Reading about some recent movie grosses in the paper yesterday, I learned that Adam Sandler still has his Midas touch at the box office, and The Da Vinci Code maybe didn't really live up to all the pre-release media hype...

The Da Vinci Code has done a little over $200 million in domestic theatres to date, which seems huge to someone that still enjoys his Kraft Dinner a few times a week, but is probably disappointing to the studio, in light of all the buzz around the film.

This is the funny thing about modern moviemaking - a "big" movie a few decades ago would have made just a few million bucks, but now the dang things seem to have to gross several billion dollars on opening day, just to be considered half-decent.

And yet, we've seen a Deuce Bigalow II...go figure...

In fairness, that production had the golden assistance of the aforementioned Mr. Sandler, if I'm not mistaken. His new film Click has already grossed over $40 million dollars, so if the pace at the box office continues, he'll outdo that Da Vinci Code film in a week.

Must drive Ronnie Howard crazy - he puts together a movie based on a monster-seller novel, and Sandler just riffs for a couple of hours with a magic remote, and hits the goldmine...

Even in Hollywood, life can be so cruel...

Chow for now!!