Box Office (Feb 29-Mar 2) | America officially tired of Will Ferrell

[bartleby]

EARLY FRIDAY ESTIMATES

1. NEW – Semi Pro (New Line) - $5M - $1,602 PTA - $5M cume
2. Vantage Point (Sony) - $3.8M - $1,206 PTA - $31.8M cume
3. NEW – The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) - $2.9M - $2,487 PTA - $2.9M cume
4. Jumper (Fox) - $2.1M - $671 PTA - $61.3M cume
5. Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) - $1.8M - $493 PTA -$48.1M cume
6. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) - $1.65M - $654 PTA - $44.5M cume
7. Fool's Gold (Warner Bros) - $1.28M - $453 PTA - $55.6M cume
8. NEW – Penelope (Summit) - $1.1M - $920 PA - $1.1M cume
9. Definitely Maybe (Universal) - $995,000 - $455 PTA - $24.2M cume
10. No Country For Old Men (Miramax) - $925,000 - $454 PTA - $66.5M

11. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $850,000 - $521 PTA - $132.6M cume
12. Be Kind, Rewind (New Line) - $675,000 - $833 PTA - $5.7M cume
13. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) - $620,000 - $445 PTA - $37.1M cume
14. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $445,000 - $284 PTA - $86.3M cume
15. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $395,000 - $317 PTA - $36.4M cume

*In Bruges (Focus) - $187,000 - $806 PTA - $3.1M cume
*The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) - $67,000 - $1,136 PTA - $521,000 cume
*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) - $60,000 - $3,333 PTA - $205,000
*NEW – Bonneville (Sen Arts/Scranton Lacy Films) - $53,000 - $525 PTA - $53,000 cume
*NEW – City of Men (Miramax) - $37,000 - $493 PTA - $37,000 cume
*NEW – Chicago 10 (Roadside Attractions) - $11,000 - $786 PTA - $11,000 cume
*NEW – Contre-enquete (Counter-Survey) - $1,400 - $467 PTA - $1,400 cume
*NEW - The Lost (Anchor Bay) - $1,169 - $1,169 PTA - $1,169 cume
*NEW – The Unforeseen (Cinema Guild) - $1,086 - $1,086 PTA - $1,086 cume
*NEW – Romulus, My Father (Magnolia) - $280 - $140 PTA - $280 cume
*NEW – Vivere (Regent Releasing) - $221 - $221 PTA - $221 cume

[Ashwin Pande]

It seems they're more tired of Scarlett Johannson and Natalie Portman from those numbers....

[bartleby]

It seems they're more tired of Scarlett Johannson and Natalie Portman from those numbers....

For that movie, those are really good numbers.

[Bill Nolan]

I'm more impressed that America is tired of Jack Black! It's Morning in America! :rock:

[Foolish Mortal]

Not so much tired of Ferrell, but tired of the studio recycling the same formula over, and over again.

Also, unlike his last few movies which were all PG-13, Semi-Pro is rated a hard R. It's way raunchier than his previous comedies.

[nick maynard]

wait, how is being #1 at the box office mean america is tired of him?

[DaveCummings]

I think it's because I think we've seen Semi-pro before, but Ferrell was a race car driver. No, that's not right...he was an anchorman. No wait, he was a figure skater. No wait, he was a soccer coach.

It's pretty much him as the same character in all the movies. I think it's the same thing that got people tired of Chevy Chase. There was no variation of character. Any of the movies he did, it was almost pretty much the same character as Clark Gritzwald, and people did get tired of it and him, because it kinda made him a one note character. I think it kinda did that for Eddie Murphy as well, though he did get some variation, which has slowed his career death to kind of an embarassing pace.

[bartleby]

wait, how is being #1 at the box office mean america is tired of him?

It doesn't. The making less than $15 million over the weekend is what shows America is tired of him.

[Ordinance Violation]

I gotta admit that i have been a big fan of Will Ferrel. Dont ask me why but he just cracks me up.

[Scotty]

It's also the end of Feb and with the economy like it is fewer people are going to the movies especially for blah junk food.

that said Be Kind Rewind is brilliant

[Ray G.]

Wow, that's bad.

One week till 10000 BC. :rock:

[bartleby]

It's also the end of Feb and with the economy like it is fewer people are going to the movies especially for blah junk food.

The economy's been in the crapper for close to a year, and plenty of movies have made plenty of money. I don't see how so many people could afford to see BLADES OF GLORY a year ago, but can't afford to see SEMI-PRO now.

