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Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

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The Favor

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XXY

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A Previous Engagement

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What Happens in Vegas

May 16

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Reprise

Sangre de me Sangre

May 21

The edge of Heaven

May 22

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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The Children of Huang Shi

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Bigger, Stronger, Faster

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Thursday Tracking

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Speed Racer (opening Friday) is running at 90, 29 and 16, which looks to me like $25 to $30 million, at best. (Normally a 16 first choice means $15 to $20 million, depending on the demographic, but the family-trade current will kick this one up.) What Happens in Vegas is running at 87, 32 and 18. David Mamet's Redbelt is going wide this week with 20 general, 24 definite interest and 2 first choice. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (opening 5.16) is at 96, 42 and 14. Sex and the City (New Line, HBO, 5.30) is at 84, 23 and 6, but among over-25 women the first choice is 14, so it'll probably play The Devil Wears Prada.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 08, 2008 at 10:17 AM

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MarkVH says ...

Off-topic, and I'm sure you were planning on posting on this anyway Jeff, but Glenn Kenny posted on his blog today that his position at Premiere.com has been terminated.

Fucking sucks. One of the best damn critics around. He'll land on his feet, for sure. Who's next?

Posted by MarkVH at May 8, 2008 10:43 AM

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Richardson says ...

I forgot 'Vegas' was opening this weekend too. I actually think that will open bigger than those tracking numbers, but 'Speed' is pretty dead in the water.

Posted by Richardson at May 8, 2008 01:43 PM