"Yuma" corrals slow weekend Audiences gave a collective yawn towards last week’s new releases, with “3:10 to Yuma” topping the box office with an unimpressive $14.1 million. That’s awfully low for a well-reviewed vehicle starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, but considering the pleasant weather and people’s general disinterest in Westerns, $14 million isn’t too shabby. $5.5 million, however, is pretty shabby, though, and that’s all that the repulsive action flick “Shoot ‘Em Up” took in over the weekend to land at No. 6. (Smart move, America.) But the weekend’s big, big, big loser was “The Brothers Solomon,” an occasionally funny comedy that brought in just over $500,000. Yikes. Did you strap on your spurs and go see “3:10 to Yuma”? How do you think “Shoot ‘Em Up” compares to that other Clive-Owen-protecting-a-baby movie, “Children of Men”?

Who says people have had enough "Halloween" movies? Rob Zombie's remake of the original slasher classic topped the box office over the holiday weekend with a better-than-predicted $31 million. In fact, that makes the otherwise disappointing "Halloween" the highest-grossing Labor Day debut ever, ahead of the previous champ, 2005's "Transporter 2" with $18.1 million. In third place this week was "Balls of Fury" with an OK $14.3 million, far better than the week's big bomb, "Death Sentence." Kevin Bacon's action flick took in only $5.2 million to land at No. 8. Do you prefer the original "Halloween" or the remake? Does the title "Balls of Fury" make you giggle?

Here's the good news: This weekend, summer box office tallies passed the $4 billion mark for the first time in history. The bad news? The week's new releases hardly contributed to that at all.

The hilarious "Superbad" held strong at No. 1, bringing in $18 million in its second week of release. Threequels of vastly varying quality "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Rush Hour 3" followed. The highest-grossing new release, "Mr. Bean's Holiday," earned only $10.1 million to place fourth, followed by "War" at No. 5 with $10 million. Earnings for "The Nanny Diaries" ($7.81 million) and "Resurrecting the Champ" ($1.8 million) ranged from pathetic to very, very pathetic.

Have you seen "Superbad" yet? Did you really cough up $10 to see "Mr. Bean's Holiday"? Who thinks Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remake looks totally terrifying?

After a summer full of sequels, America still has a taste for more, and it’s a good thing. Director Paul Greengrass’ exciting and excellent “The Bourne Ultimatum” took in $70.2 million this weekend to top the box office, exceed tallies for the first two "Bourne" movies ($27.1 million, $52.5 million, respectively) and become the biggest August opening ever--besting the previous champ, "Rush Hour 2," which made $67.4 million over the same weekend in 2001. "Ultimatum" was also well ahead of the week's No. 2, “The Simpsons Movie,” which dipped to $25.6 million in its second week of release. No other new releases made any significant waves, with the corny “Underdog” coming in at No. 3 with $12 million and Andy Samberg crashing and burning with his big-screen debut, with “Hot Rod” earning $5.01 million to finish at No. 9.

Which is your favorite “Bourne” movie? Was “Ultimatum” good enough to make you believe in this week’s sequel, the awful-looking “Rush Hour 3”?

"The Simpsons" may be past its prime on TV, but it's certainly no slouch at the box office. After 18 years and 400 episodes of the show, fans were eager to see how huge Homer's belly looks on the big screen, and "The Simpsons Movie" took in $71.8 million to win the weekend. That makes it the third-biggest opening ever for an animated movie--behind $121.6 million for "Shrek the Third" and $108 million for "Shrek 2"--and put comedy's yellowest family way ahead of the weekend's No. 2, "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," which earned $19.1 million in its second week. "The Simpsons" tally also destroyed the week's other major releases: "No Reservations" (No. 5, $11.8 million), "I Know Who Killed Me" (No. 9, $3.4 million) and "Who's Your Caddy" (No. 10, $2.9 million). That's right. Lindsay Lohan's new flick made only $500,000 more than a zero-star golf comedy starring Big Boi from OutKast.

Did "The Simpsons Movie" live up to expectations? Can the flick stay strong next week when it's up against Matt Damon's action sequel "The Bourne Ultimatum"? Is LiLo's career toast?

Apparently, people would rather see Adam Sandler and Kevin James get married and make fun of homosexuals than John Travolta dancing and singing in drag. That's a shame—"Hairspray" is fluffy and fun, while "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" is unfunny and offensive—but it doesn't change the fact that "Chuck and Larry" topped the box office this weekend with $34.8 million. "Hairspray" landed at No. 3 with $27.8 million, a few waves of the wand behind "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," which took in $32.2 million in its second week of release. Did you make it to the theater this weekend, or were you too busy reading the just-released, final book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"? Were you offended by "Chuck and Larry"? How many donuts are you eating to properly prepare for "The Simpsons Movie"?

Even if you hate "The Sound of Music," now's the time to give it a chance. The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival is sending someone to Austria for a "Sound of Music" tour, and all you have to do is write a parody of the tune "My Favorite Things" about your favorite Chicago things. Your version must include at least two verses and a chorus and be submitted by Aug. 7. Just one more thing: You need to be willing to sing your song in public. The three finalists picked by judges will perform their compositions live at the festival's Aug. 28 showing of the Julie Andrews flick. Find more info here. Are you willing to belt it out in public for the chance at a free trip? When describing your favorite things about the city, what will you use to rhyme with Lollapalooza?

Well, Harry Potter has done it again. Proving that even a darker installment of the popular series--released in the summer instead of the fall--is still the stuff of box office gold, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” took in $77.4 million over the weekend to top the charts and bring its domestic total to $140 million since opening Wednesday. It’s the lowest-grossing opening weekend of all the Potter films, but the previous four opened on Friday, so Harry’s probably not too worried about it. Elisha Cuthbert is likely a bit more embarrassed: Her terrible horror flick “Captivity” earned only $1.55 million to land at No. 12. Even though we weren’t bowled over by “Potter”—seriously, hardly anything happens!—we’d rather people see the Hogwarts kids getting bleak ten times rather than see Cuthbert degraded and tortured even once. What did you see this weekend? How does “Order of the Phoenix” compare to the other Potter movies? What’s the deal with John Travolta in the upcoming remake of “Hairspray”?

For anyone who thinks the overblown-but-entertaining cartoon adaptation only exists to sell toys, after this weekend they may want to buy some Hasbro stock. Michael Bay's gigantic, "Transformers," bulldozed its way to the top spot this weekend, earning $67.6 million to bring its seven-day total to $152.6 million. Moviegoers, however, wisely separated themselves from the embarrassing Robin Williams comedy "License to Wed," which placed fourth $10.4 million. ("Ratatouille" held strong at No. 2, with "Live Free or Die Hard" coming in at No. 3.) We hope that John Krasinski of "The Office" will learn his lesson from "License to Wed" and that Williams' next comedy will … well, if he never does another comedy the world might be a better place.

How wicked-awesome was "Transformers"? Did "License to Wed" ruin your concept of marriage? Why haven't you seen "Ratatouille" yet?