Here’s the list, in order of release, with release date. Boldface indicates movies I will not miss in the theaters – the others I will be disappointed if I have to miss for one reason or another:

1. Iron Man – May 2
   
2. Speed Racer – May 9
3. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – May 16
   
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – May 22
   
5. The Incredible Hulk – June 13
6. Get Smart – June 20
7. Wall-E – June 27
8. Hancock – July 2
9. The Dark Knight – July 18
   
10. The X-Files: I want to believe – July 25
11. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer – August 1
12. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – August 15
    
13. Quantum of Solace (James Bond) – November 7

Hmmm… 13 nights of babysitting to line up, plus approximately $234 in movie tickets (assuming $9 per ticket, and that my wife will accompany me). That’s gonna screw up my budget a bit. If I keep it to the essentials, that’s still $90. At least it’s double digits.

Okay, let’s say I get discount tickets for $6 through work and go after the restrictions are lifted (which may be too difficult a wait for some of these, but let’s just assume I can hack it): cost for all = $156; cost for the essentials = $60.

Of course, that doesn’t include the concession stand….

Sometimes I hate loving movies.