Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium: Zach Helm attempts to out-Gondry Michel Gondry in his G-rated directorial debut starring Dustin Hoffman.

Awake: What is something you will not be by the end of this movie?

Into the Wild: Emile Hirsch stars as a young man who decides to live in the Alaskan wilderness, presumably after seeing Awake and giving up on humanity.

Things We Lost in the Fire: Of the two 2007 Halle Berry movies that I’ve forgotten even exist, this is the one I’ve forgotten most. Except for the other one.

Also out this week: Mrs. Doubtfire [Special Edition] and 12 Angry Men [50th Anniversary Edition]

Sure it might be a time for love and romance, but a science fiction film will be the box office champ this weekend. Doug Liman’s Jumper should score big with no other film like it out there in the marketplace. For that same reason the big screen adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles has the kind of built-in name recognition that should drive it to within striking distance of the top spot. Step Up 2 The Streets should quietly amass solid attendance numbers thanks to the popularity of the first film. Fool’s Gold will tumble due to the increased competition, but should round out the top five along with Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.

How It Will Look on Monday:
Jumper: 30 Million
The Spiderwick Chronicles: 28 Million
Step Up 2 The Streets: 14 Million
Fool’s Gold: 10 Million
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins: 9 Million

Ol’ Hornhead is back and ready to kick wicked monster tuckus in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Guillermo Del Toro addicts will recognize a few of the director’s trademarks in this teaser trailer — most notably the Pan’s-like fairies as well as the jolly filmmaker’s knack for gears. Blade 2 freakazoids should also be doing a jig for it looks as if Guillermo is back in mano-e-mano fighting mode from the brief glimpses of a fight between Big Red and Prince Nuada (played by Blade 2’s Luke Goss). Even the comic’s fans should be happy, as the trailer showcases a quick glimpse of BPRD member Johan the Ectoplasmic Agent, whose domed head - though a slight departure from his renderings on the comic page - looks simply Del Torotastic here. Looks like we’ll all have a hot dose of fun come July of ‘08.

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Here are some highlights from today’s DVD releases:

The Simpsons Movie: Finally, the big-screen spin-off of the small-screen series can be seen on the small-screen.

Stardust: The effect of the titular powder appears to be removing any recollection that this movie ever came out.

Balls of Fury: It’s just like Dodgeball, except with ping-pong instead of dodgeball, and not-funny instead of funny.

Underdog: Just in time to remind us that not every 2007 live-action adaptation of a once semi-popular cartoon starring Jason Lee is an unexpected box-office behemoth.

With another blockbuster in the books, it’s time to start looking ahead to Will Smith’s next project. And it just so happens the trailer for Hancock hit the web today. They’re pitching it here as a comedy (think Bad Santa meets Heroes), but word is, the idea behind the flick was to make an existentialist superhero drama (think, um… just Heroes, I guess). Who knows what the end product will look like? Given the hit-and-miss-edness of the postmodern superhero subgenre, it could really be anything.

Here’s a taste of what’s hitting home-video today:

The Bourne Ultimatum: The third outing cements the Bourne saga as one of the most satisfying and consistent trilogies in recent history. There’s also a four-disc Safe Deposit Gift Box out, so grab a case of Red Bull and see if you can watch all three back-to-back-to-back.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: After five installments, I’m starting to lose track of the plots of these movies. I’m pretty sure this is the one with all the magic and whatnot. There’s also a 12-disc box-set being released today featuring all five Potter flicks.

December Boys: If that aforementioned dozen-discer somehow doesn’t quench your thirst for Daniel Radcliffe, then you’ll be interested in this Australian coming-of-age flick starring the billion-dollar kid. You might also be served with a restraining order by Radcliffe’s reps.

Everything’s Cool: Taking the message of An Inconvenient Truth and adding a spoonful of sugar, this documentary out of Sundance is billed as a global-warming comedy.