For a second week in a row, Oz the Great and Powerful reigned at the domestic box office. The Disney hit earned an estimated $42.2 million, down 47% off from last weekend’s debut. But the big news this week is the film that took second place. With an estimated $17.1 million from 2,507 locations, The Call wound up stealing the spotlight from the comedy debut of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

After a three-week break stemming from scheduling conflicts and technical difficulties, The Collision has returned.  We would have liked to have discussed The Dark Knight Rises closer to its release date, but we feel like we have to discuss even thought we’re a little late to the game.  In this episode, we’ll not only talk about the conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but also examine how Nolan has changed superhero movies and where the genre could be headed.  While at the beginning of the show I say that the episode will be divided into non-spoiler and spoiler sections, we quickly went into discussing details, so if you haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises yet, you’re going to want to pass on this episode until you do (assuming you mind spoilers).  As always, we’ll finish up with our recommendations.

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After just one weekend of excitement surrounding the release of The Green Hornet, the box office reverted to more modest numbers this weekend.  As the week’s sole new release the romantic comedy No Strings Attached came out on top, bringing in a higher than expected total estimated at $20.3 million from its 3,018 locations.