There are a couple of flicks out in the theaters right now that haven’t done NEARLY as well as I though they would (or as I thought they SHOULD have). These are just a couple:
1) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow – I was so surprised by how entertaining this movie really was. Considering the cast and the good marketing, I had this one pegged as a $100 million easy. Wow was I wrong. So far, in it’s 5th week of release it’s only managed to pull in just under $36 million… and it probably won’t hit 40.
2) Wimbledon – Was this movie everything I was hoping it would be? No. But it was still pretty entertaining and had some good solid laughs in it too. Alas… also in it’s 5th week it has only made bus change… just over $16 million… barley enough to cover the marketing and promotional campaigns. Really disappointed about that… I think it deserved much better.
3) Vanity Fair – This was a GOOD movie. Not the kind that I usually go for, and it certainly had a few weaknesses, but overall it was a good motion picture. Add to that the fact that Reese Witherspoon is one of the hottest actresses going today and I thought it would pass $70 million no problem. Wow… wrong again. In it’s 7th week it’s only made $16 million. NEVER saw that coming.
4) Suspect Zero – A few weeks before release I thought this one looked really good. Turns out it sucked. Still.. the cast was solid and I thought it would be good for $40 million or so… especially when you consider Ben Kingsley is in it. Nope… just $8 million for this mega flop.
5) Shaun of the Dead – WHY AREN’T MORE PEOPLE GOING TO SEE THIS!?!?!?! This is the most entertaining movie I’ve seen this year so far (not the best overall film… but most entertaining). No way this movie should have only made $11 million. NO FRICKEN WAY! How can Ladder 59 make $59 million, Resident Evil make $50 million, while a fantastic movie like Shaun of the Dead only gets $11 million? Good grief!
Oh well… that’s my little rant. Which ones surprised you?
