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At the rate things are going, it looks like Juno<\/a><\/i> \u2014 which was #2<\/a> last weekend and #1<\/a> every day since! \u2014 will gross over $100 million during its entire theatrical run, while National Treasure: Book of Secrets<\/a><\/i> and Alvin and the Chipmunks<\/a><\/i> will gross over $200 million domestically. If that does, indeed, turn out to be the case, then \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026 28 films released in 2007<\/a> will have crossed the $100 million line. This is better than almost every year on record, with the single exception of 2003<\/a>, when 29 films crossed that line. 2002<\/a> and 2004<\/a> are tied for third place, with 24 such films apiece.<\/p>\n

\u2026 11 films released in 2007 will have crossed the $200 million line. This easily beats the previous record of 8 such films, set in 2005<\/a>. Third place goes to 2002, when there were 7 such films.<\/p>\n

\u2026 4 films released in 2007 will have crossed the $300 million line. This beats the record of 3 such films, set in 2002 and tied in 2003 and 2004.<\/p>\n

\u2026 no films released in 2007 will have crossed the $400 million line. One film per year accomplished this in 1997<\/a>, 1999<\/a>, 2002, 2004 and 2006<\/a>. Star Wars<\/a><\/i> (1977) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/a><\/i> (1982) also crossed that line on their 20th anniversaries.<\/p>\n

In other news, No Country for Old Men<\/a><\/i> had $45.3 million in the till as of Wednesday and is thus only a day or two away from passing O Brother Where Art Thou?<\/a><\/i> (2000; my review<\/a>) to become the top-grossing film ever directed by the Coen brothers. However, it would still be behind the $60.1 million earned by Bad Santa<\/i> (2003), which the Coens produced but did not direct.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"