[THWIP!]

The economy's been in the crapper for close to a year, and plenty of movies have made plenty of money. I don't see how so many people could afford to see BLADES OF GLORY a year ago, but can't afford to see SEMI-PRO now.

The R rating is a factor. You have to admit.

[bartleby]

The R rating is a factor. You have to admit.

A factor, yes. But WEDDING CRASHERS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, and SUPERBAD have all made money even though they're R-rated comedies.

[Simps]

The R rating is a factor. You have to admit.
So is the fact that he's remaking the same movies with slightly different characters.

[Black Roman]

The top movie only took in 5MIL so far? DAMN.

[THWIP!]

A factor, yes. But WEDDING CRASHERS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, and SUPERBAD have all made money even though they're R-rated comedies.

They all came out during the summer though. But I understand what you're saying.

[Black Roman]

Wow, that's bad.

One week till 10000 BC. :rock:

:roll: Everytime I see that trailer in theaters I :roll: The trailer just makes the movie seem so bland. I will probably SKIP this one.

[AAlgar]

I'm sure somebody asks this dumb question every time, but I just have to know: how can you possibly know how much money something made from 29 Feb to 2 Mar when it's only the morning of 1 Mar?

[Mr. E!]

A factor, yes. But WEDDING CRASHERS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, and SUPERBAD have all made money even though they're R-rated comedies.

But there is a crucial difference; those movies were funny. And they looked funny. From everything I've seen via ads and previews, Semi-Pro was marinated in fail.

[Mr. E!]

I'm sure somebody asks this dumb question every time, but I just have to know: how can you possibly know how much money something made from 29 Feb to 2 Mar when it's only the morning of 1 Mar?

They are estimates based on pre-existing theater-going patterns that take into effect the average number of screens the film is showing on and the opening day average viewers per screen. It also takes into account time of year, leading economic indicators, and past performance of similar films. And they also open up a young goat and read the future in its entrails. After doing all that, they have a pretty good idea of what the movie will make.

[THWIP!]

So is the fact that he's remaking the same movies with slightly different characters.

That's probably true. The different movie/same character stuff is getting old. That's why I don't really have an interest in Vince Vaughan anymore.

[Mr. E!]

Wow, that's bad.

One week till 10000 BC. :rock:

You are excited about this? Really? Everything I've see has left me wanting to be anywhere else but in the theater to see that. Rolland Emmerich made the American Godzilla...he gets no second chance from me.

[AAlgar]

They are estimates based on pre-existing theater-going patterns that take into effect the average number of screens the film is showing on and the opening day average viewers per screen. It also takes into account time of year, leading economic indicators, and past performance of similar films. And they also open up a young goat and read the future in its entrails. After doing all that, they have a pretty good idea of what the movie will make.

Sounds to me like they can predict all this without even having — you know — a movie. You'd think if they were that good at it, everything would be a hit.

[Ray G.]

You are excited about this? Really? Everything I've see has left me wanting to be anywhere else but in the theater to see that. Rolland Emmerich made the American Godzilla...he gets no second chance from me.

It involves Sabre-Toothed Tigers and man-eating killer birds.

That's all I need. :D

I'm a huge geek when it comes to prehistoric animals. This movie was pre-sold with me.

[silverboy]

I'm more impressed that America is tired of Jack Black! It's Morning in America! :rock:

Isn't that movie still in limited release?

I, being perpetually behind the times, finally saw There Will Be Blood last night.

[silverboy]

A factor, yes. But WEDDING CRASHERS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, and SUPERBAD have all made money even though they're R-rated comedies.

They're summer movies.

[Mr. E!]

It involves Sabre-Toothed Tigers and man-eating killer birds.

That's all I need. :D

I'm a huge geek when it comes to prehistoric animals. This movie was pre-sold with me.

I love you, man. :)

[lonesomefool]

The economy's been in the crapper for close to a year, and plenty of movies have made plenty of money. I don't see how so many people could afford to see BLADES OF GLORY a year ago, but can't afford to see SEMI-PRO now.

Just because the economy is bad, means Americans are gonna stop going out to eat or seeing movies. They will just put it on, like, the 5th Credit Card that they have. It's the American Way :)

And Semi-Pro is doing shit, because it didnt look funny and Ferrell isnt changing up his act enough. The guy needs to go back and do a couple movies like Stranger Than Fiction and give his "wacky, screwball, sports comedies" a rest.

