• Well, we haven’t checked in with one of these in a while so we figured we’d just say “hey”. Things have still been quite busy this week, whether that’s still because of the movie or just the new way things will be around here remains to be seen. We’ll keep working to get all of this stuff online as soon as possible for ya.

Jay & Silent Bob continues to bring in some decent money, and is still playing in theaters everywhere, so be sure to spread the word or catch it up on the big screen again while you still have the chance. We’ve got a story today on the latest box office. Also, news on “A Better Place”, our chatroom, and a TON of interesting NewsBites that you don’t wanna miss. Check out today’s update, and thanks as always for stopping in:

• According to IMDB, Jay and Silent Bob Strike back had the HIGHEST per-screen average box office this past weekend. J&SBSB earned $3,985.00 per screen while American Pie 2 earned $3,965.00 per screen. So, chances are if Jay & Bob were on the same amount of screens as Pie, it could have taken the #1 spot. Of course, Pie was on over 3,300 screens, a really crazy number. In Canada, the film came in at #5 last week.

Box Office Mojo is tracking the flick’s daily box office, including percent changes in business.

Yahoo Movies reports that Jay & Bob moved up to Number TWO after Monday’s box office takings. The gap between it and American Pie 2 is roughly $40,000, a far cry from the $1.5 million over the weekend! Cumulative total: Almost $12.3 million after 4 days.

This weekend, the new blood comes from Lion’s Gate’s “O”, which we actually screened last night and dug, as well as Jeepers Creepers, which promises a return to the horror genre in its purest form. Both flicks will likely bring in some crowds, but they also cater to different audiences than J&SBSB, so expect Jay & Bob to bring in some more cash as well, especially if the word of mouth from last weekend carries on.

• Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Vincent Pereira’s “A Better Place” is now available on Synapse DVD, and those who have seen it have all been blown away. Film Threat’s Chris Gore recently praised the disc, along with several other reputable online sites which you’ll see in Vincent’s post below. Our review of the disc appears HERE.

Anyway, Vincent’s now on a campaign to get the disc in more stores nationwide, and he needs your help! Here’s his post letting you know what you can do to support this excellent title and get it in as many stores as possible:

Let’s everyone get out there and help Vincent get his flick stocked in more stores!

• For those of you that once checked it out, or those of you that have yet to try it, we’d like to announce that we’ve debugged our News Askew online chat module and it’s back online and easier to use than ever. News Askew Chat uses regular internet IRC servers, so you can connect to us in one of two ways: Through our web login, or through your standard IRC client at irc.starchat.net:6667.

Best of all, we’ve made the name registration OPTIONAL, so, if you want to protect your nickname, you can still register to chat, but if you’d rather just stop in and check it out without a password, you can do that as well. Just input a username and leave the password field blank. Simple as that.

News Askew Chat gives you the chance to talk real time with other View Askew fans. We’re working on getting some View Askew celebs lined up for some interactive Q&A sessions as well. Look for more news on that soon. Until then, be sure and try it out!

• Last minute appearance! Kevin will appear on Live with Regis & Kelly TOMORROW, Thursday, August 30th! As it’s a live appearance, it should be a lot of fun. We’ll have all the details and hopefully a live capture of this for ya online tomorrow.
• J&SBSB Soundtrack Update: The soundtrack will be at #28 on the Billboard chart this week, jumping up about 35% from last week. It looks like last week’s sales were 45,532, up from 27,582 last week. Also, don’t forget, Afroman’s full-length record “The Good Times” is in stores as of yesterday!
• Here’s a new interview with Kevin that appeared in yesterday’s Dallas Morning News. Here’s a preview:

• A followup to that “Starwoids” story from yesterday: Kevin does not narrate the entire film, but does appear in an interview and provide narration at the beginning. Fans are saying it’s a very entertaining documentary, and well recommended for Star Wars fans. The DVD will be released in October of this year and will include a lot of deleted footage, commentary and more. Check out the official site HERE.
• FameTracker, the self-proclaimed “Farmer’s Alamac Of Celebrity Worth”, gives their “fame audit” of Kevin in their update today. Their nutshell opinion: “Kevin Smith is as famous as he should be. But Kevin Smith should be more famous than he is.” Read all of it HERE.
• New online polls: www.moviequotequiz.com has a poll for the best sequel of 2001 and J&SBSB’s one of the choices. Also, J&SBSB is a choice on this AOL Poll asking what film that viewers plan to see this coming weekend.
• The Chasing Amy Region 4 DVD is out in Australia…But get this…It’s got NO extras, only in pan & scan, and costs $40! Ouch. Makes ya glad to be in region one.
• While You Were Sleeping magazine features Jay & Silent Bob as Garbage Pail Kids (of all things) illustrated on the cover of their latest issue, along with a preview of the full story at their website which discusses one of the cuts Kevin had to make to Jay & Bob to get the “R” rating.
• Cinescape has the “Top 10 Real Reasons GLAAD is upset over Kevin Smith’s JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK” featured currently. It can be found on the lower right-hand corner of the site, near the bottom of the page.
• Apparently The Phantom Editor, that dude who created the now widely bootlegged “Phantom Edit” of Star Wars, met with Kevin on the set of J&SBSB. Details are at his site.
• It was worth waiting for! DVD File reports:

• The Askew View website discusses their picks for casting and details on Fletch Won, still a possible future project for Kevin and View Askew.