[discostu]

All of those except maybe Miami Vice are going to make fat wads of cash. Your list there is probably going to represent over 1 billion in revenue when it all adds up. Sequels tend to make money and those are are sequels of major cash cows, then there's Da vinci code which inspite of it's stupidity is still a very hot book raking in good money and the movie should make a ton.

[loreldan]

Yep. You're exactly right! I purposely listed the expected biggest movies of the year - and the reason why I won't see them until DVD. (Except Pirates, because my kids want to see it) It's a shame that Hollywood has to rely on rehashes and sequels to make money, isn't it? None of their new ideas make money unless it's based on a book! They have no new ideas for new movies which is why attendance is down. Also we always have to hear the "stars" pontificating on TV interviews so do we want to see a movie that pontificates too? i.e. Syriana