Re: Jan 16th Weekend Estimates.. HOLY SHIZNIT!

by **Shrykespeare** Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:39 am

If picking it causes him to win, Roodey may have to change his studio names from "Blarg!" to "Blart!"

by mfrendo Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:43 pm

BanksIsDaFuture wrote:Can anyone explain how in the hell Paul Blart is the number 1 movie in the country? I don't see the appeal there.

And $19 for only 5 Top 5 points? Thanks alot, Bride Wars.

Yeah, Bride Wars turned out to be a big pile of crap for the money it cost. And I had it in pretty much every slate...

by **Buscemi** Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:04 pm

Well, you kind of saw it coming when the trailer was filled with poor dialogue and jokes and when the film got a PG rating instead of the PG-13 needed to make this type of film a hit. Also, the final trailer did too much to appeal to children and therefore made the film's dialogue make less sense (plus they made TWO uses of the cliche crowd gasp sound*, one was already enough).

Another possible reason is probably the title. When I first saw the title and its release date on the Internet, I was convinced that the film was a Friedberg/Seltzer film. A better, more interesting title could have been Bride vs. Bride (an easier way to explain the plot) or You May Now Kill The Bride (a play on You May Now Kiss The Bride).

*-you know that sound

by mfrendo Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:37 pm

I think you're right Busc, You May Now Kill The Bride would actually be pretty catchy.

by A_Roode Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:47 pm

Shrykespeare wrote:If picking it causes him to win, Roodey may have to change his studio names from "Blarg!" to "Blart!"

So very tempted to make it happen, *lol* Good one Shryke! Very Happy

by transformers2 Tue Jan 20, 2009 1:56 am

Saturday Night when i saw Notorious it was almost full at a 9:20 showing nothing was sold out at my theater that night.

by IPKI$$ Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:29 am

Wow...Who would have thought that Kevin James falling off the face of the Earth a few years ago would be just what he needed to become a *Gasping Crowd* box-office draw?!?

by **Buscemi** Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:33 am

He didn't exactly fall off the face of the Earth. Barnyard and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry were decent performers for him.

by IPKI$$ Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:46 am

Well, I was including Chuck and Larry...I didn't know about Barnyard. I was just referring to the end of his show being the end of his career, but it looks like he might not fall victim to the curse.

by **Buscemi** Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:55 pm

Interesting fact: if Gran Torino continues its successful run, it will be the highest grossing film of Clint Eastwood's career in terms of raw dollars. His current best is $101 million, held by Unforgiven.

by Donte77 Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:14 am

Buscemi wrote:Interesting fact: if Gran Torino continues its successful run, it will be the highest grossing film of Clint Eastwood's career in terms of raw dollars. His current best is $101 million, held by Unforgiven.

I think it is almost guaranteed. The damn thing only dropped 25%. It will bust 100 mil by Februrary at the latest.

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