, plus Sicko, plus the current crop of good movies out? Good time of year to be in the film industry.