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A guide to the significant happenings at the box office for the week ending Sept. 1, 2005. Ridley ScottDanny BoyleWoody Allen

Burbank, California—This week, an already unsettling sense that the world has gone horribly, horribly wrong deepened when the city at the mouth of the Mighty Mississippi collapsed into chaos. The catastrophe in New Orleans, not limited to the Big Easy, where possibly thousands have been killed and thousands more may be dying, is a still-unfolding tragedy beyond the worst-case scenario. It may be the largest displacement of Americans in history.

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The Island led a soft international market with $9.8 million from 48 territories. Its total climbed to $101.8 million, putting it on track for an over $125 million finish, or more than four times its domestic performance. Michael BayTim BurtonWes CravenTerry GilliamBrad PittAngelina JolieSteven Spielberg

The Brothers Grimm had a cheerier opening than its tortured history would suggest, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin held firm in first place, but business was dull, even for late August—the comparable frame last year at least had the unlikely success of the martial arts drama, Hero, to stir things up. Terry GilliamMatt DamonHeath Ledger

A guide to the significant happenings at the box office for the week ending Aug. 25, 2005. Colin FarrellJennifer AnistonClive OwenVal KilmerOwen WilsonVince Vaughn

While Wedding Crashers is New Line Cinema's undisputed champ at the box office this year, Monster-in-Law—out on DVD on Aug. 30—is easily its runner-up, which gives director Robert Luketic every reason to be delighted. Since the success of Legally Blonde and box office failure of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Luketic—the name is Croatian—has elevated his stature in Hollywood; he's the guy who brought Jane Fonda back to the silver screen after 15 years, he is directing the movie version of the popular CBS soap, Dallas and, despite poor reviews, Monster-in-Law made nearly $83 million. Madonna

A small picture called The Baxter from writer and director Michael Showalter—who plays the title character, a nerd type some may know better as a Poindexter—begins with a good plot premise, then stumbles and falls flat.

Rising actors Steve Carrell and Rachel McAdams scored solid grosses for their first times in top-billed roles, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Red Eye, but overall business was so-so, down four percent from the comparable weekend last year. Jodie FosterJulia RobertsAshley JuddSandra BullockCillian MurphyWes Craven

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A guide to the significant happenings at the box office for the week ending Aug. 18, 2005. Robert RodriguezQuentin TarantinoGlenn CloseNatalie PortmanEric Bana

Warner Bros.' neck-and-neck tandem of The Island and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory topped all competition at the foreign box office over the weekend. George Lucas

Last weekend's light-hearted Duke cousins gave way to this weekend's heavy-hearted Four Brothers. However, none of the new releases were terribly exciting, causing overall movie-going to drop 13 percent compared to last year. Mark WahlbergKate Hudson

A guide to the significant happenings at the box office for the week ending Aug. 11, 2005. Tom CruiseHilary DuffReese Witherspoon

With a hand from the Duke cousins, Warner Bros. dominated the weekend, and overall business was on par with the comparable frame last year. Michael Moore

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sweetened its international pot with a spectacular debut in the United Kingdom. Elsewhere, The Island saved some face in Asia, Fantastic Four, Madagascar and War of the Worlds each crossed milestones, and Stealth kept pace with action genre norms in Asia. Tim BurtonMichael BaySteven Spielberg

Without any broadly appealing pictures opening, overall weekend business was off 22 percent from last year. Jamie Foxx

Writer and director Gary David Goldberg's offbeat dating comedy, Must Love Dogs, is intended purely as a little romance for a few good laughs. After going over several bumps, and this schmaltzy concern, based on a novel by Claire Cook, is not the sort of movie to pick at, Goldberg (he created NBC's sitcom Family Ties) comes through with good entertainment.