What is wrong with Speed Racer (Warner Bros)? (…)

The summer blockbuster season is off to a flying start with Robert Downey, Jr. in Iron Man. (…)

No matter how you look at the numbers, Iron Man (Paramount) is in the stratosphere, but I still believe that this first film from Marvel Studios will reach $100M for the weekend. (…)

After grabbing $5.2M in Thursday night advance screenings, Iron Man (Paramount) has soared to an estimated $35M on Friday. (…)

Paramount’s Iron Man is, by all accounts, off to a tremendous start, although it is well under the opening night eve totals of $8M+ for last year’s Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and Transformers. (…)

I did a personal survey of studio sources today, and they were unanimous in saying that the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, the Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3 video game sensation released on Tuesday, will have absolutely no effect whatsoever on the box office performance of Iron Man (Paramount) this weekend. (…)

Warner Bros and the Wachowski Brothers may need to call for a tow truck. (…)

It is time to get very serious about the first major summer blockbuster Iron Man (Paramount), which will debut Thursday night at 8pm at multiplexes from coast-to-coast. (…)

Hollywood is heading into its biggest season after a very solid weekend. Last year, on the weekend before the release of mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 3 (Sony), the Top 12 movies generated $62.2M. (…)

The fertility-themed all-girl comedy Baby Mama (Universal) has scored a weekend win over stoners Harold & Kumar. (…)

As of Monday night, I projected that Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo (Warner Bros) would win this final pre-Iron Man (Paramount) weekend, and I’m standing by that, although I don’t expect any new film or holdover to top $15M. (…)

Summer blockbuster season is just a week away, and I have been working my regular industry contacts to get an early feel for the first 2 weekends of May. (…)

Judd Apatow, Hollywood’s current king of raunchy comedy, is in a slump. (…)

It appears that Jackie Chan and Jet Li have topped Judd Apatow in America’s multiplexes this weekend. (…)

Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate), featuring martial arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan, will likely win the box office weekend of April 18-20. (…)