May 12 2008'Speed' Racer Unable to Defeat 'Iron Man' Despite Inspirational Theme Song
1. Iron Man - Neither Speed nor Kutch could topple this giant, which still managed a $50.5 million weekend. They must not know Iron Man's weakness: magic rings or something, maybe?
2. Speed Racer - $20.2 million, all to find out what it's like to be stabbed in the eyes with a rainbow.
3. What Happens in Vegas... - $20 million in ticket sales. If you went, please explain why, and detail any hilarious, on-set Kutch-pranks that may be revealed during the credits.
4. Made of Honor - $7.6 million, coming in just ahead of Grüm's Man.
5. Baby Mama - $5.8 million--enough to just buy several black market babies, effectively avoiding the need for a baby mama.
Reader Comments
1. Julian - May 12, 2008 3:39 PM
well this is what happens when your movie's target demographic is stoners and lazy nostalgic nerds, your opening weekend is $20.2 million. As a lazy nostalgic nerd I am somewhat eager to see Speed Racer . . . but not eager enough to tear away from Grand Theft Auto 4.
2. kaoticchick - May 12, 2008 4:37 PM
its so depressing to see speed racer crash and burn like that..i really expected it to kick iron man off the charts..check out this crazy stand up comedy clip i found about crappy cars..wonder if speed would look just as hot riding one of these..funniest thing ive seen in months
http://effinfunny.com/jackie-kashian/piece-o-sh%2At-car
enjoy:)
3. Jonny D - May 12, 2008 6:22 PM
Sadly I did see What's happens in Vegas. Why you ask? Because I walked out of Speed Racer within the first 15 minutes. Technically SR got my money though. I thought it was really corny and the magnitude of colors were way to over the top. After WHIV was over, I did walk back into Speed Racer and caught the final race. It was kinda like I got to see 2 movies!
4. SandraB - May 12, 2008 10:18 PM
Actually, they say Speed Racer only made about $15mil.. coming in THIRD. Take that Dan Connor!
5. patrick - May 14, 2008 3:23 AM
The Wachowski bros certainly put a lot of effort into making Speed Racer... but the movie overall looked and felt like a cross between anime, a kaleidoscope, that Flintstones movie, a video game and the Dukes of Hazard