Edwin-S

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

DISASTER MOVIE looks like it is literally living up to its name.

When you have to shoot...shoot. Don't talk!

Adam Lenhardt

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

Good. Maybe it will convince the studios to stop letting Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer (the two worst writers from Scary Movie 2) from tanishing what David Zucker and co. had polished into a really solid brand. I think the failure of Superhero Movie by the superior Zucker team can be directly attributed to the damage wrought by Friedberg and Seltzer via Date Movie, Epic Movie and Meet the Spartans. Finally, their own lazy output comes back to hurt them.

Malcolm R

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

I saw it today somewhat under duress, so I wasn't in the best frame of mind for comedy, and there were sound issues at the theater which also didn't help (though I think the film was better with the sound off), but I thought it was pretty bad.

I think the only time I laughed a little was the scene that riffed on The Chimpmunks. It was also moderately amusing to play "spy Ike Barinholtz" (from MAD-TV) as he played about half the characters in the film.

But, yes, the studios need to stop bankrolling films for these two writers. I thought Date Movie was kind of funny, but the rest have been atrocious.

Adam_Duncan

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

I wonder if they'll get round to making Crap Movie?

Edwin-S

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

They already did that. It's called Meet the Spartans.

When you have to shoot...shoot. Don't talk!

DavidPla

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

A spoof on all these spoofs.

TerryRL

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

Weekend Estimates

#1 "Bangkok Dangerous" $7.8 million
#2 "Tropic Thunder" $7.5 million ($96.8 million) -35%
#3 "The House Bunny" $5.9 million ($37.0 million) -29%
#4 "The Dark Knight" $5.7 million ($512.2 million) -34%
#5 "Traitor" $4.7 million ($17.7 million) -41%
#6 "Babylon A.D." $4.0 million ($17.2 million) -58%
#7 "Death Race" $3.6 million ($29.8 million) -43%
#8 "Disaster Movie" $3.3 million ($10.9 million) -44%
#9 "Mamma Mia!" $2.7 million ($136.3 million) -36%
#10 "Pineapple Express" $2.4 million ($84.2 million) -32%
#11 "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" $2.2 million ($16.1 million) -22%
#12 "Mirrors" $1.8 million ($27.8 million) -34%

The top 12 tallied only $51.6 million, making this one of the lowest grossing post-Labor Day weekend marks in history. The least said about this weekend the better. The studios are really hoping this isn't the start of post-summer slump.

"Quite an experience to live in fear isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave."

Pete-D

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

The release schedule for September and October is really weak ... I'm not sure why the suits would think there wouldn't be a slump forthcoming.

Jonathan

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

I think Eagle Eye will do good business later this month. But everything else looks pretty bad.

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TerryRL

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

"Quite an experience to live in fear isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave."

Lou Sytsma

Re: 2008 at the Box Office

Quantum of Solace is going to make a killing this fall.

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