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I’m surprised at how far below projected gross the ticket sales have been for Serenity this weekend. $10.1 million, when people were predicting $17m. I was under the impression that the money from the pre-screenings would be included in the Opening Weekend total. I guess I was misinformed.

Ah well. We’ve thoroughly trounced all the other movies that opened this weekend, coming in second to Flightplan, and Joss predicted that the film would be a slow burn. And I’m going again next week and bringing Ko and Deep along with. It’ll work out.

Edit: CHUD gives their take, and Nikki Rocco (Universal’s head of Distribution) shares her thoughts.

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*snorks* Oh, that’s horrible! Major Serenity spoilers, but come to think of it, you’d only get it if you’d already been spoiled! Spoilers in the comments, though.

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Oh! I forgot to mention that I won the Buffy Season 6 DVDs in the raffle! Rather amusing, as I’d won my original set in the trivia contest at last year’s Pennsylvania Shindig! Now I can donate the old set (which was somewhat mauled in my suitcase on the way up to Philly when a bottle leaked) to the library. Unless one of my friends wants it, I guess. The discs are in perfect condition, and I repaired the packaging as best I could with electrical tape and sharpie.

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Whee! I spent all yesterday at Phauxcon, which was fabulous. It’s so much fun to throw all the barriers down and allow yourself to totally geek out IRL. A lot of the discussions centered on fanfic (as all but two of us are writers) and thematic analysis of the shows, but we also had silly features like Saville Row’s “Intro to Smallville” (for those of us tuning in for James–nary a sentence went by without the word “pretty”), and Mary’s intriguing presentation on “‘Shipping in the Jossverse,” in which she drew surprising parallels between the fandom demographics and their preferred pairings. As a spuffy fan, I feel I’m in good company.

One result of these panels and the conversations between and after was the blessing of more recs than you could shake a stick at. I found that I had a bunch of favourite authors and fics in common with Mary, so we’re going to exchange recs. I also learned that I definitely need to read Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files. Perhaps after I finish Anansi Boys.

I also shared some of my fanvidding ideas, so I now consider myself obligated to get on the ball and start experimenting. And after Savvy, Z, and the gang saw my Sandman Project, several asked if I’d consider doing title header illustrations for their fanfic, which is something I’d never really thought about before. It’s so much fun to feel in high demand!

I look forward to hanging out with my new friends on LJ! It’s so great to meet like-minded people.

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Hiss! I so ardently dislike Orson Scott Card for his political opinions, but when he gives such extravagant praise for Serenity…

Well, guess what.

It’s great.

I’m not going to say it’s the best science fiction movie, ever.

Oh, wait. Yes I am.

And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. He compares Serenity to Hamlet. His review is probably going to convince a lot of his readers to see the film. I’m grateful to him, and the two of his books I read I loved, but I still don’t like him.

At least I can get behind this glowing review from Paul Ens, the director of Lucas Online at LucasFilm, who pimped the film at StarWars.com: If you’re a fan of Star Wars, you really owe it to yourself to check out the Serenity movie. Unless, of course, you don’t like adventure, excitement, laughter and fun.

Also, as of this morning, Serenity was kicking butt and taking names at the Yahoo!Movies “Top Rated of All Time”, and the Firefly DVDs are up to #3 on Amazon.

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Oh, wow! It was just pointed out to me that the actress who plays River’s teacher at the beginning of Serenity also plays Walt’s mom on Lost. I knew she looked familiar!

Also, randomly from the front page of IMDB, today is the birthday of Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite, and their movie of the day is the musical version of Little Shop of Horrors! A good day for geekiness!