The second wedding-centric "comedy" I've seen this year is the new release Made of Honor, and like the first one, Over Her Dead Body (aka That Waste of Paul Rudd That I Had to Look Up the Title For), the word "comedy" deserves to be within quotation marks when used as an adjective. It's not a terrible film, but it rarely rises above the hilarity level of Oh, How Cute. Even the cuteness wears off in the last third of the movie, leaving you with nothing but the feeling that you've seen this all before, perhaps in sitcoms, where it was much funnier.

You can predict the plot from the poster. Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) are best friends who pal around New York together like pale imitations of the leads in When Harry Met Sally, except these two characters apparently never watched the second half of that film. Tom is relationship-phobic -- he has a set of strict rules for his frequent one-night stands -- but when Hannah takes a long business trip to Scotland, he starts to realize that maybe Hannah is a bigger part of his life than someone to antique-shop and eat desserts with. Naturally, when Hannah returns from Scotland, it's with a perfectly sexy, perfectly perfect fiance in tow. And in a move that is meant to be the incitement for high humor, she asks the newly lovelorn and crushed Tom to be her -- you won't believe this -- maid of honor. Have you fallen out of your chair yet, and are you rolling on the floor in hysterics?

With Made of Honor now hitting the screens, we're getting even more McDreamy. But being a "made of honor" who wants to crash his best friend's wedding is far from Patrick Dempsey's first gig. There are many other roles in the mix, so Entertainment Weekly has thrown together a list of the actor's 16 "key roles." Now, this isn't all super-star material, since Dempsey dipped out of the spotlight for a while, but the list definitely takes you back in time.

The guy has been around -- from gigolos to road trips, literary adaptations to monkey viruses. (Do you remember him in Outbreak? I completely forgot that he was in that.) It's a pretty decent list. Frankly, I'd forgotten all that came between Can't Buy Me Love and Scream 3.

I have to say -- I like him much more these days. I was one of those people who never liked Can't Buy Me Love. I'd watch it with friends, and their hopeful glances would turn into insidious lasers prodding for a positive reaction. Ronald Miller just wasn't for me. But I realize that I'm in the minority on that one. Sound off below on your favorite Dempsey flick, or if you're not a fan at all, rant about the sensation that is Dempsey.

Due to a snafu (my own fault), I did not have a seat at Tuesday night's Iron Man screening in Philadelphia. So while everybody who is anybody hereabouts was giddily watching Tony Stark transform from an arms dealer to an ass-kicking, metal-suited superhero, I was in a different theater one block away watching Patrick Dempsey be a bridesmaid in Made of Honor. There'll be a Cinematical review of the movie on Friday, but for now I'd like to ask a very specific question: what on earth could that title possibly mean?

Others who have seen the movie have referred to "Made of Honor" as "a pun," or even an "appalling pun." Okay, but a pun usually involves conflating two words or expressions that make sense in the same context and happen to sound alike. In this case, I only count one. Yes, I get it -- Dempsey plays the best friend of a woman who is getting married, and so she names him her maid of honor. It's funny because he's a guy, but he's the maid of honor. Hahaha! Fantastic. But made of honor? What, like built of honor? Who? Patrick Dempsey? I'm not connecting the dots.

The trend of successful pregnancy comedies led by Knocked Up and Juno continued as Baby Mama took top honors. Harold and Kumar took second but still managed to pull in almost $3million over its $12 million budget. Last week's other new release, Deception, fell way behind the pack and took in only $2.3 million to finish in tenth place. Here are the final numbers:

1. Baby Mama: $17.4 million
2. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: $14.9 million
3. The Forbidden Kingdom: $11.2 million
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall: $11 million
5. Nim's Island: $4.5 million

Only two new releases this week, but one of them is a doozy.

Iron Man
What's It All About: At this point I doubt this film needs any introduction, but here goes. Based on the long running Marvel comic, Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, a wealthy arms manufacturer (because an impoverished arms manufacturer would just be silly). When Stark is captured and forced to build a dangerous weapon, he instead makes a high tech suit of armor and uses it to escape. He further refines the suit and uses it to stop a conspiracy that threatens the world.
Why It Might Do Well: Well, we're talking one of the widest releases we've seen in awhile, a 90% fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com, and some kickass trailers and clips that have been generating a lot of buzz. Also, we've got a lead actor with some serious star power, and a supporting cast that includes Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow. Obviously this is next week's number one flick, the question is just how much will it rake in?
Why It Might Not Do Well: If every single person involved with this film went on network television tomorrow and shot a puppy, people would still flock to this one.
Number of Theaters: 3,800
Prediction: $62 million

Made of Honor
What's It All About: When Tom's (Patrick Dempsey) best friend Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) leaves for a six week business trip he sees how empty his life is without her. He resolves to propose when she returns, but Hannah surprises Tom with the announcement of her engagement to someone else, and a request that he be her "maid" of honor.
Why It Might Do Well: This romantic comedy is different enough from Iron Man to snap up the remainder of the audience that's not into the super hero stuff.
Why It Might Not Do Well: The fact that this is the only other film being released the same weekend as what will probably be one of the biggest movies of the year seems to indicate a film the studio has little faith in.
Number of Theaters: 2,700
Prediction: $14 million

