Other Crap

Is the box office half full or half empty? Many people reported that movies continue their decline from last year, and that this past weekend was down 6% from the same weekend last year. That is true, but what I didn't realize was

• (a) this past weekend was the second best weekend in history. It just so happened that the best weekend was last year at this time
• (b) this past weekend was 15% higher than the third best weekend of all time!