Based on what I've read since it was announced, and especially the wonderful Q&A Harry has conducted with Sly from AICN readers' emails, Rocky Balboa could open to big box office due to a fresh take on a revered character (Casino Royale, anyone?). He's a man I respect as an artist and good guy overall. Leno namechecked the movie the other night, and Roger Ebert he's not, but he went out of his way to pimp the movie. I may be headed for a heaping plate of crow, but a Best Pic nod might happen to everyone's surprise.