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What's to Blame For Mars Needs Moms Bombing? (Hint: Everything)

Looking for one reason why audiences failed to connect with the Robert Zemeckis-produced Mars Needs Moms over the weekend? The New York Times has figured it all out: the 3-D ticket prices were too high. Wait, no: there are too many family films in the current marketplace. Er, actually, it was probably because of the uncanny valley. Maybe. Or the storyline, because "what child wants to see a movie about his mom being taken away from him?" One of those four reasons. Or, because the theater was too cold. Or, because popcorn prices were too high... [NYT]