The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the dullest ever. It’s where studios dump genre flicks that they hope will pick up a few leftover scraps while the holdovers from Thanksgiving continue to dominate. While I can envision a situation where all four of these titles fail to break the top 5, The Collection and Killing Them Softly have the best chance at performing modestly well. I give the edge to The Collection since Brad Pitt hasn’t been a box office draw in some years and it’s been awhile since a horror film attempted to break into the top 10. And with The Collection being a sequel to a cult horror favorite, it could draw a decent audience from among the faithful.
Individual Commentaries
Wesley Lovell: I am so underwhelmed by the potential selections this week, I’ll make my rare “None of the Above” selection. While some of these titles might have their potential interest among moviegoers, I’m not the best audience for any of them. Peter J. Patrick: The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, except for limited Oscar bait releases, are usually a dumping ground for films no one of sound mind wants to see. This week’s releases fit the mold. Tripp Burton: We take a break from the major Oscar contenders, instead letting a group of genre films invade the box office for one weekend.
S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography)
C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup)
T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects)
A: Animated Feature
D: Documentary Feature
F: Foreign LanguageFilm
All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation).
The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs.
Each Person selects a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all. This is the movie(s) among all releases that each would recommend above all others.
The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the dullest ever. It’s where studios dump genre flicks that they hope will pick up a few leftover scraps while the holdovers from Thanksgiving continue to dominate. While I can envision a situation where all four of these titles fail to break the top 5, The Collection and Killing Them Softly have the best chance at performing modestly well. I give the edge to The Collection since Brad Pitt hasn’t been a box office draw in some years and it’s been awhile since a horror film attempted to break into the top 10. And with The Collection being a sequel to a cult horror favorite, it could draw a decent audience from among the faithful.
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