BORAT

[RoXer]

Who is going to see this opening weekend? I can not wait. The only thing that saddens me is that now that everyone knows who he is, this is the end for Borat :(

[Buzzkill]

yeah I'm pretty excited about the movie, I just hope it doesn't turn into rick james/napoleon dynamite

[RoXer]

This uh suit is NOTT BLACK

[Triple A]

Yeah going to see it on Friday.

And it is definitely going to turn into Rick James/Napoleon Dynamite. :-\

[Joey Slugs]

Already saw it (last month)..... it really is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long long time.

[Avenger]

The only thing that saddens me is that now that everyone knows who he is, this is the end for Borat :(Jeez are Americans really that ignorant of everything outside their country?

[RoXer]

I guess so because I don't know what youre saying.

[Joey Slugs]

Trust me... no matter how many people know who he is, this was going to be the end of Borat anyways. Cohen is moving on to work on "BRUNO" sometime next year (based on his gay austrian fashionista character).

And don't fool yourself into thinking that everyone knows or cares who Borat is. Outside of the 3 major film centers in the US (NY, LA, Chicago) this movie is testing horribly and Fox has already pulled it down to about 800 screens nationwide for the opening.

[Bad Company]

Not Interested.

[FakeLaser]

I'll be there.

[Destor]

It's shame that this will flop after Snakes on a Plane was so succesful...

[Joey Slugs]

It's shame that this will flop after Snakes on a Plane was so succesful...

Are you serious? SOAP was a failure.

[Destor]

1# in the box is good from where I sit. (Although it did not make it's estimations it still had success)

[Joey Slugs]

1# in the box is good from where I sit. (Although it did not make it's estimations it still had success)

:lol: Where you sit isn't too pretty then.

SOAP Opening Weekend:

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">N</td> <td>Snakes on a Plane (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=snakesonaplane.htm)</td> <td>NL (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=newline.htm)</td> <td align="right">$13,806,311</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=talladeganights.htm)</td> <td>Sony (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=sony.htm)</td> <td align="right">$13,755,387</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>World Trade Center (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wtc.htm)</td> <td>Par. (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=paramount.htm)</td> <td align="right">$10,901,350</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>Step Up (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stepup.htm)</td> <td>BV (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm)</td> <td align="right">$10,157,605</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">N</td> <td>Accepted (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=accepted.htm)</td> <td>Uni. (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=universal.htm)</td> <td align="right">$10,023,835</td> </tr></tbody></table>

The next weekend:

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">N</td> <td>Invincible (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=invincible06.htm)</td> <td>BV (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=buenavista.htm)</td> <td align="right">$17,031,122</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f4f4ff"><td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td>Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=talladeganights.htm)</td> <td>Sony (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=sony.htm)</td> <td align="right">$8,122,642</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td>Little Miss Sunshine (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=littlemisssunshine.htm)</td> <td>FoxS (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=foxsearchlight.htm)</td> <td align="right">$7,371,263</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffff99"><td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">N</td> <td>Beerfest (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beerfest.htm)</td> <td>WB (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=warnerbros.htm)</td> <td align="right">$7,031,228</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td>World Trade Center (http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wtc.htm)</td> <td>Par. (http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/chart/?studio=paramount.htm)</td> <td align="right">$6,473,299</td> </tr></tbody></table>

Not even touching the top 5 just one week later. I'm sorry man... it was a failure. From where I sit (inside the business) that doesn't look to good for BORAT to be compared to SOAP.

[DrA]

I have not been looking forward to seeing a comedy this badly since Something's Gotta Give.

[DrA]

Please note that I have never seen Something's Gotta Give.

[Funky Fly]

Gonna see it Friday, if nothing better comes up.

[Avenger]

I guess so because I don't know what youre saying.wow I apologise I TOTALLY misread your original comment.

I hang my head in shame

sorry

[Champion of Europa]

I really wanna see it, but I don't think it will be the next Napoleon Dynamite. It's relatively smart satire, and Fox has dropped it to 800 screens with potential to give it a larger release. It won't hit the small towns like Dynamite did.

[Joey Slugs]

I really wanna see it, but I don't think it will be the next Napoleon Dynamite. It's relatively smart satire, and Fox has dropped it to 800 screens with potential to give it a larger release. It won't hit the small towns like Dynamite did.

