Three movies poised to make $300 million by the first day of summer (aka the Birth of the Delino Day), and those non-Dodgers fans in Los Angeles (aka Hollywood) are ready to head for the still-charred hills. The word is out - make a mediocre movie, and you might not recoup a $300 million budget... but you'll still beat a solid Bums weekend. Dodgers take two of three against one set of Pirates, yet lose the box office booty to another.
| Weekend | Top movie | Wkend gross ($MM) | Dodgers’ runs scored | Runs x 3.5 multiplier | Wkend winner |
| May 4-6 | SpiderMan3 | $148.0 | 0,4,6 (10) | $35.5 | Spidey |
| May 11-13 | SpiderMan3 | $60 | 2,7,10 (19) | $66.5 | Dodgers |
| May 18-20 | Shrek3 | $122 | 1,2,1 (4) | $14 | Shrek |
| May 25* | Pirates3 | *$43 | 9,2,2(13) | $45.5 | *Dodgers |
| June1-3 | Pirates3 | $43 | 5,1,5(11) | $39.5 | Pirates |
Nestled in second is the Delino's favorite movie of the year, Knocked Up (which I have not even seen yet). Apparently word of mouth spread from SoSG to the rest of the country, netting the film $30 million! If you've got 14 hours to kill, director Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks is out on DVD, looking for a good home. Rent it to hear Seth Rogen's original accent and see what James Franco does when not throwing pumpkin bombs.
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