Movies

On The Big Screen: The Golden Compass

When I was much younger, I read Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass (and the rest of the series) and loved it. I was expecting the same sort of love when I saw the movie. The Golden Compass fell short of my expectations, and my boyfriend fell asleep. The bear-fight scene was awesome, though.

And even though the The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, didn’t make what it could have, it still grossed the most this weekend: $26.1 million. Enchanted was second: $10.7 million, This Christmas was third: $5 million, and Fred Claus was fourth: $4.7 million.