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11-05-2006, 09:01 PM | #82 |
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Weekend Box-Office Report thanks to JoBlo. http://joblo.com/index.php?id=13442
I was watching an "Ali G" show marathon on TV last night, and after two hours of Ali G, Borat and Bruno, star Sacha Baron Cohen's three alter-egos, I couldn't help but re-acknowledge this man's pure genius. I honestly could not turn away from the television set (mind you, I was also high at the time, but that's another story altogether). Some are starting to compare him to comedian Andy Kaufman from the 70s, and I can see how those comparisons have come to be. All that to say that BORAT, the film, opened in the #1 spot this past weekend, with close to $30M in receipts, despite the fact that it only played in about 800 theaters, compared to most films in the top 10, which play in over 2000 theaters. Next week, the film is supposed to widen its release into 2500 theaters, at which point, he will likely be certified as a complete phenomenon, that might even break the $100M mark (the film only cost $18M to make). Disney's THE SANTA CLAUSE 3 finished in second place with a disappointing $20M, which is much lower than its previous incarnation of the Tim Allen character, which opened at $29M and went on to gross $140M (maybe the release of a Christmas movie one week after Halloween didn't make a whole lot of sense?). Dreamworks' animated FLUSHED AWAY opened with a decent $19M in third place, but according to Yahoo Movies, the film cost around $130M, so the opening isn't exactly a celebratory figure. Last week's #1 movie, SAW 3, dropped an expected 50%+ and into fourth place, but still managed to add about $16M to its coffers, raising its total to about $60M to this point (considering that the film only cost about $10M to make, methinks everyone involved with this puppy is pretty happy these days). THE DEPARTED managed to continue its box-office roll with yet another $8M added to its total, which has now officially surpassed the $100M mark. The film only dropped about 18% of its audience from last week, and doesn't seem to want to stop anytime soon. With its solid word of mouth, THE QUEEN (not a film about Elton John) managed to rise into the top 10 with $3M in receipts this past weekend, raising its total to $10M since its limited release about six weeks ago. Next week sees the addition of 4 new movie releases including Batman starring in HARSH TIMES, Ricky Bobby starring in an original looking comedy entitled STRANGER THAN FICTION, the man with a temper who hates onliners starring in A GOOD YEAR and Sarah Michelle Gellar starring in THE GRUDGE 3, I mean...THE RETURN. By the way, what's your take on the whole BORAT success? VOTE HERE!! 1. Borat $ 26.4 Million NEW 2. The Santa Clause 3:... $ 20 Million NEW 3. Flushed Away $ 19.1 Million NEW 4. Saw 3 $ 15.5 Million $ 60.1 Million 5. The Departed $ 8 Million $ 102.3 Million 6. The Prestige $ 7.8 Million $ 39.4 Million 7. Flags of our Fathers $ 4.5 Million $ 26.6 Million 8. Man of the Year $ 3.8 Million $ 34 Million 9. Open Season $ 3.1 Million $ 81.4 Million 10. The Queen $ 3 Million $ 10.1 Million |
11-05-2006, 11:29 PM | #83 |
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Finally saw it tonight, fucking incredible.
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11-06-2006, 12:49 PM | #84 | |
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Seriously, the Godfather is up there as best movie ever, but there are parts where my mind drifted. The same goes with every single movie I've ever watched, aside from Borat. To keep my interest for the entire length of the movie and to have me dying of laughter, I'd say it's arguably the greatest movie ever. At least the greatest comedy ever. |
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11-06-2006, 07:21 PM | #85 |
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Saw it earlier just amazing. I've never laughed out load in the cinema so much in my life. Brilliance just so amazingly good
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11-06-2006, 07:30 PM | #86 |
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That one drunk guy reminded me of a Spilchuk type of person.
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11-06-2006, 07:49 PM | #87 |
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lol when he threw his bag down and you could hear the chicken in it had me ROFLing the most I think in retrospect, just caught me completely off guard.
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11-06-2006, 07:50 PM | #88 |
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Please, gypsy, give me your tears.