They've already killed off the potential for a larger release.

[Triple A]

Napoleon Dynamite opened in literally like two theaters. It didn't spread to smaller markets until months after its original release.

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

I dont know, Borats kinda funny but I think its just a rip off of that Yakkoff Sminorff comedian from years ago.

[FakeLaser]

Except Borat is funny.

[Avenger]

I dont know, Borats kinda funny but I think its just a rip off of that Yakkoff Sminorff comedian from years ago.and he's not a ripoff he has being doing the Borat character in the UK for years :roll:

[What Would Kevin Do?]

This movie was fucking hilarious.

[Stickman]

All the reviews I'm getting are saying this is the funniest movie ever. I'm worried that it won't live up to the hype.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Ever... Probably not. The movie is fucking hilarious though.

[Kane Knight]

I dont know, Borats kinda funny but I think its just a rip off of that Yakkoff Sminorff comedian from years ago.

Glad I wasn't the only one to make the correlation.

[Kane Knight]

and he's not a ripoff he has being doing the Borat character in the UK for years :roll:

Really...Has he been doing it for almost 2 decades?

You sure showed me. :roll:

[YOUR Hero]

We support your war of terror

[Triple A]

GOING TO SEE THIS RIGHT NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WHOOOOOO

[Funky Fly]

Just got back. This movie deserves a ROFLcopter.

[Kris P Lettus]

Joey Slugs, what do you do "inside the buissness"??

Also, you are retarded.. I haven't been able to turn on the tv without seeing him on a show or seeing an ad for this movie.. Fucksake, I've heard it called "the funniest movie of all time" on some pretty mainsteam shows..

[RP]

Just got back. This movie deserves a ROFLcopter.

No LOLerskates?

[RP]

Joey Slugs is trying to destroy this movie!!!!!!!!!

[Joey Slugs]

I want the movie to succeed, it will make our work over the past 6-8 months worth it.

But I'm being realistic. Thanks to the horrible job SOAP did (there was mainstream outlets predicting a $40-60 million dollar opening) you can never be sure how a smaller movie will do.

[Joey Slugs]

Also, you are retarded.. I haven't been able to turn on the tv without seeing him on a show or seeing an ad for this movie.. Fucksake, I've heard it called "the funniest movie of all time" on some pretty mainsteam shows..

Good for you. It's not like that all over the country as it would be for a movie like Spider-Man.

[Kris P Lettus]

Again, what do you do in "the industry"?? By "our work" do you mean you worked on it?? (cause I know some camera operators that did)

Also, national news and entertainment stations are broadcast all over the country.. Just this morning, I've seen him on Mtv, CNN, and E!.. These channels are nation wide..

I don't see where your argument is coming from..

[Kris P Lettus]

ALSO, I currently live in Jackson, MS.. If it was going to be ignored anywhere, it'd be here..

Again, your argument is rather pooy..

[Joey Slugs]

No, I did not work on the movie directly but I did help market it. And you are a fool to think that just because it is being shown and talked about on CNN, E!, and MTV that everyone cares about this movie and is going to rush out and see it.

Like I said, I saw it last month and thought it was very funny. Funniest movie ever? No. But funniest movie to come out in quite some time? Yeah.

How much do you think it will make this weekend?

[PapaGeorgio]

I saw it and really enjoyed it. There was a couple of lady friends in front of me in ticket line that were like 55-60 years old who were going to see Borat. When I heard them ask for tickets to Borat I asked them to confirm what I heard. One person said, "Yeah, not by my choice." I laughed and wished them good luck. Just was suprised to see people that age going to see Borat. Was wondering if any of the older people in the theater(there were more than just that couple of friends) would walk out during it. When I saw The Aristocrats in theater, the 60 year old guy walked out of the film.

[Kris P Lettus]

You are a fucking idiot to think they are trying to compete with Spiderman 3 and the like.. This is an indy movie that they prolly shot for well under 1 million dollars.. If it grosses $2 million in it's entire run, it's a success.. As Trips said, it will be more of a cult hit ala Napolian Dynomite.. How much did Evil Dead make it's opening weekend?? Yeah.. Does that mean it's not a success??

Come on..

This movie will make well over 100 times what it cost to film it, specially once it comes out on DVD..

