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Despite the fact that the book was a global bestseller, and the US version of the film generated tons of buzz, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has not been a blockbuster at the box office. It opened behind Mission Impossible: Ghost Booty Call ($29 M) and Sherlock 2 ($20 M), making only $12 million opening weekend. $12 million might sound like a lot of money, but GWTDT had a budget of $90 million. $12 million is what you call a disappointment. Digital rodent vehicle Chipwrecked earned the same amount that same weekend and made almost double — $23 million — its opening weekend. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5874289&view=rss&microfeed=true Transphobic bro-down comedy The Hangover Part II face tattooed its way into America's collective tube meat-packed heart this Memorial Day weekend, raking in $86.5 million. More »
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This weekend, Bridesmaids made at least $24 million, well beyond the expectations of Hollywood prognosticators. The critics loved it; word of mouth is good-to-excellent. Is Hollywood going to get a clue? More »
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The film, starring Robert De Niro as a guy that old school Robert De Niro would have beaten up, beat out other, more worthy offerings to win the weekend. I quit, America. I just. Quit. More »
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People love Angelina Jolie. Johnny Depp has a huge fan base. Put 'em both in one movie — for the very first time — and you'd think it would be box office gold! Instead, The Tourist tanked. More »
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This is the biggest opening weekend for any film in the franchise's history. Now, which of you nerds were standing in line in costume before a midnight show on the 19th? Admit it! More »
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The Expendables debuted at number one this weekend, earning $35 million and beating out Eat Pray Love, which ranked second with $23.7 million. EPL attracted mostly older women — 72% of the audience was female and 56% was over 35. More »
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Among indie openings, Greenberg's omega males gave it the best per-screen average, $40,144 in three theaters. The Runaways did an "unspectacular" $3,294 per-screen average in 244 theaters. It goes wide April 9. Ladies, vote with your wallets. More »
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Exploding an oft-cited myth behind movies intended for women being both crappy and few, new MPAA stats said women actually bought 55 percent of movie tickets in 2009. Hollywood, are you listening? [Women & Hollywood, Image Via] More »
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The strategy of rolling-out Precious slowly is working: BlackBook reports that the movie surged 225% at the box office this weekend. And here's what's amazing: More »
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Surely you have heard that we are blessed with not one but two horribly unfunny "comedies" opening this weekend: Mike Myers' The Love Guru and Get Smart starring Steve Carell. Myers, taking a cue from Adam Sandler earlier this year, has decided to put out the comeback comedy that absolutely no one was asking him to make. Some Hindu leaders have urged for a boycott of the film because it is insulting to the Hindu faith, but something tells us that Hindu leaders don't need to work that hard to scare away audiences from this film: Myers goes above and beyond to make this movie unappealing to anyone with the physical ability to laugh. And then there is Get Smart, a film remake of the classic '60s TV show. Although the film stars a cast more lovable than The Love Guru (no one can out-asshole a film that combines Myers, Justin Timberlake, and Jessica Alba) the film's jokes are destined to flop. Did we mention it was an uncalled-for remake? So which movie sucks more? The reviews, after the jump More »
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