The box-office breakdown (based on studio estimates):
1. Baby Mama – $18.2 million
2. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo – $14.6 million
3. The Forbidden Kingdom – $11.2 million
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall – $11 million
5. Nim’s Island - $4.5 million
6. Prom Night – $4.4 million
7. 21 – $4 million
8. 88 Minutes – $3.6 million
9. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! – $2.4 million
10. Deception $2.2 million
The big story is comedies ruling the top five.
Critics had questioned Universal’s decision to release "Baby Mama" so closely on the heels of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," thinking it would cannibalize the comedy-seeking public. "Comedy is definitely king right now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC. "Audiences are definitely showing an interest in going to the movies and having a good time and having a laugh." [Source]
It’s a big change from last year, when audiences went to movies to touch pricks and play mah-jongg. Upon hearing the good news, Hollywood execs snorted coke and called each other "Genius!" By Monday morning, there were many tired gun fingaz.
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If I don’t get that baby in 30 minutes it’s free, right?
I bet Tyler Perry’s pissed a couple white girls stole the name of one of his next 600 movies.
I bet Tyler Perry’s pissed a couple white girls stole the name of one of his next 600 movies.
He’ll drown his sorrows by drinking a big glass of
jizzOlde Englishgrape drinkjizz.But he’ll call it something like "jizzayzay!" or "the onyx pearl".
cannibalize the comedy-seeking public
I did that once. I killed and ate a dude who was looking for the Comedy Club…
Of course comedy is king right now, i mean you’ve got to laugh when it costs more to put a gallon of gas in your car than it does to buy a box of Marlboro reds, right?
On a side note, how the hell did Tina Fey get that scar?
"Comedy is definitely king right now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC.
I hate Armenians so much..
Nice "insight" by the "critic".
How fucking easy is it to get a job as a Hollywood Insider or Film Critic? I swear, if you showed up at Us Weekly with a matching pair of socks they’d check you out and say "Hmmm…the socks DO match. Alright you, hurry up and meet us in the production office – we just got new photos of Katherine Heigl buying shoes! Chop, Chop!"