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11-06-2006, 11:45 PM | #89 | |
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You are comparing BORAT to the Godfather? And people in this thread called me the idiot. |
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11-07-2006, 12:41 AM | #90 |
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Hey, we all can't be related to Danny Aiello.
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11-07-2006, 03:22 PM | #91 | |
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Borat kept my attention from start to finish. IN the 3 hour Godfather my mind drifted more than once. You can't really compare comedies to other movies in terms of greatness. I bet I could sit and watch Borat more times than the Godfather. |
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11-07-2006, 07:55 PM | #92 |
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Tried to go tonight. UH UH, SOLD OUT.
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11-08-2006, 12:46 AM | #93 | |
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11-08-2006, 12:47 AM | #94 |
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Once I see it I shall tell you. Also it's not like i'm some sort of drunk. I mean I do drink quite often but i'm not drunk 24/7.
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11-08-2006, 01:19 AM | #95 | |
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11-09-2006, 11:47 AM | #96 |
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running of the Jew and the Jew egg. lol.
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11-09-2006, 04:07 PM | #97 |
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I saw it last night. Amazing. Watching it again tonight.
I WILL LOOK THROUGH YOUR TREASURES. |
11-09-2006, 04:10 PM | #98 |
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Gypsie, I will look through your treasures. Is this understood, gypsie?
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11-10-2006, 12:40 AM | #99 |
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This was so fucking funny. ROFL the entire time.
Sleep in my bed, eat my food, use my sister. She tight like a 7 year old. |
11-10-2006, 12:57 AM | #100 | |
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11-10-2006, 01:02 AM | #101 |
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That garage sale is the best part and it's the only thing I've been quoting since I've seen it.
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11-10-2006, 01:10 AM | #102 |
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good call
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11-10-2006, 01:14 AM | #103 |
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Gypsie who is this shrunken woman? Did she own this house where you have set up camp?
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11-10-2006, 09:37 AM | #104 |
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Is it just me, or does seemingly every man find the "women's brain size of squirrel" line funny, but just nobody laughs out of fear of backlash?
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11-11-2006, 01:24 AM | #105 |
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Hilarious movie.
Ha, ha, drunk guys are trying to sue though: http://movies.msn.com/movies/article...41264>1=7701 |
11-11-2006, 01:50 AM | #106 |
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I'm sure whatever their drunk asses signed is gonna make sure this lawsuit goes nowhere.
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11-11-2006, 02:01 AM | #107 |
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Prolly the funniest movie I've seen this year maybe all time
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11-11-2006, 05:34 PM | #108 |
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Gonna go see this again next week, and probably again after that.
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11-11-2006, 09:04 PM | #109 |
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My moustache still smells of your testes
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11-11-2006, 09:52 PM | #110 | |
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11-11-2006, 09:55 PM | #111 |
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it was ok
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11-11-2006, 10:01 PM | #112 |
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I think its the type of movie that would be funnier the 2nd time
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11-12-2006, 02:18 AM | #113 |
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pretty fucking ridiculous movie, I can't believe those hick college kids where saying all that shit - then the guy talking about muslims.
The naked wrestling scene was fucking hilarious, especially when they busted into the huge ass buisness gathering roflllllll lol fuck so many funny parts |
11-12-2006, 03:06 AM | #114 |
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I thought it was "okay". I never really watched Ali G though so that's probably why
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11-12-2006, 03:07 AM | #115 |
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interesting, according to BoxOffice Mojo it has the 3rd highest wide release weekend per theatre average gross ($31,607) behind Pirates 2 ($32,817) and Spider-Man ($31,768)
though the list only goes back to 1982 mind you. |
11-12-2006, 03:18 AM | #116 |
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Funny shit.
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11-12-2006, 02:26 PM | #117 |
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funniest movie i have ever seen. Probably the only movie that I've ever watched that lived up to my expectations.
It wouldn't surprise me if Borat gets nominated for best actor. He plays the part THAT good |
11-12-2006, 03:23 PM | #118 |
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lol the part when he tries to take a right turn into a 4 lanes of on coming traffic stopped a red light roflllllllll
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11-12-2006, 04:34 PM | #119 | |
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11-12-2006, 05:45 PM | #120 |
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I bet the naked wrestling scene was awkward to film
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