The Covenant wins the box office race

A few young men with mythological powers interested enough people this weekend to beat out the competition at the box office. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Weekend Recap, your source for the latest box office numbers. After all, the movies are one of the top ways people use for escapism over the weekend. So this is as much a lifestyle magazine as it is a entertainment sheet. At least, we feel less guilty when we think of it that way.

The supernatural thriller The Covenant managed to land at the top of the box office this weekend, despite some bad reviews for the flick. Though it landed at the top of the pack, it only pulled in $9 million, hardly anything to celebrate over. The George Reeves murder biopic Hollywoodland pulled in $6 million, proving that people would prefer to see unknown actors with magical powers rather than Ben Affleck in a Superman suit. The martial arts film The Protector, who is protecting ELEPHANTS, with ELEPHANTS serving as the plot of a MARTIAL ARTS FILM, pulled in only $5 million, showing that Americans have at least some sensibilities left in them. For the rest of the numbers, here's your weekly scoreboard:

(Source: BoxOfficeMojo)

Every Wednesday we bring you the Weekend Preview, your first look at the movies opening up at the box office that upcoming weekend. We give you a short summary of that film's plot, then later on we give our own predictions as to how well we think that film will do at the box office. Then here, during the Recap, we take those predictions and compare them with reality. Were the predictions that were made earlier Fact or Fiction? Let's find out right now.

We Said: 1. Hollywoodland, $10-$15 million.
The Truth: The Covenant, $9 million.

2. Invincible, $8-10 million.
The Truth: Hollywoodland, $6 million.

3. The Covenant, $8-$10 million.
The Truth: Invincible, $5.8 million.

4. Little Miss Sunshine, $7-8 million.
The Truth: The Protector, $5 million.

5. The Protector, $6-8 million.
The Truth: Crank, $4.8 million.

Conclusion: If it wasn't so fun to make the predictions in the first place I'd cancel this section of the Recap, because sometimes it's just too embarrassing to face the music. Sometimes.

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