Buzz Multiplex: Sweeney, Charlie, and the ...

Johnny Depp may make mincemeat of the box office competition, but if ”Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” opened this Friday instead of on Christmas, the monsters could’ve crushed the singing barber.

1. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (R). Johnny Depp sings and minces meat in the Tim Burton film, which climbs into this week’s top 2,000 searches. Females love the song-and-slash Broadway musical adaptation, making up nearly two-thirds the look-ups. Guys won’t argue if they get to ogle Helena Bonham Carter, who cuts in front of Depp as the top-searched actor in a movie opening this week.
2. “Charlie Wilson’s War” (R). A southern belle and a Texas slacker congressman conduct a covert war… and of course, it’s based on a true story.  The Golden Globe-nominated film which stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman attracts a mostly older male crowd (25 on up), with a fair share of interest (about 18%) from the overall under-25 set.
3. “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” (PG). Silly intrigue suffuses the family movie of the week, as Nicolas Cage looks for John Wilkes Booth‘s diary. It ranks a distant but respectable third, but its secret “Treasure” might not be the mystery of Cage’s hairline, but the allure of actress Diane Kruger as the ex-girlfriend and fellow treasure hunter.
4. “P.S. I Love You” (PG-13). For a romantic drama about a widow following tasks her late husband left behind, a surprising number of guys (4 out of 10) are showing interest in the vehicle based on Cecelia Ahern‘s novel. Could be the macho main attractions—Gerard Butler (“The 300“) and Hilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby)—as well as a loveable cast starring Lisa Kudrow (who outbuzzes Swank), Gina Gershon, and Harry Connick Jr. 
5. “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (R). Perpetual character actor John C. Reilly has already been working hard, touring the country as the faux musician Dewey Cox. He may have to work harder, given the film’s fifth place ranking. Reilly leads a cast of dozens, which include a search-provoking bunch of Saturday Night Live alum, actors Justin Long, and singers like Jack White, Jackson Browne, Jewel, and Ghostface Killah.

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