This seems like the most straightforward prediction we've had in a long while, which is a sure fire sign we're heading into the Summer blockbuster season. Here's how I see things working out:
1. Iron Man
2. Made of Honor
3. Baby Mama
4. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Still no perfect scores this week, but our group average is up over last week. Here's how everyone did in our weekly box office prediction competition.
1. Ray: 13
1. Mario: 13
1. Brent Todd: 13
1. kevin: 13
2. Erin: 11
3. Matt: 9
3. matt: 9
3. AJ Wiley: 9
3. Chris: 9
4. cubitfox: 8
4. zach: 8
4. Mike: 6
4. Sam: 6
4. plinstrot: 6
5. Matthew: 4
5. I Eat Robots: 4
5. DarkAgair: 4
5. Aaron: 4
5. Awesomepants: 4
5. Prateek S: 4

Will the latest feature film from Marvel rule with an iron fist? Yeah, probably, but what about the rest of the top five? Join in on the fun. Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.

Have you watched the trailer for Made of Honor? Did you catch this casting bite? Yes, A Different World's Dwayne Wayne, also known as Kadeem Hardison, plays one of Patrick Dempsey's friends in the upcoming romcom. He's been showing up in a lot of the film's clips that have been circling the net, and every time I see them, I'm catapulted back in time.

But Kadeem's career was more than just the bespeckled Wayne. He had a part in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and also in one of my old-school favorites from childhood -- the television movie of The House of Dies Drear. He played Mac, part of the jerky Darrow clan, but also a young boy trying to befriend Thomas Small, who has just moved into the haunted, Underground Railroad house of Dies Drear.

Are there any other Drear fans out there? If not, head after the jump for a taste of A Different World, where Dwayne dances with his jersey tucked into his pants. Man, he was stylin'.

Just last month, we heard about a contest where one lucky couple would have the honor of being married at the premiere of Made of Honor. Well, that lucky couple has been picked, and you can see their smiling faces over to the right. Michelle Golightly and Shaun Bollinger of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania are going to get hitched in a super-fancy Monday wedding in the Big Apple on April 28, right at the premiere of the film.

It might seem like a weird idea, but think about it -- these guys get to have top-of-the-line professionals put together their day, and it won't break their wallets or bring on the usual, insane piles of debt! They get a first-class, all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan, where super talented wedding people style them up, get them dressed, take their pictures, get their rings, make their cake, and do everything else that a wedding requires. And to top all that off -- Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight is going to be the officiant -- it's so weird that I actually love the idea.

If you want to see this wildness for yourself, you can check out the webcast on Crackle.com, footage after the fact on ET the next night, or if you find yourself in the neighborhood, there's street space for people who want to check out the wedding and premiere -- it's all going down at the Ziegfeld on 54th.

I'm a big fan of original weddings that go at least slightly against the grain, so this whole scenario sounds like a hoot. But I wonder: what's the strangest, wackiest, or most original wedding you've ever witnessed, or been in? Share your stories below.

If you've recently gotten engaged and are making plans for a wedding, have I got news for you! The upcoming film Made of Honor, together with all-things-weddings website The Knot, are joining forces to bring you a Get Married at the Premiere contest. Made of Honor, in case you don't know, is about a sexy, successful guy (Patrick Dempsey) who realizes he's really in love with his best friend (Michelle Monaghan) when she leaves for six weeks to go on a business trip to Scotland.

He misses her so much he decides to ask her to marry him when she returns ... but she returns having fallen in love with a wealthy Scot, and asks him to be her "maid of honor" at her wedding. He agrees, but only to try to put a stop to things before it's too late. Sounds pretty much exactly like Julia Roberts' hit My Best Friend's Wedding, but if you like Dr. McDreamy, and you like rom-coms, it's probably right up your romantic alley.

Anyhow, here's what you do to enter the contest: just go to the website and submit a photo of you and your beloved, along with the story of the moment you realized you were meant to be together (pause here for a collective "Awwwwwww ... ").

Shopping, casting and rumors, oh my!

