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Kim Hollis: I think Hanks has a ton of credibility and will continue to have a long and distinguished career. And I absolutely agree that it's a credit to Hanks that this movie did so well. Without him, I'm pretty sure we might have been looking at as much as half the weekend that Angels & Demons attained with him above the title.

David Mumpower: He is one of the most cerebral people in the industry. I absolutely believe he can follow the career path of Paul Newman if he wants it. To go the Clint Eastwood path, he would have to start making more movies himself. I'm certain he would be excellent at this as his first attempt, That Thing You Do!, is wonderful. It's all up to him. With regards to being a box office draw, he's long in the tooth to be a male romantic lead but these sorts of roles available to him now are exactly the type that extended Sean Connery's career so dramatically. Think The Rock, Entrapment and Finding Forrester.

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Kim Hollis: Three of the six major May releases are in the books. Are there any other comments you'd like to add about any of them? What are your thoughts on the impending Terminator Salvation/Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian match-up?

Josh Spiegel: With regards to the three films that have already been released, I guess I'm only surprised that Wolverine hasn't completely vanished. I had expected Star Trek to be the top film of these three, and I don't think that much will change. With regard to next week's box office battle, it'll be curious to see how much interest there still is in the Terminator series. Night at the Museum is, presumably, a guaranteed moneymaker. Adults, though, and teenagers may or may not be completely pumped to see Christian Bale as John Connor. It'd be pretty impressive to see these two really duke it out, but I wonder if one film (one that stars Ben Stiller, maybe) tops the other by a wide margin.





Shane Jenkins: I think that next week has the potential to be one of the all-time great box office weekends. And as exciting as that is from a box office analyzing viewpoint, I don't understand why Night at the Museum 2 didn't open this past weekend. It could have had an extra week away from Up, gotten a head start on Terminator, and only had damaged goods (Angels and Demons) to open against. Am I wrong?

Scott Lumley: I kind of wondered why NOM2 didn't open this weekend as well. While I don't share the antipathy that some people are showing against Angels and Demons, it is a very grim movie with some very disturbing imagery. NOM2 opening next week might not necessarily be a botched release date, but it might be a failure to capture on opportunity.

As for Wolverine... did I mention that I actually kind of liked Angels and Demons?

Brandon Scott: NOM2 is a joke and I can't legitimately discuss it. It's a ridiculous movie and concept. I have no love for that "franchise". As for Terminator, I am curious to see how that plays out. I thought Terminator was dead after the feeble third act, but bringing Bale (will there be any outlash against him for his curse out?) and McGizm (can he make a decent movie?) on board raises the intrigue level for me quite a bit. I might actually catch myself seeing this if it has decent reviews - how's that for a ringing endorsement?

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