SciFi Power Ranking - December 29, 2008
All good things must come to an end, and as 2008 winds down we take a moment to say farewell to the latest in a long line of scifi icons to leave us this year: Goodbye Eartha Kitt, your Catwoman was a true classic. On to happier matters, Christmas week is always a big one at the box office, and this year was no exception. With a number of scifi flicks now gracing the silver screen, which -- if any -- will rule the Power Rankings?
| SciFi Power Rankings | |||
| Rank | LW | Movie, Show or Comic | |
| 1 | 4 | ![]() |
Watchmen Forget about the box office, the top newsmaker this week was Zack Snyder's Watchmen. A judge has ruled against Warner Bros. in Fox's distribution rights lawsuit, and fans' hand-wringing has begun in earnest. |
| 2 | 6 | ![]() |
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button We already knew the critics loved it, and with box office numbers rolling in it's now official: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is a hit! |
| 3 | - | ![]() |
Doctor Who The Who Christmas Special has become an annual tradition, and with their run on the show coming to an end, star David Tennant and show-runner Russel T Davies have gone out in style. |
| 4 | - | ![]() |
Monsters Vs Aliens Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clause and for Christmas this year he brought us a new trailer for Monsters Vs Aliens. Keep this up, Dreamworks, and you might have a shot of knocking Pixar off the American animation throne. |
| 5 | - | ![]() |
9 The first trailer for Shane Acker's 9 has emerged. Tim Burton and Wanted director Timur Bekmembatov teaming up to produce post-apocalyptic puppet-man animation? Zowie! |
| 6 | - | ![]() |
The Spirit Can we stop referring to Spirit director Frank Miller as an auteur now, please? Despite a huge release The Spirit could do no better than seventh at the box office, probably because everybody hates it. Expect it to drop like a stone next week. |
| 7 | 7 | ![]() |
Star Trek J.J. Abrams can apparently make headlines just by sneezing, and this week his Trek reboot is back in the headlines thanks to a simple announcement that post-production is almost done. It's not really news, but the fan reaction proves that Trek's still got clout. |
| 8 | - | ![]() |
Dollhouse Still in the headlines for the wrong reasons, fans are taking recent comments by Fox execs as a sure sign that Joss Whedon's Dollhouse is being sent off into the wilderness to die. 'Fox' and 'hand-wringing' must be the trend of the week. |
| 9 | - | ![]() |
Tron 2.0 Not only is Tron coming back but Tron's coming back! Bruce Boxleitner -- the titular character himself -- has just signed on for the upcoming sequel. An old-school cast is going to make this movie impossible to market, but oldsters like me are psyched. |
| 10 | 1 | ![]() |
The Day The Earth Stood Still As predicted, better movies at the box office have hit DESS hard. At the box office and on the Ranking, it's holding on to a position by the slimmest of margins. Don't look for it here next week. |




















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