I think most of us had predicted that The Simpsons movie was going to be a box office hit but now that the numbers are in, they certainly are impressive. It debuted at number one at the box office over the weekend bringing in 71.9 million dollars. Lasts weeks number one movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” plummeted to 19 million, a whopping 44% drop from last week. The latest Harry Potter movie was forced into third place. Box office trackers have said that it’s unprecedented to have the longest running sitcom in history as well as the number one movie. The Simpsons have been a family favourite since the 90s and I don’t see them fading in popularity any time soon. They have managed to create something that appeals to the masses and yet cannot be copied or compared to anything else. Homer Simpson is an unlikely American hero but one that real people can relate to, or in the very least laugh at.