Well, looks like I’ll have to eat my words. Despite my hope that Children of Men would climb in the box office charts its actually slipped to #7 with a $7,412,000 gross this weekend. That brings its US box office total to just over $22,000,000 and its worldwide gross to $54,878,000.
The Ohio Film Critics Association have named Children of Men the Best Film of the Year. Oscar here we come. Other notables in their top 10 include The Departed, Borat, United 93, and Babel.
The Human Project is Universal’s viral marketing site for Children of Men. You can join and check out the forums or complete their ‘challenges’ for ‘points’, the prizes are a little weak if you ask me.
1 Signed Mini One-Sheet
1 T-shirt
1 Beanie
1 Survival Kit
1 Digital Clock Keychain
1 Sticker
It all seems a little pandering and under developed to me.
You may not know it but Children of Men was released theatrically in the UK quite a while ago and is now nearing its January 15 DVD release. Looking to get an early DVD copy in the states? Order Children of Men from Amazon.co.uk.
Mininova is hosting a divx UK DVD rip of Children of Men, you can grab the .torrent here.
Children of Men opened to wide release at #3 in the box office this weekend - $10,295,000. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict this fine film actually moves up a box office spot next weekend to #2 and makes even more gross than its opening weekend - something near unheard of in the film industry.