Garantee it..

p.s. You keep hinting about your position in "the industry".. For a THIRD time, what do you do??

[Blue Demon]

Itried to see Borat last night but it was sold out :mad: I'm gonna try again tonight.

[Kris P Lettus]

Well, you are a fool to think that just because it was sold out at your theater, that means people actually want to see it..[/Joey Slugs]

[Kris P Lettus]

Seriously Joey, you are coming off as quite the ignorant shithead here..

[Joey Slugs]

You are a fucking idiot to think they are trying to compete with Spiderman 3 and the like.. This is an indy movie that they prolly shot for well under 1 million dollars.. If it grosses $2 million in it's entire run, it's a success.. As Trips said, it will be more of a cult hit ala Napolian Dynomite.. How much did Evil Dead make it's opening weekend?? Yeah.. Does that mean it's not a success??

Come on..

This movie will make well over 100 times what it cost to film it, specially once it comes out on DVD..

Garantee it..

p.s. You keep hinting about your position in "the industry".. For a THIRD time, what do you do??
Did I say anything about it competing with Spiderman? No. You are the one making Borat out to be some worldwide blockbuster. "Oh... it's on E! and MTV and CNN... OH MY GAWD! IT'LL MAKE MILLIONS!!!"

No. Just because a movie is a cult favorite (ie: Evil Dead) doesn't mean the movie was a success. Look at SOAP... it reached cult status before it was ever released and it's considered a flop.

All I'm saying is that Borat is not going to be the HUGE hit they some people are thinking it will be. Sure a bunch of college students that remember the Ali G Show will go out and see it and of course it will sell out theaters, but Fox has already dropped it from near 2,000 screens to around 800....

plus it has to compete for it's box office share with two sure fire kids movies and Saw III is still going to make money.

And making money on DVD is a whole separate topic.

I'll say that it will make somewhere in the $9-$12 million dollar range and Fox will not open it up to more screens (Ferinheight 9/11 made about $26 million in just as many screens). It might not even get the #1 spot this weekend.

And while Borat is one of the funniest movie I have seen in awhile... it's not even the funniest movie I have seen this year...

That honor goes to Idiocracy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/).

And as for what I do for a living... I work for a Marketing/Advertising (regional/city manager) company that deals with 95% of the studios (early movie releases/early cut trailers & commercials/opening weekend premieres) so I tend to see footage 6-8 months before a movie is released and I see most movies close to a month from it's opening. Neilson Entertainment is one of our biggest clients (which gives us a direct link to Sony,Fox, Dreamworks, Lionsgate & WB and we work with the rest of the studios either indirectly or on a first run basis).

[Kris P Lettus]

Did I say anything about it competing with Spiderman?
Yes, you did..


Good for you. It's not like that all over the country as it would be for a movie like Spider-Man.
Show me where I acted like it'll be the biggest movie of all time.. All I'm saying is, it's getting alot of mainsteam media attention..

No. Just because a movie is a cult favorite (ie: Evil Dead) doesn't mean the movie was a success. Look at SOAP... it reached cult status before it was ever released and it's considered a flop.

You obviously don't get what the meaning of a "success" in the movie biz is.. You keep comparing it to Snakes on a Plane.. A movie with Samuel L Jackson, one of the biggest actors of the past decade, all kinda of sound stages, and CG and other kinds of special effects.. All that cost ALOT of money.. Their budget was prolly well over $100 mill.. Sure if that doesn't make twice that at the theater, it's considered a "flop"..

Borat is a low budget indy film.. Fuck sake, they didn't even pay the extras.. No art department, no grips, no lighting, no anything but him (Sacha Barren Cohen) and a few carmera operators.. They prolly didn't even have a "base camp"..

On a big budget movie, like Snakes on a Plane, they had to build sets, rent trucks and trailors, rent grip and lighting equipment, pay for locations, filming permits, fire permits for the special effect, computer graphics, so on and so forth.. Then, you have the crew to pay for.. Then caterting and craft service..

It's endless..

Borat prolly had a crew of like ten people, working out of ONE 15 passenger van with like two cameras..

"Cult Classic" or not, there is no comparison..

A movie success means, they make more money off the film than they paid to make the film.. I.E. if Borat was filmed for around a mill (which is my estimate) they will more than make that if not this weekend than by next Monday..

