tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post4237023250041986390..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-40211615176106120122012-09-04T12:48:17.000-04:002012-09-04T12:48:17.000-04:00And according to A/V Club, it made only $601K all ...And according to <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/weekend-box-office-america-still-likes-exorcisms-r,84532/" rel="nofollow">A/V Club</a>, it made only $601K all weekend, the WORST wide-release opening in history. Each theater took in an average of $278 in ticket sales for the weekend. Total gross so far of $827K, for a movie that cost $20M.<br /><br />Which goes to show that there are exceptions to the rule that no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence American public. There's hope for us yet.Marshanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-57034218698688605412012-08-31T00:04:11.000-04:002012-08-31T00:04:11.000-04:00According to Box Office Mojo, this film had a per ...According to Box Office Mojo, this film had a per screen of $47 on opening day. At an average of $6/ticket, that means approximately 8 people bought a ticket to the movie on each screen it was playing on. Not each show. Each screen.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-77917227963629078962012-08-30T11:27:01.000-04:002012-08-30T11:27:01.000-04:00But on the bright side, the casting couch is in Lo...But on the bright side, the casting couch is in Lovelyloveville.Aimeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78109790764604109632012-08-29T15:09:45.000-04:002012-08-29T15:09:45.000-04:00The casting couch is hard and cold and made of som...The casting couch is hard and cold and made of some kind of cheap leather.Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30206850645858068182012-08-29T14:56:59.000-04:002012-08-29T14:56:59.000-04:00Heartbreak Hotel. They get so lonely..they pray t...Heartbreak Hotel. They get so lonely..they pray to die.Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-76511125842218437072012-08-29T12:18:15.000-04:002012-08-29T12:18:15.000-04:00Oh. And how the HELL did this thing get green-lit...Oh. And how the HELL did this thing get green-lit? Was that paragraph anything like the pitch? Getting a movie made is hard, y'all, even when you have a really great idea. I can only assume that drugs and/or blackmail were involved.Aimeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2216345510819863502012-08-29T12:15:35.000-04:002012-08-29T12:15:35.000-04:00Philosophical question: If a sombrero is shaped li...Philosophical question: If a sombrero is shaped like a hovercraft, is it still a sombrero? Or are you just walking around with a hovercraft on your head? And if it's on your head, can you even call it a HOVERcraft, or would it need to be hovering above your head for that to be an accurate description.<br /><br />I will only see this movie (a) at gunpoint and (b) if Chazz Palmintieri really is playing the cow. Otherwise, I'll just take a bullet.Aimeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29262858843582087682012-08-29T11:48:23.000-04:002012-08-29T11:48:23.000-04:00Wow, I'm so glad that the only movie I've ...Wow, I'm so glad that the only movie I've seen in the last bazillion years was "Moonrise Kingdom," and I'm guessing this would've been a pretty odd fit for that demographic.victorianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-49700421442023002642012-08-29T09:04:25.000-04:002012-08-29T09:04:25.000-04:00Seriously. Yet another reason to not have cable a...Seriously. Yet another reason to not have cable and get all your kids programming from Netflix and/or PBS kids - it greatly decreases the odd that they will accidently be exposed to this advertisement (see also, making sure they don't get into Barney).carriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78990047371980404442012-08-28T19:51:10.000-04:002012-08-28T19:51:10.000-04:00I'm just glad to see Sam and Criminy Kraffft b...I'm just glad to see Sam and Criminy Kraffft back together again and entertaining children after all of these years.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/FHqcNj0Pv6c" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/v/FHqcNj0Pv6c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="170" height="140</a>Eric J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29807258541907205522012-08-28T19:24:33.000-04:002012-08-28T19:24:33.000-04:00"I'm not made of stone!""I'm not made of stone!"Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-72606757651456254132012-08-28T18:30:58.000-04:002012-08-28T18:30:58.000-04:00They would be, but I typoed. Lovelyloveville is t...They would be, but I typoed. Lovelyloveville is the locale in this movie. Lonelyloveville is where my romantic life currently resides.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33470118668448228772012-08-28T18:26:46.000-04:002012-08-28T18:26:46.000-04:00You mean to get you to sit through that movie, or ...You mean to get you to sit through that movie, or to make that particular movie appear to you while you're watching "Terms of Endearment?"Bennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-56426421370244638262012-08-28T18:12:10.000-04:002012-08-28T18:12:10.000-04:00Are Lovelyloveville and Lonelyloveville two differ...Are Lovelyloveville and Lonelyloveville two different places, or is it just strong drink making it seem that way?Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-2257538387955945802012-08-28T17:35:55.000-04:002012-08-28T17:35:55.000-04:00Above was me.Above was me.bella wilfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-44368774607348427182012-08-28T17:31:14.000-04:002012-08-28T17:31:14.000-04:00I have been obsessed with the ads for this movie f...I have been obsessed with the ads for this movie for weeks. The best part, which the above summary doesn't mention, is that the Oogieloves' friend J. Edgar LOST said balloons, which is why the Oogieloves have to go searching for them. J Edgar is a Hoover vacuum. AMAZING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-40345794112354049202012-08-28T16:18:40.000-04:002012-08-28T16:18:40.000-04:00I hope they threw truckloads of money at everyone ...I hope they threw truckloads of money at everyone involved.Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-53437555845728301422012-08-28T15:51:44.000-04:002012-08-28T15:51:44.000-04:00As the mother of two small children I have seen so...As the mother of two small children I have seen some advertising for this and hope to GOD that my children do not.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-67376951334749269222012-08-28T15:43:40.000-04:002012-08-28T15:43:40.000-04:00There are not enough psychedelic drugs IN THE WORL...There are not enough psychedelic drugs IN THE WORLD to get me to watch that movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com