This year's most popular films (Star Wars, War of the Worlds, Harry Potter, Narnia, King Kong) don't seem to be getting much Oscar hype. King Kong was for a bit but has quickly faded.
This is the crappiest group to select from I can recall.
Of course not--what do we "little" people know about films?
Domestic:
1) Star Wars $380 mil
2) Harry Potter $281 mil
3) Chronicles of Narania $247 mil
4) War of the Worlds $234 mil
5)Wedding Crashers $209 mil
6)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $206 mil
7) Batman $205 mil
8) Madagascar $193 mil
9) King Kong $192 mil
Kong and Narnia have not finished their run, and the order changes a little for the world wide figures.
King Kong or Star Wars will get something for special effects but that is about it. These awards have long since lost touch with the audience, not that there is anything anyway this year that is stupendous.
I did not know the 2005 version of War of the Worlds was among the most popular. It had a big release here, but faded very quickly (as I thought it should).