You really have no idea what you are talking about..

[Kris P Lettus]

So you're an ad agent who works with movie companies.. Here, from how you were talking I thought you were a Line Producer or a UPM, you know, someone who actually would know what they were talking about..

[Joey Slugs]

I'm sorry... I forgot... If you work on a movie, helping get the word out... testing it and showing it to the public fr their opinion... about 6 months beofre the movie is released... instead of actually being on set.... I have zero fucking clue what I'm talking about. Oh well.

[samichna]

Honesty is the best policy.

[Buzzkill]

Saw it last night, everyone was rofling the whole time. I dunno about funniest movie ever made, but I was busting my balls laughing a few times, which is something I rarely do in theaters.

[Funky Fly]

Sorry, Joey, you can't really compare the 2. Krispy makes a good point about the cost difference between the 2 movies. And that early cult status due to the sheer cheesiness of the premise is what killed SOAP at the box office. Even with just that 13 million that SOAP made, Borat would be a huge relative success. You can't really compare the profitability an indy flick to what was supposed to be a huge summer blockbuster.

[Funky Fly]

Saw it last night, everyone was rofling the whole time. I dunno about funniest movie ever made, but I was busting my balls laughing a few times, which is something I rarely do in theaters.
Yeah, same. Movies rarely crack me up that hard.

[Kris P Lettus]

I have zero fucking clue what I'm talking about. Oh well.

I mean, you are the one posting like a fucking idiot in this thread..

You, as someone who deals with this all the time should know better than to compare a low budget indy film and a 100 million dollar major motion picture regaurdless whether both are "cult" movies or not..

At scale, Borat will slaughter SOAP and many other huge blockbusters..

Compared to how much they spent to make it, to how much it will make (at the theater and DVDs) I bet it could hang with any movie released this year..

[PapaGeorgio]

Little update on how Borat is doing thus far. Source: http://joblo.com/index.php?id=13448

Looks like Fox finally has a massive smash on its hands, as BORAT opened to record numbers on Friday, despite only showing in about 800 theaters. The film grossed close to $10M on Friday alone, which is a figure most were estimating that it would make the entire weekend. The film is now slated to make between $20-30M over the weekend and most likely finish in the #1 spot, ahead of THE SANTA CLAUSE 3, which many were expecting to finish at the top of the box-office, especially since it was playing in close to 3500 theaters and the animated film, FLUSHED AWAY, which was also playing in over 3500 theaters. Fox decided to release BORAT at a slow pace, with a limited release starting things off this weekend, but unlike SNAKES ON A PLANE, it looks like this film is for real and the hype is more than just hype, but actual interest! The film only cost $18M to make so much like the JACKASS movies, it will already be "in the black" after this coming weekend. Congrats to Sacha Baron Cohen and the filmmakers for their great success. I guess Borat will not be "execute" by the Kazakhstani government after all. Click HERE to see the actual box-office figures.

[Blitz]

Wow, 10 mil in 800 theatres.

[RoXer]

Yeah Kris P., that "way under 1 mil" really seemed way off but I didn't say anything.

[Triple A]

Wow.

Seriously didn't stop laughing for the entire movie. Incredible.

Was about to die during the "wrestling" scene.

Also, I have no idea how anyone is saying that this movie will bomb. It is an actual fucking hilarious movie that every single person on earth should find funny unless they are fucking retarded pieces of shit. Thus, it will make tons of money by word of mouth alone. That is why Napoleon Dynamite was so successful. It was hilarious so people went to see it. The difference is Snakes on a Plane was a horrible movie and this movie is classic. I have no idea how anyone is even comparing the two at all. Nothing alike. I didn't even read this joey slugs/krispy argument but I am betting it is fucking stupid and it shouldn't even be happening at all since the original point slugs made was retarded and has no merit whatsoever.

[Blue Demon]

I saw it tonight and thought it was freakin hilarious. Also, I tihnk it will do well...a lot of the showings have been at least like 80% full.

[weather vane]

mint city not showing Borat

so mad

[Joey Slugs]

If BORAT can make more money on it's opening weekend than F9/11 did... then god bless. It's about time Fox didn't fuck up a small release (ie: Idiocrcy).

[samichna]

mint city not showing Borat

so mad

T-Bay will hopefully get it when they do a wider release.

