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Early B.O. Tracking: 'Get Smart' Headed For $30M-$35M; 'Love Guru' Much Softer at $20M-$25M
Early B.O. Tracking: 'Get Smart' Headed For $30M-$35M; 'Love Guru' Much Softer at $20M-$25M
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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- MONDAY 9 p.m. (Pacific): Will a send-up of Deepak Chopra from the man who created Austin Powers generate big box office? Or will
Steve Carell
successfully deadpan his way to the top of the box office heap with a revival of the late ‘60s TV classic
Get Smart
(Warner Bros)? The latest industry tracking seems to point toward a win for Warner Bros.
Mike Myers
has been not made a big screen appearance with the exception of the last two
Shrek
movies since his role in
The Cat in the Hat
five years ago. The reality is that he has a very thin resume when it comes to live action movies.
ALL TIME BEST MIKE MYERS OPENINGS
1. 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
: 73.07M opening; $213.3M cume
2. 1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
: $54.91M opening; $206M cume
3. 2003
The Cat in the Hat
: $38.32M opening; $101.14M cume
4. 1992
Wayne's World
: $18.12 opening; $121.69M cume
5. 1993
Wayne's World 2
: $13.51M opening; $48.19M cume
6. 1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
: $9.54M opening; $53.88M cume
7. 2003
View from the Top
: $7M opening; $15.61M cume
8. 1998
54
: $6.61M opening; $16.75M cume
9. 1993
So I Married An Axe Murderer
: $3.46M opening; $11.58M cume
My sources are telling me that the tracking for
Love Guru
(Paramount) is very soft. One of the world’s hottest women,
Jessica Alba
, is a drawing card with the two
Fantastic Four
movies on her resume, which both opened to $50M+. Recording superstar and quickly rising actor
Justin Timberlake
will also bring Under 25’s to the multiplex.
There was some initial criticism of
Love Guru
from Hindu leaders, but Deepak Chopra has rushed to support
Mike Myers
in
Time
magazine."The premature outcry against the movie is itself religious propaganda. As viewers will find out when the movie is released this summer, no one is more thoroughly skewered in it than I am ‘ you could even say that I am made to seem preposterous."
In the final analysis, will the Under 25 crowd be interested in the silly skewering of modern spirituality? In my estimation, it will be a tough sell. At the moment, I am forecasting $20M-$25M for the opening weekend of
Love Guru
.
The situation looks much better for
Get Smart
from Warner Bros. The release of two major studios comedies this Friday, June 20 is problematic for both movies, but
Carell
as Maxwell Smart and
Anne Hathaway
as Agent 99 seem to be getting more traction in industry tracking.
Get Smart
also has in its favor the excellent resume of director
Peter Segal
.
ALL-TIME BEST OPENINGS FOR PETER SEGAL-DIRECTED FILMS
1.
The Longest Yard
: $47.6M
2.
Anger Management
: $42.22M
3.
The Nutty Professor II:
The Klumps
: $42.51M
4.
50 First Dates
: $39.85M
5.
The Naked Gun
33 1/3: The Final Insult
: $13.21M
Additionally,
Steve Carell
has had far more recent success than
Mike Myers
, including NBC’s
The Office
, last summer’s
Evan Almighty
($31.19M opening - $100.46M domestic), the well-reviewed, solid hit
Dan in Real Life
, which got to $47.63M domestic last year, the indie smash
Little Miss Sunshine
($21.42M opening - $109.44M cume) and, of course, the huge success of
40 Year-Old Virgin
during the summer of 2005, which fell just shy of $110M. domestic.
One of best sources is calling for low $30’s ($30M-$35M range) as of Monday night, but I suspect that this one has an chance to get $40M this Friday-Sunday. I will update the latest tracking and publish my final predictions on Thursday.
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