[Patton]

A factor, yes. But WEDDING CRASHERS, 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN, KNOCKED UP, and SUPERBAD have all made money even though they're R-rated comedies.

Will Ferrell was awesome in those movies!

[bartleby]

3-DAY ESTIMATES

1. NEW – Semi Pro (New Line) - $15.16M - $4,858 PTA - $15.16M cume
2. Vantage Point (Sony) - $13.58M - $4,313 PTA - $41.5M cume
3. Spiderwick Chronicles (Paramount) - $9M - $2,485 PTA -$55.4M cume
4. NEW – The Other Boleyn Girl (Sony) - $8.25M - $7,083 PTA - $8.25M cume
5. Jumper (Fox) - $7.95M - $2,542 PTA - $67.1M cume
6. Step Up 2 the Streets (Disney) - $6.07M - $2,404 PTA - $48.9M cume
7. Fool's Gold (Warner Bros) - $4.88M - $1,718 PTA - $59.2M cume
8. No Country For Old Men (Miramax) - $4.31M - $2,120PTA - $69.8M
9. NEW – Penelope (Summit) - $3.78M - $3,168 PTA - $3.78M cume
10. Juno (Fox Searchlight) - $3.63M- $2,229 PTA - $135.4M cume

11. Definitely Maybe (Universal) - $3.54M - $1,620 PTA - $26.8M cume
12. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (Universal) - $2.9M - $2,085 PTA - $39.3M cume
13. Be Kind, Rewind (New Line) - $2.24M - $2,772 PTA - $7.2M cume
14. The Bucket List (Warner Bros) - $1.88M - $1,206 PTA - $87.7M cume
15. There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage) - $1.63M - $1,310 PTA - $37.6M cume

*In Bruges (Focus) - $750,000 - $3,233 PTA - $3.6M cume
*The Band's Visit (Sony Classics) - $354,000 - $6,000 PTA - $808,000 cume
*The Counterfeiters (Sony Classics) - $284,000 - $15,778 PTA - $429,000
*NEW – Bonneville (Sen Arts/Scranton Lacy Films) - $178,000 - $1,762 PTA - $178,000 cume
*NEW – City of Men (Miramax) - $131,000 - $1,747 PTA - $131,000 cume
*NEW – Chicago 10 (Roadside Attractions) - $48,000 - $3,429 PTA - $48,000 cume
*NEW – Contre-enquete (Counter-Survey) - $2,971 - $990 PTA - $2,971 cume
*NEW – The Unforeseen (Cinema Guild) - $2,555 - $2,555 PTA - $2,555 cume
*NEW – Romulus, My Father (Magnolia) - $2,083 - $1,041 PTA - $2,083 cume
*NEW - The Lost (Anchor Bay) - $1,555 - $1,555 PTA - $1,555 cume
*NEW – Vivere (Regent Releasing) - $873 - $873 PTA - $873 cume
*NEW - Beyond Belief (Film Sales Company) - $689 - $689 PTA - $689 cume

[Captain Sensation]

I thought about this thread (scary i know) when i saw the movie last night. I enjoyed the movie, but i couldnt help but notice that the movie theatre wasnt as crowded for a new release. My answer is that it was the movie theatre, i dont think america is tired of Will just yet.

[RickLM]

I'm sure somebody asks this dumb question every time, but I just have to know: how can you possibly know how much money something made from 29 Feb to 2 Mar when it's only the morning of 1 Mar?


The same way you just know the new Black Crowes CD is mediocre before you actually hear it.

[bartleby]

The same way you just know the new Black Crowes CD is mediocre before you actually hear it.

Because Maxim Magazine says so?

[Kirblar]

R rating + 4th? Will Ferrell sports movie = bad take.

[LeggoMyEggolas]

If anything, it was really disappointing as a movie. Trailers made it seem like a raunchy comedy-fest, and when the movie was being funny, it was damn funny. But it fell into a trap that a lot of comedies do, shoehorn in a semi-serious sappy dramatic plot, and when those parts occurred, it really ground the movie to a halt. I'm looking at you Woody Harrelson.
Although:Patti LaBelle as Jackie Moon's mother was a nice touch.

[Bryan H]

It'll do great on DVD. Semi-Pro, that is.

I've heard nothing but horrible things about Be Kind, Rewind. Disappointing, I wanted to check it out.

[Humphrey_Lee]

They're summer movies.

