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Welcome to this special, "Wait, Today's a Holiday?" edition of Monday Morning Box Office:

1. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit—$16.1 million
Screw "The Slump": Based on Wallce & Gromit's first place finish and the recent performance of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, a clear trend (soon to be embraced by MSM) has emerged: The Death of Live Action Cinema. By the end of November, roughly 75 percent of all theatrical releases will be animated films, and (working) flesh-and-blood actors will be faced with a tough choice: ply their trade in front of a microphone or behind the counter of a Starbucks. We must all embrace our CGI and stop-motion masters or be trampled underneath the parade of Progress.

2. Flightplan—$10.8 million
The inevitable sequel, Flightplans, is already in the works, featuring a panicked—but fiercely maternal—Jodie Foster trying to convince a bitchy flight attendant that she accidentally flushed her five year-old son down the stainless-steel, vaccuum-powered airplane toilet. Tragically, the stewardess is more concerned with the timely completion of beverage service than with the recovery of the possibly delusional Foster's offspring, and unbearable, claustrophobic tension ensues. Projected opening weekend, early Fall 2006: $28 million.

3. In Her Shoes—$10 million
Perhaps the best part of the release of any Cameron Diaz movie is the opportunity to watch Diaz on the talk show circuit—that gal loves to laugh!

4. Two For The Money—$8.4 million
The commercials for Two for the Money seem to indicate that moviegoers were treated to multiple scenes of Al Pacino unexpectedly raising the volume of his voice and a sweat-slicked Matthew McConaughey working out. We smell Oscar.

5. The Gospel—$8 million
[Ed.note—Commentary removed due to white guilt.]