Things were kind of dead at the box office this past weekend. Not that people weren't going to the movies, it's just that a lot of them paid to see a flick that had dead folks walking around. Here's the final tally:

1. Resident Evil: Extinction: $24 million.
2. Good Luck Chuck: $14 million.
3. The Brave One: $7.4 million.
4. 3:10 to Yuma: $6.35 million.
5. Eastern Promises: $5.7 million.

This coming weekend oddly enough brings us three films whose stars all saw their early successes on TV, including Easy Reader from The Electric Company, a professional wrestler, and a cast member from In Living Color.

The Feast of Love
What's It All About: In what is described as a modern take on A Midsummer Night's Dream, Morgan Freeman plays a man who witnesses the effects love has on several small town residents.
Why It Might Do Well: The trailer has a great deal of appeal, hitting funny and romantic notes with equal skill.
Why It Might Not Do Well: A relatively small release will keep this one out of the top five, but it should do reasonably well and ultimately find its audience on DVD.
Number of Theaters: 1,200
Prediction: $4.5 million

The Game Plan
What's It All About: An NFL star played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson suddenly finds himself caring for a seven-year-old daughter he never knew he had.
Why It Might Do Well: There aren't a lot of family friendly comedies in theaters just now, so this one may find its niche.
Why It Might Not Do Well: The plot is nothing new, and based on the trailer Johnson doesn't look entirely comfortable in the role.
Number of Theaters: 2,800
Prediction: $14 million

The Kingdom
What's It All About: FBI agents investigate an attack on U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia.
Why It Might Do Well: Jamie Foxx leads a strong cast that also includes Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman. I'm betting this will be the big money maker this week.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Given the current situation in the Middle East, this may hit too close to home for some.
Number of Theaters: 2,700
Prediction: $22 million

I've got a feeling that next week's results will look something like this:
1. The Kingdom
2. The Game Plan
3. Resident Evil: Extinction
4. Good Luck Chuck
5. The Brave One

No perfect scores last week, but Porcalina and Josh took top honors. Nice going guys. Here's how everyone did:
1. Porcalina: 13
1. Josh: 13
2. Bubba8193: 12
3. Matt: 11
3. Mario: 11
3. Dave: 11
4. Anna07: 10
4. Ray: 10
4. Chris: 10
4. Max: 10
5. ABIRD006: 9
5. Gregory Rubinstein: 9
6. MikeJM79: 8
6. Marshall: 8
7. Gina: 7
8. Peter: 6

Here's how the competition works:
Please post your prediction in the comments section below before 5:00PM on Saturday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.

Odds and ends for Wednesday:

• Based on the Charles Baxter novel, Morgan Freeman has signed on to play a philosophy professor in The Feast of Love. Pic centers on a group of friends from Oregon who, with nothing much to do but wonder how many gay cowboys actually exist in their home state, begin to ponder and explore the mysterious, yet painful side of love. Sounds kind of like The Big Chill, only with a black man and a ton of open space.
• Jason Bateman has now joined an already stacked cast for Peter Berg's The Kingdom. Pic follows a team of counter-terrorism investigators who are sent to the Middle East following a bomb attack on American workers there. Also on tap to kick a little terrorist ass are Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper and Jennifer Garner.
• After his convincing peformance proved that my fear of death will forever prevent me from striking it rich, 50 Cent wants to show us another way to go about scoring the dough. Universal has scooped up the spec script Live Bet, with the popular rapper set to star. Described as a heist film set in the Gotham underworld (Wait -- 50 Cent is fighting Batman?), pic will mark the third film for Mr. Cent, following Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Home of the Brave.