Still not the point. Juno of all things had been making 10-15million a week for almost all of January. This just made 5 in the ass end of Feb with absolutely nothing going against it. No one cares anymore.

[Bryan H]

Still not the point. Juno of all things had been making 10-15million a week for almost all of January. This just made 5 in the ass end of Feb with absolutely nothing going against it. No one cares anymore.

Have to agree, I love Ferrell and he never fails to make me laugh. But I didn't feel the need to see this in a theater.

[silverboy]

Still not the point. Juno of all things had been making 10-15million a week for almost all of January. This just made 5 in the ass end of Feb with absolutely nothing going against it. No one cares anymore.

Juno was nominated for Oscars. I think you're being a bit harsh on Will. "No one cares anymore", come on.

[Nick Spencer]

I reallly doubt Americans are tired of Will Ferrell. He's an A-list comedy star.

I think it's more that this wasn't a very compelling vehicle for him,

I remember people saying Adam Sandler was done after Lil' Nicky. Didn't quite turn out that way.

But hey, it wouldn't be Sunday without Bartelby making some broad, sweeping statement about the weekend box office! :)

[Zeppe]

You are excited about this? Really? Everything I've see has left me wanting to be anywhere else but in the theater to see that. Rolland Emmerich made the American Godzilla...he gets no second chance from me.

Agreed. That movie doesn't excite me one bit.

[Zeppe]

The most surpising (happily so) thing about that list, to me, is that Juno has taken 132 million!

Way to go, Juno! :)

[NickT]

I reallly doubt Americans are tired of Will Ferrell. He's an A-list comedy star.
Not as big outside of the US though, oddly.

[Nick Spencer]

10,000 BC looks HORRIBLE. I feel like it's going to be the action movie of choice for the evangelical set, though.

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...

I feel like the tag line should be "From the man who ruined Godzilla... History will weep."

[WillieLee]

10,000 BC looks HORRIBLE. I feel like it's going to be the action movie of choice for the evangelical set, though.

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...

I feel like the tag line should be "From the man who ruined Godzilla... History will weep."

You're aware that it's a movie, not a documentary?

[Foolish Mortal]

10,000 BC looks HORRIBLE. I feel like it's going to be the action movie of choice for the evangelical set, though.

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...

I feel like the tag line should be "From the man who ruined Godzilla... History will weep."
10,000 BC isn't being advertised as an "historical drama". Did you think Fantastic Four was based on a 'true life' story too? :lol:

[silverboy]

I'm not bothered by the historical aspects of 10000 BC. I'm most interested in who thought it would make a good movie.

[Nick Spencer]

10,000 BC isn't being advertised as an "historical drama". Did you think Fantastic Four was based on a 'true life' story too? :lol:

Sigh.

In this day and age, when huge numbers of people have decided to disregard scientific evidence and historical proof, I'm not a fan of anything that placates such an absurdist belief. It just annoys me.

I guess we're gonna pretend a lot of evangelicals aren't gonna hit that movie next weekend?

Gosh you're funny, though.

[WillieLee]

Sigh.

In this day and age, when huge numbers of people have decided to disregard scientific evidence and historical proof, I'm not a fan of anything that placates such an absurdist belief. It just annoys me.

I guess we're gonna pretend a lot of evangelicals aren't gonna hit that movie next weekend?

Gosh you're funny, though.

War of the Worlds must have been devastating for you.

[Nick Spencer]

War of the Worlds must have been devastating for you.

:roll:

Difference is, a huge segment of society actually BELIEVES what 10,000 BC is depicting. This is more comparable to Battlefield Earth in that sense.

[silverboy]

I haven't seen any dinosaurs in the commercials. I think you're overstating the supposed religious conspiracy behind 10000 BC.

[Nick Spencer]

I haven't seen any dinosaurs in the commercials. I think you're overstating the supposed religious conspiracy behind 10000 BC.

I feel like reading comprehension is getting pretty poor in this thread. I never said anything about a supposed religious conspiracy. I'm saying a lot of evangelicals are gonna go out and love the "man alongside dinosaurs" narrative.

[Bedlam66]

You are excited about this? Really? Everything I've see has left me wanting to be anywhere else but in the theater to see that. Rolland Emmerich made the American Godzilla...he gets no second chance from me.
I liked that Movie. Granted It was at least 10 years ago, but I remember liking it.

[Bedlam66]

I reallly doubt Americans are tired of Will Ferrell. He's an A-list comedy star.

