09.28.09 BOX OFFICE WIPE UP: IT’S POOP SEASON
The movies they release this time of year are so uninteresting that I decided to use this picture of a pro-Adam West demonstrator at the G20 instead of a picture of any of this week’s releases. Seriously, Surrogates? Who cares. Anyway, let’s get this mandatory post no one cares about out of the way, shall we? Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs landed on top again with a modest $24.6 million, while Surrogates and Fame kinda sorta bombed with $15 and $10 million. And thank God Fame didn’t become a phenomenon, I can’t take it with the singing and dancing anymore.
Beyond that, The Informant! held well (-33% from week one), most analysts say because of the exclamation point, and Jennifer’s Body held better than most horror films (-49%), but didn’t magically become an un-bomb. Plus it was competing against The Surrogates. Pandorum, meanwhile, was a total bomb with $4.4 million in number six, but that’s what happens when you cast Cam Gigandet. And because I’m sure you were all curious to know how the Tucker Max movie did, I’ll have to tell you about it because it didn’t make the top ten list below. It was number 23 with $369,000 on 120 screens, for a per-screen average of $3,075, which actually isn’t horrible. Reached for comment, a Tucker Max fan said, “Haha, 69!” and then date raped me. In his defense, I totally wanted it.
| Film | Weekend | Per | Total | |
| 1 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $24,600,000 (-18.8%) | $7,887 | $60,036,000 |
| 2 | Surrogates | $15,000,000 | $5,083 | $15,000,000 |
| 3 | Fame | $10,033,000 | $3,241 | $10,033,000 |
| 4 | The Informant! | $6,915,000 (-33.9%) | $2,760 | $20,992,000 |
| 5 | Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself | $4,750,000 (-51.9%) | $2,241 | $44,543,000 |
| 6 | Pandorum | $4,408,000 | $1,759 | $4,408,000 |
| 7 | Love Happens | $4,327,000 (-46.3%) | $2,280 | $14,728,000 |
| 8 | Jennifer’s Body | $3,500,000 (-49.0%) | $1,278 | $12,306,000 |
| 9 | 9 | $2,832,000 (-49.1%) | $1,399 | $27,101,000 |
| 10 | Inglourious Basterds | $2,722,000 (-28.7%) | $1,389 | $114,460,000 |
[via CHUD, BoxOfficeMojo]
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BOX OFFICE WIPE UP: IT’S POOP SEASON
Dude, when Tucker was hittin’ that midget ass, I was like ‘Whoa, so true!’ And then that scene where [gunshot].
I’m also a date rapist. You watch your ass, October 12th. I’m-a fuck you till you love me.
Cloudy with a chance of I don’t give a fuck pretty well describes this week, to me. The only bright spot is that maybe Tucker Max will finally go back to whatever corner of the internet he crawled out of. Although, I have to admit, Him and Tila Tequila would make an amazing sitcom.
What did the 12th day in October ever do to you, Donk?
It dressed provocatively.
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Adam West still wont move on with his life.
“Pandorum, meanwhile, was a total bomb with $4.4 million in number six, but that’s what happens when you cast Cam Gigandet.”
You also get date raped by Gigandet.
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