Aug 11 2009'G.I. Joe' Still Really Popular Even When It Scarcely Resembles Its Original Form
Sorry, guys, Daddy had a doctor's appointment this morning and it took much longer than expected to get the news I'm not entirely dying. Anyway, let's get the weekend's box office numbers out of the way:
1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - $54.7 million, thanks to Transformers paving the way for basically anything with a lot of action and an '80s toyline to make a ton of money.
2. Julie & Julia - $20 million, though if the film encouraged just one person to go home and cook a nice meal, that's worth more in a way. In a really stupid way, where a night of pork chops is worth over $20 million.
3. G-Force - $9.9 million. I liked how the guinea pigs talked.
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $8.9 million. Clearly our most profitable magic user.
5. Funny People - $8 million, narrowly beating Standard People.
Weekend Box Office Results [Box Office Mojo]
Reader Comments
1. first - August 11, 2009 2:59 PM
i have yet to see any of these movies
heard G.I. Joe sucked
2. Hal - August 11, 2009 3:09 PM
plz donut die Daddy - then I will have less something to get me thru da workdae.
3. Ookla the Mock - August 11, 2009 3:16 PM
"paving the way for basically anything with a lot of action and an '80s toyline to make a ton of money."
Goddam, you're right. Thundercats fuckin ho. Maybe we'll see Silverhawks and Galaxy Rangers before Viewmaster brings the whole house of cards crashing down. And Thundarr. My God, a live action Thundarr. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
4. Pat - August 11, 2009 3:23 PM
"it took much longer than expected to get the news I'm not entirely dying."
Huzzah! Feel better soon IWATCHSTUFF writer. I bet GW has some meds you can borrow.
5. Stinky - August 11, 2009 4:19 PM
Wow, Team America World Police II is number one at the box office...
6. Duke - August 11, 2009 6:11 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-spWloE2ggw
7. Tom - August 11, 2009 6:58 PM
I am glad to hear you're not entirely dying. If we can get that downgraded to "just plain not dying", that will be grand.
Is every movie about American foreign policy ever made going to be compared to Team America from now on? As a non-American I demand a higher grade of sarcastic commentary on the American self-image.
8. That 70's Guy - August 11, 2009 7:13 PM
Screw the 80s! When are they gonna make a Herculoids movie?
anyone....anyone...?
9. Matt - August 12, 2009 1:11 AM
Where the fuck is Moon in this list? Oh yeah...Sony Pictures didnt market it for shit. Saw that movie over the weekend with two mates and we were blown away by how incredible it was. Wish it got more recognition but it will definately go down as an amazing film and cult classic.
10. Matt - August 12, 2009 1:12 AM
And yeah...I've heard nothing but TERRIBLE things about GI-Blow.
11. On Behalf of The Transformers franchise... - August 12, 2009 7:50 AM
You all are so WELCOME! All of you ungrateful fanboys (and the one girl sitting there) and other man-children are all so fucking welcome!!! Without movies like these (which are really meant for children to sell toys and just be fun) you couldn't endlessly pontificate about movie quality, blog about bastardization of nearly 20 year cheesy source material aimed at nine year olds, and best of all try your best to sound like some snarky movie critics that don't have the ability get his own ideas produced! You guys are like battered wives you just keep bitchin' to your friends, and taking hit after hit, but your asses keep coming back for more!
Thanks for the cash spunk monkeys!
P.S.- if u know how to take joke and enjoy a silly movie ignore the above rant.
12. Ptentacle - August 12, 2009 9:16 AM
Phht. Big deal! I wake up every morning with the news I'm not entirely dying, when I decide not to commit suicide. Yeah, I'm a coward!
Feel better Iwatchstuff writer.