Two movies that I saw this past week, "The Express" and "City of Ember", both performed poorly at the box office. "The Express" grabbed $4.7M and "Ember" took in only $3.2M.

I think "The Express" is one of the best films of the year, while I didn't love "City of Ember" (see reviews below). Down through the years I have reviewed a lot of films that bombed at the box office - some that were really good and some that were terrible. You'd think that the good ones would do better than the bad ones, but that's not always the case.

Predicting how movies will do at the box office is always tricky and you can't judge by the quality of the film. But I don't like it when good movies such as "The Express" or "Be Kind Rewind" don't make a lot of money. Sure, people can always catch them when they come out on DVD, but making it high in the Top 10 that first weekend is a major accomplishment.

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