I think it's more that this wasn't a very compelling vehicle for him,

I remember people saying Adam Sandler was done after Lil' Nicky. Didn't quite turn out that way.

But hey, it wouldn't be Sunday without Bartelby making some broad, sweeping statement about the weekend box office! :)
Um Nothing is Compelling about Ferrell. He's not funny. Sure he's fine as a supporting role in someone else's movies but left to his own devices he's just a idiot.

[Nick Spencer]

Okay, to be fair, they aren't dinosaurs, they're Phorusrhacidae, who went extinct a couple million years ago. They're just made to look and act a lot like dinosaurs.

[Nick Spencer]

Um Nothing is Compelling about Ferrell. He's not funny. Sure he's fine as a supporting role in someone else's movies but left to his own devices he's just a idiot.

Given the guy's box office record, I'd say a lot of people disagree with you. Which is kinda the topic of discussion.

[WillieLee]

I feel like reading comprehension is getting pretty poor in this thread. I never said anything about a supposed religious conspiracy. I'm saying a lot of evangelicals are gonna go out and love the "man alongside dinosaurs" narrative.

And?

[Wagon]

Sigh.

In this day and age, when huge numbers of people have decided to disregard scientific evidence and historical proof, I'm not a fan of anything that placates such an absurdist belief. It just annoys me.

I guess we're gonna pretend a lot of evangelicals aren't gonna hit that movie next weekend?

Gosh you're funny, though.

don't Evangelicals believe that the world is only 6000 years old? A movie that says there were 10,000 years before the birth of Christ will be like a slap in the face to them.

[WinterRose]

Please please PLEASE let America be tired of him. I'd trade his life to have Phil Hartman back any day of the week.

[Nick Spencer]

And?

So it doesn't seem like my kind of film. Which is all I was saying in the first place.

[Zeppe]

Here I am watching Stranger than Fiction and looking at this thread. If only Will Ferrell would take more scripts like this one maybe this thread wouldn't exist. I like Will Ferrell. Do I think he's becoming/has become a one trick pony? Yes. Do I think he could be more. Most definitely.

[WillieLee]

So it doesn't seem like my kind of film. Which is all I was saying in the first place.

I think you were saying something else.

[Nick Spencer]

I think you were saying something else.

Please, Willie, enlighten me. I thought I said...


10,000 BC looks HORRIBLE. I feel like it's going to be the action movie of choice for the evangelical set, though.

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...

I feel like the tag line should be "From the man who ruined Godzilla... History will weep."

But please, tell me what I said. If you can do it in a snarky one liner, even better. :)

[Ray G.]

Please, Willie, enlighten me. I thought I said...



But please, tell me what I said. If you can do it in a snarky one liner, even better. :)

First of all, there are no dinosaurs in the movie. There are killer birds called Diyatrima, and those were from quite a bit earlier, but I've seen no evangelical buzz for the movie. Remember, the time period it's set in is about 8,000 years before a lot of them believe the world was created. ;)

It's going to be a brainless movie for the 300 set, giving us cool CGI monsters and battle scenes.

[Nick Spencer]

First of all, there are no dinosaurs in the movie. There are killer birds called Diyatrima, and those were from quite a bit earlier, but I've seen no evangelical buzz for the movie. Remember, the time period it's set in is about 8,000 years before a lot of them believe the world was created. ;)

It's going to be a brainless movie for the 300 set, giving us cool CGI monsters and battle scenes.

It's also a horrific compression of history. And that bugs me, but will no doubt delight a lot of creationists. Yes, it's fiction, but it's still lame and annoying to me.

Plus, for God's sake, it's Roland Emmerich. The guys movies are fucking awful. This ain't 300.

[Ray G.]

It's also a horrific compression of history. And that bugs me, but will no doubt delight a lot of creationists. Yes, it's fiction, but it's still lame and annoying to me.

Plus, for God's sake, it's Roland Emmerich. The guys movies are fucking awful. This ain't 300.

Independence Day was a magnificent celebration of man's triumph over evil bugs in spaceships, and I won't hear any Goddamn commie lies to the contrary! :mad:

[Jamie S. Rich]

I guess we're gonna pretend a lot of evangelicals aren't gonna hit that movie next weekend?


Do you base that on anything, though? If this were a movie that ultimately came down on the side of intelligent design/creationism, I could see that maybe being an assumption one could make; just being a dinosaur movie with faulty facts, however, doesn't suggest to me that people are going to run to it as a way to lend support to their beliefs.