Toronto is massive, and it's only being shown on a handful of screens here right now.

[Blitz]

Almost went to see it tonight.

Shoulda, I GUESS.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Almost went to see it tonight.

Shoulda, I GUESS.

The decision you made was not the correct one.

[Joey Slugs]

BTW: Just for shit and giggles at this point... BORAT's budget was $18 Million and SOAP's budget was $33 Million.

Not that far off. And since his "highness" doesn't bother to read the arguement... the comparison i was making between the two was because they both had HUGE buzz surrounding them going into their respective openings.

[toxic rooster]

Congrats to Sacha Baron Cohen and the filmmakers for their great success.

I GET IT

[Kris P Lettus]

Yeah Kris P., that "way under 1 mil" really seemed way off but I didn't say anything.

It's hard to judge.. I bet a good chunk of that went into legal issues with extras releses and whatnot..

Also, I bet Sacha Cohen walked away with a good chunk..

[Kris P Lettus]

BTW: Just for shit and giggles at this point... BORAT's budget was $18 Million and SOAP's budget was $33 Million.

Not that far off. And since his "highness" doesn't bother to read the arguement... the comparison i was making between the two was because they both had HUGE buzz surrounding them going into their respective openings.

Whatever..

They are two totally different films, on two totally different scales..

Borat was classified as a documentary during filming.. My buddy Don Warren was a camera man on it and he told me they had to sign the contract saying they would "let out" anything that went on.. The contract was given to the crew as a reality/documentary thing.. Like, they were trying to make it out like it was real.. Once they showed up, they told them that no matter what happens on set, they couldn't laugh.. As I said, until it was in post production, they tried to sell it as being real.. Alot of money prolly went into legal issues with filming people, in a real setting, for a fake documentary.. There's enough legal issues when filming a "real" movie..

Truthfully, I still don't see how it cost that much but whatever..

[The Ravishing One]

I saw it last Thursday, funny stuff. Everyone was pissing themselves.

[Tornado]

Just came back from seeing it, was ROFLOL the whole way through.

[Stickman]

I dont' know how Napolian Dynamite was brought up in this thread. That movie was terrible. Borat is the funniest thing I've ever seen. We were with about 12 people in our group and one girl found it really offensive. We therefore called her an idiot.

Arguably the greatest movie ever.

[Buzzkill]

Yeah during the wrestling scene I was seriously dying, same with the running of the jews part and when he sacks pam

[Joey Slugs]

Arguably the greatest movie ever.

You need to see more movies.

[Champion of Europa]

It seems with it's huge opening, we're gonna get it at our theater this next weekend. So, I'll be watching it on Thursday for free.

[Blue Demon]

LOL I read that a lady who booke him on that news cast in the movie got fired over him being on there, and for disrupting the weather report.

[Kris P Lettus]

You need to see more movies.

You need to understand that taste in movies, like music, is subjective..

[samichna]

LOL I read that a lady who booke him on that news cast in the movie got fired over him being on there, and for disrupting the weather report.

lol that is awesome

[packt up]

*spoilers* Saw it last night. Was better at the start than at the end but still pretty damn funny all the way through. Fave bit probs when he dissed that pastors wife and brought his shit back in a plastic bag. *spoilers*

[RoXer]

PAMELA, I DONT FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE ANYMORE





NOT

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just got back, fucking hilarious.

I tried going on opening night but all 7 showings from when I finished work until they closed were sold out :(


Well worth waiting for though :D

[Destor]

You need to understand that taste in movies, like music, is subjective..:y:

[PapaGeorgio]

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

[FakeLaser]

Finally saw it tonight, fucking incredible.

[Stickman]

You need to see more movies.

Never before has a movie had me crying with laughter more than once. Never before have I watched an entire movie and not find any part of it boring.

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.

[Ogen]

Saw it earlier just amazing. I've never laughed out load in the cinema so much in my life. Brilliance just so amazingly good

[RoXer]

That one drunk guy reminded me of a Spilchuk type of person.

[Buzzkill]

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.

[RoXer]

Please, gypsy, give me your tears.

[Joey Slugs]

Never before has a movie had me crying with laughter more than once. Never before have I watched an entire movie and not find any part of it boring.

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.
You are comparing BORAT to the Godfather? And people in this thread called me the idiot.

