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Summer is over and it is beginning to show in the low numbers that came out of the box office this weekend. Nicolas Cage’s new thriller “Bangkok Dangerous” made the number one spot with only $7.8 million - which is a very low number and not that impressive.

The weekend box office gross was supposed to reach $66 million - which is the lowest amount since the $59.5 million which was recorded in September 21st, 2001. “We had no strong holdover from Labor Day Weekend to boost the box office,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media by Numbers.

Michael Moore - the man behind “Fahrenheit 9/11” - will be releasing a new movie online and it will be free to anyone who wants to subject themselves to the unrelenting torture of his movies. The new film has been titled “Slacker Uprising” and follows Moore around a 62 city tour during the 2004 elections in hopes to convince young people to vote.

‘Tropic Thunder’ has managed to hold on to the top spot at the box office despite all the buzz and hype surrounding the 2008 Olympics. ‘The House Bunny’ came in at No. 2 - which was a bit of a surprise for many of us.

This week Cameron Diaz’s and Ashton Kutcher’s newest comedy “What Happens In Vegas” wil be released on DVD. Cameron Diaz makes her career on Wall Street and has just had her heart broken by her fiance. Ashton Kutcher is a carpenter who is at the moment out of work.

The two get hitched on a drunken whim in Las Vegas then go to extremes to scheme each other out of the $3 million jackpot they won. The movie comes in a single-disc DVD with the theatrical version or a two-disc DVD and Blu-ray high-definition sets with an extended cut.

For those of you who think you will never see the new ‘Harry Potter’ don’t worry. Warner Bros. is trying to appease those fans who have been sending angry comments their way concerning the delay of the next ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The president of the studio, Alan Horn, released a statement explaining that the decision was not taken lightly, and even pointed out a silver lining. With the sixth film, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” pushed back until June, fans won’t have to wait as long between it and the seventh (and final) flick, scheduled for a November 2010 release.

20th Century Fox stated this week that they will be seeking an injunction to block the release of the new Warner Bros. movie the “Watchmen”. A Los Angeles court ruled a copyright lawsuit to go forward against Warner Bros.

The movie about raffish, flawed superheroes - which has already been shot - is slated for release on March 6, said Warner Bros spokesman Scott Roe. The highly anticipated film, with a budget believed to be about $120 million, is based on a 1980s DC Comics graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.

‘The Dark Knight’ has been leading the box office for weeks now with no prospect of dropping to the second spot. The only one who could have the chance to beat Batman down would be the hilarious comedy directed and starred by none other then Ben Stiller.

The DreamWorks-Paramount comedy “Tropic Thunder” with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Tom Cruise debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, bumping “The Dark Knight” to second place after four weekends on top, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Warner Bros. made the decision to postpone “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” until July 17th of next year. Obviously this has angered many fans - but they aren’t the only ones who are mad. Warner Bros. did not include anyone else in their swift decision and Entertainment Weekly released their new issue talking all about the new movie and stating that it would be released this fall. We were surprised that they were not informed due to the fact that they are the studio’s parent company.

‘Harry Potter’ fans have been waiting in eager anticipation for the next installment of the ‘Harry Potter’ movie series to be released. WB announced the date if release for November 21st and released the teaser trailer. Many of the fans flocked to AOL and YouTube to check out the new trailer and get a taste of what is to come.

Angelina Jolie just had twins - but that doesn’t keep her out of the movie business for long. She is being asked to take over for the lead part in the new Columbia spy thriller. Originally they were looking at Tom Cruise for the part - but it looks as if they are taking the movie in a whole new direction.