Dawn of the Dead Pets

Three Things I Did Not Know:
1. That Frankenweenie was a 1984 live action short.
2. That Frankenweenie has sentimental value, because it reminds him of him and his pet.
3. That all the characters models were in black and white. I always thought it was shot in color and just filtered to be in black and white.

Two Opinions:
1. Tim Burton is one of my least favorite filmmakers. Yep, I said it. Other than maybe the original Batman movie, which is only salvageable by Jack Nicholson's Joker, I can't think of a single movie of his I like. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and especially Alice and Wonderland are both awful, though part of that may come from myself not liking Johnny Depp as an actor (also, how do you replace Gene Wilder? By making him have daddy issues? Seriously? Sigh). I don't really like his stop motion flicks either, only sitting through about twenty minutes of Corpse Bride and despising The Nightmare Before Christmas. Am I on the unpopular opinion here? Probably. But that's my opinion on Burton.
2. All that said, I find it respectable that Frankenweenie uses it's own distinct look, and I think it's a good look for that movie.

One Question:
1. How much did Frankenweenie make at the box office opening weekend?

(actually I know the answer to this one. It opened at #5 (ouch) with $11m (double ouch))