[DaveWadding]

Hey, we all can't be related to Danny Aiello.

[Stickman]

You are comparing BORAT to the Godfather? And people in this thread called me the idiot.


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.

[Blitz]

Tried to go tonight. UH UH, SOLD OUT. :( :mad:

[RoXer]

That one drunk guy reminded me of a Spilchuk type of person.
Or maybe even a Stima

[weather vane]

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.

[samichna]

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.

LOL yeah that was roflll

[Loose Cannon]

running of the Jew and the Jew egg. lol.

[Champion of Europa]

I saw it last night. Amazing. Watching it again tonight.

I WILL LOOK THROUGH YOUR TREASURES.

[RoXer]

Gypsie, I will look through your treasures. Is this understood, gypsie?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>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.</font>

[samichna]

Gypsie, I will look through your treasures. Is this understood, gypsie?

Yup, roflest part probably.

[RoXer]

That garage sale is the best part and it's the only thing I've been quoting since I've seen it.

[samichna]

good call :cool:

[RoXer]

Gypsie who is this shrunken woman? Did she own this house where you have set up camp?

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>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?</font> :o

[Lock Jaw]

Hilarious movie.

Ha, ha, drunk guys are trying to sue though:

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=241264&GT1=7701

[Destor]

I'm sure whatever their drunk asses signed is gonna make sure this lawsuit goes nowhere.

[Skippord]

Prolly the funniest movie I've seen this year maybe all time

[Tornado]

Gonna go see this again next week, and probably again after that.

[Skippord]

My moustache still smells of your testes

[Funky Fly]

<font color=goldenrod>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?</font> :o
Are you shitting me? Every guy (and girl) in the theatre was dying laughing at that.

[Savio]

it was ok

[Savio]

I think its the type of movie that would be funnier the 2nd time

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

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

[road doggy dogg]

I thought it was "okay". I never really watched Ali G though so that's probably why

[Lara Emily]

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.

[Boondock Saint]

Funny shit.

[Gertner]

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

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

lol the part when he tries to take a right turn into a 4 lanes of on coming traffic stopped a red light roflllllllll

[Evil Vito]

Are you shitting me? Every guy (and girl) in the theatre was dying laughing at that.

<font color=goldenrod>Odd. At my theater, me and a few buddies started laughing hysterically. Everyone else looked at us like :wtf:

Gonna be going to see this again soon. Fucking classic.</font> :love:

[Skippord]

I bet the naked wrestling scene was awkward to film

[Gertner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2PyiuxfZ5Q&NR


here's a HILARIOUS clip from the Today Show. The look on Bill O'Reilly's face is amazing

[Crimson]

Very funny movie, wouldn't say funniest of all time, but it's up there.

[yianni]

He's been over here the last few days going nuts in the media, on TV shows, on radio etc. Funny bastard, can't wait to see the movie.

[Blitz]

Probably gonna attempt to see it tonight (my 3rd try).

[TerranRich]

Dammit, I'm dragging my g/f to go see this. Don't care if we're flat broke.

[Kris P Lettus]

I finally went and saw it tonight and all I can say is :

ROTFLMFAO

LOL I read that a lady who booke him on that news cast in the movie got fired over him being on there, and for disrupting the weather report.

This was all done in Jackson, MS..

My hometown..

Crazy..

[Gonzo]

Movie was fucking hilarious.

[The Mackem]

*note to self - never listen to Joey Sluggs*

It was funny, chicken in the bag was simple and effective. Heard about the national anthem segment when it happened at the time, didn't realise it was going to be in a Borat film at the time. Saw it with my girlfriend who didn't find it as funyn as me. Stupid squirrel brain.

I find it interesting that his characters get cult popularity both here in the UK and then in the US. I can't think of many British comedians doing it recently.

[TerranRich]

Man, this movie was fucking hilarious. My g/f of course didn't find it funny, as that's not her type of humor, but I laughed my ass off.

Is this a...cat in the hat?

[The Mask]

i rofl'd at the cheese bit, and the real life chocolateface :'(

[Destor]

Finally saw this the other day. Might be the funniest thing I've ever seen. I definitely haven't laughed that many times in one sitting in my life. Good stuff.

[Blitz]

Finally saw it. OMG the Running of the Jew. Dunno how they didn't get arrested for the hotel wrestling part.