Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks for the  week of July 20, 2008 (all shows were in repeat except Fear Itself): SHOW | [NETWORK] | Rating (Date) 1. Ghost Whisperer [CBS] 1.1 (July 18) 2. Fear Itself [NBC] 1.0 (July 17) 3. Freaky Friday [ABC] 0.9 (July 19) 4. Smallville [CW] 0.6 (July 17) 4....

Jul 13, 2008

Audiences spent just shy of $36 million to give Hellboy II: The Golden Army the lead of the pack over the July 11-13 weekend, knocking Will Smith’s Hancock to the No. 2 spot in its second week. In the battle of the new sci-fi kiddie flicks, Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring Brendan Fraser, with its $20.5 million take on 2,811 screens beat out...

Following are the ratings for speculative fiction shows that aired on the broadcast networks for the week of July 3 - 9, 2008.

Jul 6, 2008

Every so often a lower-budget film comes along that reminds us of the power of great writing in filmed speculative fiction; how an audience can me moved and come to love a movie through its characters and by deft story telling. This is one of those films.

Following are the Top 10 speculative fiction movies in release in North America for the weekend of July 4 -6, 2008. RANK #. (Overall Rank) Title – Weekend Gross | Total Gross [Budget] (1) Hancock – $66.0 million | $107.3 million [$150 million] (2) Wall-E – $33 million | $128.1 million [$180 million] (4) Get Smart – $11.1 million | $98.1...