Typically, August is a dumping group for films studios originally thought would do boffo box office, but ultimately turned out to be unlikely to do so. They hope that they can claw their way to a decent total to help pay back some of the money they cost. This weekend’s list has one film that doesn’t quite fit that stereotype, while the others do. And that film, Lee Daniels’ The Butler is likely to be the weekend’s top box office performance topping Kick-Ass 2, which might not do terribly well, but will be that film’s strongest competition.

Individual Commentaries

Wesley Lovell: I want to be excited for Lee Daniels’ The Butler, but I’m struggling to build up enthusiasm. The indie set isn’t much better.
Peter J. Patrick: A mixed bag week with two promising debuts and lots of junk.
Tripp Burton: We are entering the beginning of Oscar season, but this year it is bringing in a lot of films with awards friendly premises that look like complete disasters.

Aug. 16-18, 2013
	Jobs (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Kick-Ass 2 (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Paranoia (Wide Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Biopic Fans None	On DVD For Graphic Novel Fans None	On DVD For Everyone M,S,C	On DVD For Thriller Fans None
	Never AvoidIt None	Never Avoid It None	In Theaters For Everyone M,S,C	On DVD For Thriller Fans None
	On DVD For Biopic Fans M,S	On DVD For Graphic Novel Fans None	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts M,S	In Theaters For Thriller Fans None
	Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview	Austenland (Limited Release) See the original CinemaSight Trailer & Poster Preview
	On DVD For Film Enthusiasts None	On DVD For Romcom Fans None
	In Theaters For Everyone M,S	Never For Romcom Fans None
	In Theaters For Film Enthusiasts M,S	In Theaters For Romcom Fans None
KEY:	Personal Impression Personal Pick of the Week Recommendation (For Everyone) Recommendation (For Genre Fans) Recommendation (For Film Enthusiasts) Recommendation (Avoid It)		Oscar Impression: Oscar Codes: M: Major (Picture, Directing, Acting) 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 makes a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all.

OTHER LIMITED RELEASES

Cutie and the Boxer (Cinema Sight Preview)

InchAllah

Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara

Spark: A Burning Man Story (Cinema Sight Preview)