Box Office Blitz Week 16

Next week begins the last month of the regular season of Box Office Blitz.  Thanks to people forgetting to play (or going to Disney in Rusty's case) the standings have tightened up a little bit.  Which means everyone needs to step up with their A game.  And you know, actually play the game.  That sort of helps.

Last week I saw "Gravity" finally and really enjoyed it.  It was just the second movie I've watched in 3D.  Fake IMAX 3D even because it seemed like the kind of movie where that would be worthwhile.  And it was because you get all that debris flying at you and stuff.  I'm sure the visuals are even better when you aren't wearing the glasses over glasses.  Despite some inaccuracies--like having a space shuttle, what is this, 2011?--I thought it was a really good story of a woman's struggle for survival.  More than that it was about Sandra Bullock's character finding her courage to live whereas even before the space mission she had apparently been just been going through the motions of living.  I'd give it a 4/5 and I wouldn't be surprised if Bullock gets nominated for an Oscar.  But she won't win because there was a preview for a Meryl Streep movie and she by default gets handed the Oscar for anything she does.  Anyway, if you haven't seen "Gravity" yet I'd recommend seeing it in the theater so you can get that whole 3D experience.  Unless you have one of them fancy 3D TVs.

Now then, it's time for the list of Week 15's offerings at my local megaplex.  (* Means it's a new release)

• Bad Grandpa* (if you pay $10 to watch this in a theater you need kicked in the crotch)
• Baggage Claim
• Captain Phillips
• Carrie
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
• Escape Plan
• Gravity
• I'm in Love With a Church Girl
• Lee Daniels's The Butler
• Machete Kills
• Prisoners
• Runner, Runner
• Rush
• The Counselor*
• The Family
• The Fifth Estate

I will pick:

1. Gravity $25M
2. The Counselor $20M
3. Captain Phillips $10M

 And now you make your picks in the comments.  Good luck!