• On the first, Patrick Walsh shared word that Peter Jackson was shopping around his script for Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. On the third, I shared New York magazine's first look at the script that Jackson was looking to sell for $65 million + fees. Now The Hollywood Reporter says that DreamWorks is the lucky winner. They have won the rights to the script, beating out other movie houses like Warner Brothers and Sony. Jackson is, of course, directing, and the film is set to shoot this October in Pennsylvania and New Zealand before being distributed by Paramount. Now... Who will star?
• As we told you last year, McDreamy doctor Patrick Dempsey had signed on to star in the upcoming romantic comedy, Made of Honor. In February, Michelle Monaghan signed to play his platonic, old friend-turned-love interest. Now The Hollywood Reporter is adding three new names to the mix. First, there is model/actress Beau Garrett, who will soon be seen as Frankie Raye in the next Fantastic Four film. Then, there is Tootsie director Sydney Pollack, who has signed on to play Dempsey's dad. Even better is one of the supporting cast -- Kadeem Hardison. Remember the name? He's Dwayne Wayne! Is it time for his comeback?
• Last we've got a rumor, but it's an interesting one, so I thought I'd share. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has not come out yet, but the rumor mill has greased its wheels for the next installment. According to LaineyGossip, U.K. buzz says that Naomi Watts might grab the role of Narcissa Malfoy nee Black -- wife* to Lucius, mother to Malfoy and connections to others who will not be named for those who haven't read the books. The site muses that Watts claims she feels more British than Australian (she was born in England) recently to warm Rowling up to the thought of her taking the role -- legend says that the author says only British actors can be cast in the films. Can you see her as Momma Malfoy?

*Edited, because she's obviously not a husband. Thanks, Cine readers! MB

While it certainly feels like a direct-to-DVD version of My Best Friend's Wedding 2, this one is called Made of Honor and Columbia Pictures will toss it into a theater near you sometime next year. Now that Patrick Dempsey's career has been revived on the Grey's Anatomy operating table, he'll be starring alongside newly casted Michelle Monaghan. Directed by Paul Weiland and based on an "original" script by Adam Sztykiel, pic starts shooting this April.

I shouldn't even need to tell you the plot for Made of Honor; basically, take My Best Friend's Wedding and switch the roles. Dempsey plays a hot-to-trot bachelor whose long-time platonic best friend (Monaghan) decides it's time to settle down and get engaged. When she asks her buddy to be her "maid" of honor, he accepts ... but only so he can somehow win her back over. Monaghan, who will be playing the "other woman" in another marriage-themed comedy The Heartbreak Kid, is the kind of actress who looks great, but hasn't yet managed to escape her comfort zone. Pretty, familiar -- the perfect girl to throw in a romantic comedy or an action adventure -- but that's about all. We're still waiting for Monaghan to play some cracked-out prostitute in a low-budget indie flick -- now, that's when we'll really be able to see if she has what it takes.

Anything is possible. Patrick Dempsey went from a lawnmower-riding heartthrob to being completely off the radar, only to come back again as Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Sheperd on the popular Grey's Anatomy. Sure, he's had a few films of note in between, like his stint as a police detective on Scream 3 and being shafted by Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama, but they haven't inspired sighs of "Oh, Patrick!" like Grey's. While he gets his next chance at movie heartthrob status with Made of Honor, he's getting a very, very surprising directorial Best Man.

While the idea of a Dempsey-headed romantic comedy might inspire you to think of a number of romantic comedy directors, Columbia Pictures is taking a different route. Believe it or not, the film is to be directed by the man who not only brought us a myriad of Bean movies from Merry Mishaps to Perilous Persuits, but also the oh-so-awesome Leonard Part 6 -- yes, I'm talking about the one and only Paul Weiland. Sure, the man is also responsible for Roseanna's Grave, but is that film really enough to keep him in mind for romantic comedies?

As Erik shared in December, Honor follows Dempsey's character, a man in love with a woman (yet uncast) who is engaged to someone else. She asks him to be her "maid" of honor, and he accepts the position, planning to steal her from her current beau -- definitely not a plan made of honor. It's great to see the idea of "maid of honor" get questioned, since men and women are no longer socially divided by sex, but that's pretty much dashed by his scheme to get the girl. I can only hope that they give the woman some credit and not have her heart won by a man who agrees to stand at her wedded side only to get the goods for himself.

Not for nothing, but Patrick Dempsey has had one odd career and, funnily enough, his heartthrob status has officially come full circle. He began as a teenage heartthrob in films like Can't Buy Me Love and Loverboy. After a somewhat failed attempt at dramatic action in Run and Mobsters, Dempsey found himself lost in a series of random TV gigs -- all of which could be summed up by using the title of a 1997 TV show he starred in called Odd Jobs. However, a new decade brought forth a career revival for Dempsey, which began with a role in Scream 3 and continued with small stints on the shows Will & Grace and The Practice. Now, the ex-teenage heartthrob is thriving in the best role of his career -- Dr. Derek Shepherd (aka Dr. McDreamy) on Grey's Anatomy. Twenty years later, the heartthrob is back.

Now, a slew of new doors are opening for Dempsey -- he's currently starring opposite Hilary Swank in Freedom Writers, as well as alongside Amy Adams and Susan Sarandon in Enchanted. And, Variety tells us the dude has just landed the lead role in Columbia Pictures' Made of Honor, a romantic comedy that will find Dempsey playing a guy who's asked by his dream girl to be her maid of honor. In what sounds a little bit like My Best Friend's Wedding, Dempsey's character feels the only way to win her over is to accept the invitation to join her wedding. Personally, I've always been a big fan of Dempsey (I remember sneaking downstairs as a kid to watch Can't Buy Me Love, afraid my parents would be upset I was watching a flick that contained adult content), and wish him all the best.