I haven't really been paying attention, so they could be marketing it in some places as such a thing, but having grown up with evangelicals, I don't see them giving a shit one way or the other on the face of it.

There are actually quite a few movies beyond that one coming out next weekend, so it will be interesting to see if the box office gets reinvigorated. If Snow Angels is opening in your area, I highly encourage you to go see it.

[Nick Spencer]

Independence Day was a magnificent celebration of man's triumph over evil bugs in spaceships, and I won't hear any Goddamn commie lies to the contrary! :mad:

Starship Troopers > Independence Day.

By a mile.

Actually, Ray, I think this might be a great metaphor for our opposing views on foreign policy. :)

[Jamie S. Rich]

Plus, for God's sake...

Oh, see, now you're just contradicting yourself once you start worrying about God's feelings. :no:

[Nick Spencer]

Oh, see, now you're just contradicting yourself once you start worrying about God's feelings. :no:

Heh. Just because I don't believe in him doesn't mean I wanna hurt his feelings.

[Boris the Blade]

10,000 BC looks HORRIBLE. I feel like it's going to be the action movie of choice for the evangelical set, though.

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...

I feel like the tag line should be "From the man who ruined Godzilla... History will weep."
I think it looks interesting. Pretty atypical for a big budget blockbuster.

[Ray G.]

Starship Troopers > Independence Day.

By a mile.

Actually, Ray, I think this might be a great metaphor for our opposing views on foreign policy. :)

GODDAMN COMMIE LIES! :furious:

Starship Troopers was a paranoid musing on a fascist America, dressed up with giant bugs.

Independence Day was beautiful.

"In the words of my ancestors who came before me....UP YOURS!!!!"

We salute you, Randy Quaid. :cry:

[AAlgar]

It's also a horrific compression of history. And that bugs me, but will no doubt delight a lot of creationists. Yes, it's fiction, but it's still lame and annoying to me.

Plus, for God's sake, it's Roland Emmerich. The guys movies are fucking awful. This ain't 300.

300 wasn't exactly historically accurate either.

[Nick Spencer]

300 wasn't exactly historically accurate either.

That's true, but at least there weren't any sabretooth tigers.

[Mike_Johnson]

That's true, but at least there weren't any sabretooth tigers.

:)

[AAlgar]

That's true, but at least there weren't any sabretooth tigers.

No, just giant Persians and monsters.

[Nick Spencer]

No, just giant Persians and monsters.

ALL REAL.

[bartleby]

But hey, it wouldn't be Sunday without Bartelby making some broad, sweeping statement about the weekend box office! :)

If you haven't figured it out it yet, "America officially tired of Will Ferrell" was meant to be hyperbole and not a completely academic assessment of the situation.

[bartleby]

It's also a horrific compression of history. And that bugs me, but will no doubt delight a lot of creationists. Yes, it's fiction, but it's still lame and annoying to me.

Plus, for God's sake, it's Roland Emmerich. The guys movies are fucking awful. This ain't 300.


300 wasn't exactly historically accurate either.


300 also wasn't exactly not fucking awful either.

[Joe Henderson]

At the very least, America Officially Tired of Will Ferrell Sports Movies.

[WillieLee]

Please, Willie, enlighten me. I thought I said...



But please, tell me what I said. If you can do it in a snarky one liner, even better. :)

If you are only saying that it's not your type of film why did you bring in the 'evangelical set' into the discussion?

[Magnum V.I.]

At the very least, America Officially Tired of Will Ferrell Sports Movies.


I'm happily looking forward to Step Brothers.


I enjoyed Semi-Pro.

[stevapalooza]

Yeah. He definitely needs a new act. Everything after Anchorman has gotten progressively worse.

[dEnny!]

He and his cohorts need to actually WRITE OUT THE ENTIRE SCRIPT of the ideas they come up with. It seems like they have an idea for a movie and then tell Will to just go balls to the walls and Will NEEDS editing otherwise he beats his jokes into the ground, then urinates on them, turns the jokes over a few more times and continues to pound on them until you forgot what was funny in the first place.

[Nick Spencer]

If you are only saying that it's not your type of film why did you bring in the 'evangelical set' into the discussion?

Me and the evangelicals don't exactly see eye to eye when it comes to movies. This movie would bug the shit out of me the whole time, whereas they'll probably love it.

