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This weekend's projections were co-produced by delusional certainty and crippling self-doubt.

1. The Incredibles — $45 million
Pixar has an "incredible" (get it?) six-for-six success rate for its movies, shaming all other studios with its myopic devotion to things like "story." While The Incredibles will run away with the top spot for a second straight week, expect quality-averse studios Paramount and Revolution to stage protests outside Disney's El Capitan theater, urging Pixar to level the competitive playing field by releasing a couple of soulless duds.

2. The Polar Express — $27 million
Tom Hanks had his body covered in scores of motion-capture censors for the movie's groundbreaking animation technology, recording his every move on the set. Director Robert Zemeckis was so enamored of Hanks' performance that he left in a scene where Hanks breaks character to grab a Krispy Kreme from the craft services table and talks sports with a couple of the grips.

3. After the Sunset — $13 million
Director Brett Ratner scatters notes around the set containing affirmations to himself such as, "Don't just be a hack. Be the hackiest director you can possibly be!" and "Is there any way to make this shot needlessly showy? Of course there is! You can do it!"

4. Ray —$9 million
Ray's been hanging around the top five long enough that we're now too tired to make a joke about Method acting, Jamie Foxx, and a heroin addiction.

5. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason — $8 million
Bridget gets a limited release in about 500 theaters to develop the kind of crucial "Renee was so fat/she's too skinny now" buzz that will make it a contender next week, when it goes into wide release.