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Two rival magicians engage a deadly contest of wills in writer and director Christopher Nolan's carefully constructed but unfulfilling The Prestige, a Victorian-era vehicle starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as dueling artists. Michael CaineScarlett Johansson

Director Clint Eastwood spins a new morally ambiguous yarn in Flags of Our Fathers based on the bestseller by James Bradley and Ron Powers. If it has a point, it is that there is no point. Paul Walker

Burbank, California—Two poorly integrated business decisions last week included the ramblings of Mel Gibson, who, in a bid to recover his reputation—in time for his tribal movie, Apocalypto—granted his first post-tirade interview to Disney-owned ABC's Diane Sawyer. Robin WilliamsBarry LevinsonStephen Frears

Showing legs and new muscle, The Devil Wears Prada topped the foreign box office with $22.7 million over the weekend for a $75.5 million total. Among openings, the fashion comedy led Italy with $3.7 million from 437 screens and Taiwan with $1.2 million from 98 screens. Paul Verhoeven

Most horror pictures are about cheap thrills, and movie producers get what they pay for—an ephemeral effect with young audiences that rarely sustains a second picture. Martin ScorseseRobin Williams

Following his splendid Mrs. Henderson Presents with another take on a British battleaxe, the queen Elizabeth of England, director Stephen Frears offers an intelligent and moving examination of aristocracy in the modern age. It is simply called The Queen. Helen Mirren

The humorless, ill-conceived Man of the Year is another atrocious vehicle for manic comedian Robin Williams, a sporadically bright actor who worked with this picture's writer and director, Barry Levinson, on Good Morning, Vietnam and Toys. It is not a happy reunion. Laura LinneyChristopher Walken

Bloody and unbowed, director Martin Scorsese's mob picture The Departed is vigorous, character-driven and punctuated with action. In fact, it's so eager to please that it's tempting to forget that Mr. Scorsese's latest is high camp horror nihilism with an all-star cast. Jack NicholsonMatt DamonLeonardo DiCaprioMark Wahlberg

The Monthly, Quarterly and Seasonal box office sections—available to Premier Pass Members only—have each been updated to include period-to-date comparison data.

The All Time section now includes the top opening weekends of the Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall and Holiday seasons. These charts are available to all readers and each feature the top 30. Premier Pass members can see the top 200 titles for each chart, adjust them for ticket price inflation and sort by any column.

The Devil Wears Prada insinuated itself atop the foreign box office over the weekend, grossing $19.4 million. The United Kingdom was the fashion comedy's biggest market with a first place $6.1 million opening from 446 screens, and it also ranked No. 1 in Russia ($2.3 million) and Spain ($2.1 million). Prada's overall total stands at $41.5 million with much of the world ahead. Adam SandlerMartin ScorseseWoody Allen

No mourning for The Departed as the star-powered crime drama posted an opening befitting its pedigree, dispatching horror prequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and comedy Employee of the Month to top the weekend in the process. Overall business was up six percent from the same frame last year. Martin ScorseseLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson

Writer Truman Capote gets smaller and the foul murderers he wrote about get more sympathetic in writer and director Douglas McGrath's botched biographically-themed picture, Infamous. The movie, based on a book by George Plimpton, is not completely without merit. Gwyneth PaltrowSandra Bullock

World Trade Center climbed to the top of the foreign box office over the weekend, grossing $12.6 million from 20 territories for a $22.4 million running tally. The 9/11 drama again bettered United 93 in all of its openings. Adam Sandler

The umpteenth computer-animated talking animal picture trumped the first Coast Guard movie in decades, and weekend business surged 13 percent above the same frame last year. Kevin CostnerAshton KutcherJon HederBilly Bob ThorntonBen StillerJet LiHelen Mirren

The Weekend box office section now has a Premier Pass feature breaking down weekend results by movie studio.

Burbank, California—The Little Mermaid's premiere at Disney's El Capitan Theatre was tops. Opening nights for these animated feature limited engagements are typically well done, and Disney again treated guests to a stimulating cast and crew discussion before the movie—which becomes available on a new DVD next week—but this time they hit a grand slam. Johnny Depp

Walt Disney Pictures' 1989 adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, is a brilliantly animated musical about the glory of becoming human. Colorful animation, wonderful songs and unspoiled heroism make this a great movie. Flowing with good characters and values, The Little Mermaid is one of Disney's best pictures. Jeffrey KatzenbergNora Ephron

Don't miss director Andrew Davis's thrilling The Guardian on the big screen. Built on a solid script by Ron L. Brinkerhoff, Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher—who proves he can act—lead a strong cast in delivering an action movie with force.