Well, W. has come and gone, in more ways than one, and we’re in that sweet spot of post-election, pre-holiday movie fare, when the top five films look like the DVD collection of an 18-year-old girl: cartoons, musicals, comedies. We’re not hittin’ the hard stuff again ’til the eggnog is all gone.

Our number 1 this week is Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, bringing home $64 million in warthog bacon, besting the year’s other big-name animated, Wall-E. (And, actually, I heard Mad 2 Africa was pretty good.)

Role Models apparently brought in the non-cartoon-or-musical crowd and their $19 million. (The surprising thing about it doing so well is that people were surprised it did so well, especially given the competition. There is a lesson to be learned here, children: timing is everything).

High School Musical: 3 (The one that Is actually a big-screen movie), merrily rode along to the tune of another $9 mil, bringing its three-week total to $76…. million… dollars. I beg the parents of America: do not let this movie pass $100 million. I swear to God I will cry, and you really don’t want to see that.

You apparently also don’t really want to see Changeling, which came out last week. The Eastwood-helmed drama (starring little-known actress Angelina Jolie), which you may have heard about despite the fact that MMR took last week off (for some pre-election drinking), trudged its way to number 4, with $7 million (two week total: $21 mil, or the approximate monthly household expenses for the Jolie-Pitt family). The film is, however, a runaway winner in the category for Hardest to Watch Movie Starring Angelina Jolie. Hell, Gia was uplifting compared to this.

And, finally, the movie which dared not speak its name, Zach and Miri Make a P*rno (that’s P-O-R-N-O) rounded out our top 5 in its second week! Congratulations, K. Smith! You are relevant again! I missed you so much! Now, put down that sandwich and enjoy life while you still have some in you.

In other news, this is the week that Bond (James… Bond) will grace us again with his masculine presence! Squeeeee! *sigh*. It’s too early to start holding your breath, but I’ll let you know when to start… maybe… now! (We’re so close!)

Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds, and Michael Madsen walk onto a set together… no, this isn’t the start of a joke (at least, not until I’ve seen it), it’s the auspicious beginning for Not Another Not Another Movie. Of course, at various times, I’ve loved all those guys… except Reynolds, he always creeped me out, so maybe it won’t be that bad? A girl can hope, right?

It’s okay… I still have this (and, yes, I downloaded it to my iPod):