I wonder how desperate the wonderful Charlie Murphy is becoming after Chappelle's Show suddennly fizzled. Here he'll play a morgue worker who, along with DeRay Davis, really want to win this streetball basketball competition. They just so happen to try and win this thing with the help of a monstrous corpse who had recently been brought back to life by a mad scientist, to win the competition.
Come on Lionsgate. You used to be SO much better than dreck like this. Worst News of the Week Nominee.
This is shaping up quite nicely, folks. This latest from Neil LaBute revolves around a mixed-race couple who moves into a home right next door to a racist LAPD cop. What's the deal with this movies and next-door neighbors all of the sudden?
Anyway, I've only seen LaBute's bomb The Wicker Man, and none of his well-praised indies, but I've heard great things about him and I might have to check out some of said indies before this hits the theaters. With this cast of Samuel L. Jackson, the very busy Kerry Washington and newly-acquired Patrick Wilson, this looks to be in great shape here.
Best News of the Week Nominee. America's favorite foursome is back and they drew the crowds back to the theater after a slightly lackluster last weekend. Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer took the theaters by storm, taking in a solid summer take of just over $58 million, just a few mil over their predecessor's $56 million opening weekend take, despite opening in about 350 more theaters than the original.
The sequel opened in a surprisingly-wide 3,959 theaters, taking in a healthy $14,663 per-screen average. While this nearly-equal gross isn't a terrible sign, it probably isn't a great sign either, especially when paired with the reviews. The flick received a lousy 37% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and while the initial rush to the theater was the same as the last time, I would expect a rather large drop this coming weekend, at least 55%, at most 65%, if they're lucky.
The good news for the foursome? The flick cost a rather modest $130 million, so, nearly halfway there, a profit isn't too far out of reach, but next weekend's decrease will be the tell-tale sign. Ocean's Thirteen took the second spot this weekend, dropping a decent 45.
4% in its second weekend to take in $19.7 million, bumping up to $70.4 million overall after 10 days.
Then there's that silly Knocked Up that people can't seem to get enough of. It dropped only 36% in its second weekend and it's done even better in its third, dipping only 28.4% and taking in just over $14 million.
The flick now stands at just over $90 million after three weeks, and Judd Apatow and Co. will likely have another $100 million successful comedy by week's end. The only other newbie to stand up against that fantastic foursome was that teen detective Nancy Drew, but Nancy didn't do so great.
She took 7th place this weekend, taking in just $6.8 million in her opening weekend. She did open with a decent theater count - against a potential blockbuster, at least - with a 2,612-theater rollout, although she could only post a dismal $2,615 per-screen average.
Maybe if Nancy would've gone up against Underdog she'd have better luck...
I wonder how desperate the wonderful Charlie Murphy is becoming after Chappelle's Show suddennly fizzled.
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