The Tragedy of Hellboy

The Dark Knight didn't only put the Bat up against a psychotic clown. It also put a beat down on Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy series.

I was really hoping to see a third Hellboy. I find him to be an endearing character with a sense of realism compared to other comic characters that come out of the woodwork every few months onto the big screen. Demon or not, Mike Mignola created a character that felt human emotions and was a "regular guy." I don't know if the public at large wants a hero like that, but it seemed there was an audience after its 34m+ opening weekend. Unfortunately, Batman flew down and brutalized the sequel.

Batman ate up Hellboy's entire audience, which saw Del Toro's pic fall 71% from the previous weekend. Sometimes phenomenons do that. They eat up the competition and regurgitate its remains. This makes me wonder if the X-Files is dead in the water next week with the Dark Knight aftershock.

ouch.