Wall-E

Now that that pesky IRB proposal is sitting on the desk of Mr. IRB himself, awaiting his prompt attention, I thought I'd wander over to box office mojo and see how our little robot is doing. At this point, after 5 weeks, it's at $195 million. At 5 weeks, Cars had $205 million, Finding Nemo had $254 million, The Incredibles had $225 million, and Ratatouille had $180 million. So, if we think it follows the trajectory of Ratatouille, I guess it could end up inching its way toward $210 million. Maybe that's a disappointment to some, but at the same time, it's kind of amazing that Pixar can make films like these that consistently crack $200 million. Even its more serious ones do really well. What studio has a more sterling track record than Pixar?