[Nick Spencer]

Yeah. He definitely needs a new act. Everything after Anchorman has gotten progressively worse.

I loved Talledega Nights, personally.

[dEnny!]

I loved Talledega Nights, personally.

Crap!

That should have been an easy one to knock out the park.

Stranger than Fiction was spectacular!

[Nick Spencer]

If you haven't figured it out it yet, "America officially tired of Will Ferrell" was meant to be hyperbole and not a completely academic assessment of the situation.

Whatever, you know I love your bold declarations. I'm hoping next week's will be 'IS ROLAND EMMERICH'S CAREER OVER'?

One can hope, at least.

[Nick Spencer]

Crap!

That should have been an easy one to knock out the park.

Stranger than Fiction was spectacular!

Yup. And BLADES OF GLORY, while not quite as good as the rest, definitely had it's moments.

It seems like it's been kind of a rough winter for comedy. Am I forgetting some movie that did really well? This and WALK HARD both struggled this season, I know that much. Maybe these movies are just better suited for summer anymore.

[bartleby]

It seems like it's been kind of a rough winter for comedy. Am I forgetting some movie that did really well?

JUNO? THE BUCKET LIST? 27 DRESSES?

[Nick Spencer]

JUNO? THE BUCKET LIST? 27 DRESSES?

I mean straight-up American sophomoric comedy of the Apatow/ Sandler/ Stiller/ Frat Pack variety. The kind that's powered by young male audiences. Doesn't seem like it was a good winter for the genre, especially after such a big summer last year.

Even on your list, though, only one of those flicks broke 100mil (though all three were successful overall). Doesn't seem like audiences were really into laughing that much this winter, period. The economy, maybe?

[bartleby]

I mean straight-up American sophomoric comedy of the Apatow/ Sandler/ Stiller/ Frat Pack variety. The kind that's powered by young male audiences. Doesn't seem like it was a good winter for the genre, especially after such a big summer last year.

Well, if you're going to narrow it down that much, I think WALK HARD is the only movie released this winter prior to SEMI-PRO that fits your classification.

[Nick Spencer]

Well, if you're going to narrow it down that much, I think WALK HARD is the only movie released this winter prior to SEMI-PRO that fits your classification.

More like Fall, I think, but HEARTBREAK KID tanked pretty hard, too, and Ben Stiller's a pretty reliable Box Office guy. It seems like since SUPERBAD, it's been pretty rough going. Fred Claus did OK, but not great (certainly no ELF).

It just seems like the straight-up, meat and potatoes comedy has had a rough go of it, lately. I don't know if this is Ferrell-specific.

It'll be interesting seeing how SARAH MARSHALL, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, and DRILLBIT TAYLOR do this year, I'll say that much. I like these movies, so I'm obviously hopeful it turns around.

[DaveCummings]

Sigh.

In this day and age, when huge numbers of people have decided to disregard scientific evidence and historical proof, I'm not a fan of anything that placates such an absurdist belief. It just annoys me.

I guess we're gonna pretend a lot of evangelicals aren't gonna hit that movie next weekend?

Gosh you're funny, though.


I am assuming you read comics, since you're on this board. But yet you're throwing a little fit and acting like a douche to some of the other people here over a movie. Just chill.

[Gunter]

Sorry, but the atheist in me is really annoyed by the way that thing is going to butcher history and science. Dinosaurs and sabretooth tigers? 12 thousand years ago? Riiiiiight...


Wait...

Isn't there a dinosaur in the first six pages of your new book Mike Diamond?

In modern times?


Riiiiiight...


Does that mean you're butchering history and science?


Is your book a big hit with the evangelical set?

[Nick Spencer]

Wait...

Isn't there a dinosaur in the first six pages of your new book Mike Diamond?

In modern times?


Riiiiiight...


Does that mean you're butchering history and science?


Is your book a big hit with the evangelical set?

It's the result of a military experiment :) We say so right there in the first 6 pages. It didn't just survive all this time.

You bastard.

[Nick Spencer]

I am assuming you read comics, since you're on this board. But yet you're throwing a little fit and acting like a douche to some of the other people here over a movie. Just chill.

I'm allowed to be a douche to FM. He's voting for Hillary.

[glk]

I truly adored Stranger Than Fiction and wish he'd stop with the dumb sports comedies and do other stuff.

[Gunter]

It's the result of a military experiment :) We say so right there in the first 6 pages. It didn't just survive all this time.

You bastard.

:lol: