Reeking Justice: Nicolas Cage Suffers Worst Opening of His Career
St. Patrick's Day was not exactly lucky for Nicolas Cage, whose aromatic new thriller Seeking Justice bowed in 231 theaters to a gravely underwhelming $260,000. That would make for a per-screen average of $1,125 and change — by far the worst opening of Cage's 30-year career.
The PSA "beats" that of last year's little-seen disaster Trespass, which nabbed $1,682 in 10 theaters. (N.B. That one remains co-star Nicole Kidman's worst-ever opening.) Were it not for the comic-book sequel he recently debuted to $22,000,000, we might be spending this afternoon eulogizing Cage's movie-star status · much the way we did last week for Eddie Murphy. Either way, this is not exactly in line with his strategy to emulate Led Zeppelin. Better luck next time?
[via Box Office Mojo]
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Nicolas Cage fires man responsible for his terrible movies.
http://hollywoodandswine.com/nicolas-cage-fires-sixth-grade-boy-who-has-been-picking-his-movie-roles-for-last-few-years/
They haven't been giving him the roles he can shine in! Nicolas Cage would make the perfect Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! I’m really hoping that Disney will remake it in 3-D! Also, he would make the perfect Mandrake the Magician, which Warner Bros. is thinking of making.
Check Nic as Mandrake at: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/A4qC71fYyEP/Ghost+Rider+Photocall/3gT5EawcRl3/Nicolas+Cage !
Here are two pics of Nicolas Cage, one as Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and one as Mandrake the Magician: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/niccageiscool
Also, lot of people are criticizing Nicolas for working hard lately to pay off his debts – that’s called having integrity and honor, folks.
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