Friday Box Office: This Zombieland is Your Land
In our new box office landscape, where zombies prowl the earth and earn an easy #1 for the weekend, there is one depressing new maxim: Movies made by, for, and starring women are going to ta-ank. Witness the heavily-hyped Whip It, which opened in sixth place yesterday; not only will it pale in comparison to the already-brutal Jennifer's Body opening numbers, it couldn't even beat The Invention of Lying, for Christ's sake. And it was released by Fox Searchlight! Ladies, what do you want from the movies? I'm not a mind-reader over here.
Full figures after the jump:
ZOMBIELAND: $9,300,000 (new)
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS: $3,600,000 ($69,300,000)
TOY STORY 1 & 2 3-D: $3,200,000 (new)
THE INVENTION OF LYING: $2,400,000 (new)
SURROGATES: $2,200,000 ($21,200,000)
WHIP IT: $1,600,000 (new)
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY: $1,500,000 ($1,900,000)
FAME: $1,400,000 ($13,300,000)
THE INFORMANT: $1,100,000 ($23,900,000)
LOVE HAPPENS: $900,000 ($17,000,000)
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What do I want in a movie? Hmm, no pandering. Oh, and a fun, good plot that looks like something a little different, like Zombieland. ( the trailer for Whip It seemed to be hitting on nearly every teen-girl movie cliche. She's a rebel! Her mom wants her to be conventional! She wants to get out of her small town! As part of finding herself and "empowerment" she [naturally] finds a cute boy to pair off with! Don't forget to buy the hip soundtrack!)
...that said, Whip It will probably be fun diversion on DVD.
Erm...to be quite honest I want zombies in my movies. I'll take a good horror flick over a idiotic romantic comedy any day.
How 'bout the movie industry concentrate on making films of quality over making what they think women want to watch?
The female written/directed/starring/aimed at Julie & Julia just cracked 90 million in under 2 months; your maxim is invalid.
Kristen Wiig can do no wrong. So far.
Hey Kyle! How 'bout having some respect for your readers if you want your opinions to be respected?
You say: "....for Christ's sake!" That's taking the name of my Lord and Savior in vain, which I don't appreciate, and which you thought nothing of doing for the sake of some not-so-creatively-phrased emphasis.
I agree that Whip It looks like every other stereotypical "girl" movie I've ever seen. And, BTW, Zombieland stars two incredibly strong FEMALE characters, as well as the two men. Way to offend both men and women equally.
And yes, I AM a woman.
Sounds like a case of "Kill the Messenger" eh, Kyle? Hazard of your job, I guess. . .
Who would have thought Zombieland would be such a hit with the Jesus crowd? I guess in hindsight it's 20/20, what with the rising from the dead, and the eating of bodies/drinking of blood.