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By Steve Mason
November 22, 2006
Top 10 Denzel Washington Movies – Domestic Box Office
1. Remember the Titans - $115,654,000
2. The Pelican Brief - $100,768,000
3. Crimson Tide - $91,387,000
4. Inside Man - $88,513,000
5. Man On Fire - $77,911,000
6. Philadelphia - $77,446,000
7. Training Day - $76,631,000
8. John Q - $71,756,000
9. The Bone Collector - $66,518,000
10. The Manchurian Candidate - $65,955,000
Top 10 Val Kilmer Movies – Domestic Box Office
1. Batman Forever - $184,031,000
2. Top Gun - $176,786,000
3. The Prince of Egypt - $101,413,000
4. Heat - $67,436,000
5. Willow - $57,269,000
6. Tombstone - $56,505,000
7. The Ghost & the Darkness - $38,619,000
8. The Doors - $34,416,000
9. The Missing - $27,011,000
10. Top Secret! - $20,458,000
Top 5 Jim Caviezel Movies – Domestic Box Office
1. The Passion of the Christ - $370,274,000
2. The Rock - $134,069,000
3. The Count of Monte Cristo - $54,234,000
4. G.I. Jane - $48,169,000
5. Frequency - $45,010,000
The first time I remember seeing Jack Black in a film was High Fidelity. It's a wildly entertaining movie, and he's the best thing in it. His vocal performance at the end was phenomenal. It's hard to believe that singing voice comes out of such an odd-looking guy.
He went on to The School of Rock and that hilarious cameo in Anchorman where he punts Ron Burgundy's dog off the bridge. Then came Nacho Libre which struck me as dumb and self-indulgent, and now, he's teamed up with bandmate Kyle Gass for Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny.
There's a certain segment of the public that is anxiously anticipating this one. I'm told that this picture is tracking well with Under 25 Males, but that's about it. It's just hard to imagine any woman having any interest in a dumb movie about two dumb guys doing a bunch of dumb things. And, as much as I love movies about dumb guys, this has the feel of a vanity project. It's Jack Black getting together with his friend and making a movie to promote his band. This picture will be limited to a five-day of $11-$14 million and a three-day of $7-$10 million.
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny By The Numbers
Top 10 Jack Black Films – Domestic Box Office
1. King Kong - $218,080,000
2. Ice Age - $176,387,000
3. Shark Tale - $160,861,000
4. Enemy of the State - $111,549,000
5. Waterworld - $88,246,000
6. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - $85,288,000
7. The School of Rock - $81,261,000
8. Nacho Libre - $80,197,000
9. The Cable Guy - $60,240,000
10. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer - $40,002,000
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