Sep 2 2008'Disaster Movie' Unsuccessful, 'Tropic Thunder' Still Successful
Here's your weekend box office report. Congratulations, society, for not seeing Disaster Movie that much.
1. Tropic Thunder - With Ben Stiller's comedy topping the box office for the third week in a row, I'm almost starting to think of the guy as more than just The Heartbreak Kid. Almost. ($11.5 million)
2. Babylon A.D. - $9.6 million--that's almost $2.5 million for each percentage point its earned on Rotten Tomatoes.
3. The Dark Knight - $8.6 million, bringing the domestic total to over $500 million. The Warner Brothers finally have enough money to invest in themed crime-fighting gadgets to avenge their murdered parents.
4. The House Bunny - Fine, keep seeing this movie, but please, don't buy an actual bunny for the home. They're horrible pets. ($8.3 million.)
5. Traitor - What the hell is Traitor? Oh, right, that Don Cheadle thing. That made $7.8 million.
Weekend Box Office [Box Office Mojo]
Reader Comments
1. Jo Mama - September 2, 2008 2:20 PM
1st
2. snuffles - September 2, 2008 2:50 PM
Now will they stop making those Horrible 'Movie' films? please say yes. I hope everyone that was involved in greenlighting it got fired and will never work in hollywood again, but that would only happen in a perfect world.
oh, and Jo Mama.... only Douchebags post '1st'
3. Rod - September 2, 2008 3:08 PM
From what I've seen of the production values/cast of Disaster Movie, I'm going to guess that it cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $135 to make.
Truthfully, there really is a small budget for these flicks. The others never made Iron Man or Dark Knight money, but they still turned a profit due to low cost of production.
In the end, this piece of crap might still turn a profit. Enough of a profit to make more? Let's hope not. I could stand to see the Friedberg/Seltzer era end.
4. Ramon M. - September 2, 2008 3:13 PM
That Don Cheadle thing is exactly what I thought of it as.
5. Stuey - September 2, 2008 3:19 PM
@4, RIGGGHT
I am so glad it came out, so now it can flounder and go away. He cant carry a movie like that. He is token blackguy
6. TetraShiva - September 2, 2008 6:10 PM
I can't tell if #5 is sarcastic. If not: Hotel Rwanda.
Anyway, Whatever Stupid Movie actually cost something like $30 Million to make. Since this will be the first time they don't make a profit, hopefully they'll stop making more of them.
oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please...
7. locomoco - September 2, 2008 10:21 PM
Awww... rabbits make very loving pets.