Well, my avid readers, every once in a while real life rears its ugly head and forces us to make hard choices. As it happens, I'm swamped this week trying to keep a roof over my head (curse you, day job) and so there will be no box office column this week. Next week, I assure you, I'll be back on the horse. Hopefully, you can wait that long for more of my astounding insights into the box office numbers and what they'll mean for the industry (plus some reflections on the Hollywood Life Breakthrough of the Year awards, which I somehow managed to stumble into).

See you then.