Summer In Review

In terms of revenue, I present the summer's hits and misses, with budgets and expectations as factors. Any red letter denotes The Scout's critical assessment, or grade, of each film, and an asterisk signifies a film still in theaters.

Smashes
"Spider-Man 3," $336.5 million (C+)
"Shrek the Third," $321 million (C)
"Transformers," $311.4 million* (C+)
"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," $308.7 million (C)
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," $288 million (C)

Hits
"The Bourne Ultimatum," $211 million* (B-)
"Ratatouille," $201.9 million (A-)
"The Simpsons Movie," $180.4 million* (B)
"Knocked Up," $148 million (B)
"Live Free or Die Hard," $133.7 million (C)
"I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," $117.8 million (F)
"Hairspray," $114.9 million* (C)
"Superbad," $103.4 million* (B-)
"1408," $71.6 million
"Halloween," $44.2 million*
"Sicko," $24.2 million (B+)
"Waitress," $18 million (C)

Toss-Ups
"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," $131.6 million (D)
"Rush Hour 3," $129.1 million*
"Ocean's Thirteen," $117 million (C+)

Misses
"Surf's Up," $58.9 million
"License to Wed," $43.4 million
"No Reservations," $41.5 million
"28 Weeks Later," $28.6 million (C-)
"Balls of Fury," $24.2 million*
"War," $20.5 million*

Bombs
"Evan Almighty," $99.8 million (D)
"Underdog," $40.7 million
"Stardust," $34.6 million*
"Mr. Brooks," $28.5 million (C-)
"Nancy Drew," $25.6 million
"The Nanny Diaries," $21 million*
"Georgia Rule," $18.9 million (D)
"Hostel: Part II," $17.6 million
"The Invasion," $14 million (D)
"Hot Rod," $13.8 million
"Evening," $12.4 million
"Daddy Day Camp," $11.9 million
"A Mighty Heart," $9.1 million (B)
"Delta Farce," $8.1 million
"Death Sentence," $7.9 million*
"El Cantante," $7.4 million
"I Know Who Killed Me," $7.2 million
"Bug," $7 million
"The Last Legion," $5.8 million
"Lucky You," $5.8 million
"Death at a Funeral," $5.6 million*
"Rescue Dawn," $5.4 million
"Away From Her," $4.5 million (B)
"Talk To Me," $4.4 million
"Sunshine," $3.6 million
"Resurrecting the Champ," $3.1 million
"The Ex," $3 million
"Gracie," $2.9 million
"Illegal Tender," $2.9 million
"Captivity," $2.6 million
"You Kill Me," $2.4 million