Strange Eye
It was kind of a lose/lose proposition. I don’t know that I would have been happy to see Rambo beat Spartans, but I can’t say I’m thrilled that it went the other way.
2/1
Wide
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Jessica Alba’s eye transplant lets her see some freaky shit.
WILL IT SUCK?
Remember last month when I said that there haven’t been any good J-Horror remakes since The Ring? Nothing has changed. (Although, technically, this is an HK-Horror remake.)
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
A little bit of competition from the second frame of Untraceable, but Alba will put a little more spice into an otherwise tepid horror market. $35mil.
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Nature show looks for bigfoot.
WILL IT SUCK?
From the writers behind Say It Isn’t So, Black Knight, Dirty Work, Without a Paddle, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star…do I need to keep going? Because I can.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Spartans‘ success indicates a hungrier-than-expected audience for dumbass comedy. $41mil.
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Funny Ghost Well, funnier.
WILL IT SUCK?
From the guy who wrote John Tucker Must Die. He directs, too!
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
No offense to Eva Longoria Parker or Paul Rudd (much love), but romcom Fool’s Gold comes out next week with, you know, names. $22mil.
HANNAH MONTANA/MILEY CYRUS: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT TOUR
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
U2-3D with a much more popular performer.
WILL IT SUCK?
It’s from the director of Ultimate X: The Movie. The MOVIE!!
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
A lot of people couldn’t get tickets to this show. $17mil.
Limited
WHAT’S THE PITCH?
Beauty Shop: Beirut
WILL IT SUCK?
Early buzz is good. Lebanon’s submission for Best Foreign Oscar, not that that helped.
HOW WELL WILL IT DO?
Also also-ran 4 Months is in its second frame and the following week it gets a little crowded in indie-ville. An Oscar nod would have helped. $1mil.
Next Week: The return of Malcom Jamal-Warner.