Another weekend has come and gone and North Americans have again proved they will pay to see crap. Critically maligned films are all over the top ten this week. But discussing how stuff like "The Grudge 2" is a license to print money is frankly something I'd rather not do.

Instead, I'll stay positive and look at the one well-reviewed film in the top ten...Martin Scorsese's "The Departed". Putting $90 Million into a very intelligent yet very violent action film with a target audience of adults is a risky thing to do. Yet I'm so happy that the producers have had it pay off for them. The film's budget remains very large yet the movie is well on its way to profitability. This is probably the biggest box office success story of Scorsese's career. And it couldn't be more deserved.

In other news, The Queen is having a fantastic run in limited release, grossing over a million dollars in just 46 theatres. Miramax's handling of this film has been superb.