John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer (good to have you back!), Amanda Bynes, Queen Latifah, James Marsden, Christopher Walken, and Zac Efron headline Hairspray (reviews); Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Jessica Biel star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (reviews)
Pamela McClintock and Dave McNary of Variety:
New Line's "Hairspray" will try to outlaugh Universal comedy "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" this weekend, though Warner Bros. is hoping "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" can retain the No. 1 crown in its second frame.
"Chuck and Larry," toplining Adam Sandler and Kevin James, opens in 3,495 theaters. "Hairspray," based on the John Waters musical, bows in 3,121.
Warners will still enjoy plenty of magic with the fifth film in the lucrative "Harry Potter" franchise, still at 4,285 locations.
Still, Sandler has always had good luck with summer laffers. "Click" opened at $40 million last summer; "The Longest Yard" opened at $47.6 million in May 2005.
"Chuck and Larry" and "Hairspray" are the only two wide openers.
Limited releases include Milos Forman's "Goya's Ghosts," which Samuel Goldwyn Films opens in 49 locations in select markets.
Fox Searchlight bows sci-fi thriller "Sunshine" in 10 locations, while Magnolia opens dramedy "Cashback" in nine.
DreamWorks-Paramount tentpole "Transformers" heads into its third frame with a domestic cume of more than $240 million as of Wednesday.
"Phoenix" grossed more than $168 million domestically as of Wednesday, and another $254 million overseas since first unspooling July 11. With an opening weekend take of $77.1 million, even a 50% drop would put it at $39 million in its second weekend.
"Harry Potter" pic has enjoyed strong weekday numbers, making $10.4 million Monday, another $9.1 million Tuesday and $8.4 million Wednesday...
Despite scathing reviews, Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly says Chuck And Larry will beat out both Hairspray and Harry Potter:
With Potter fans glued to Book No. 7, the Adam Sandler-Kevin James comedy should rise just enough to overtake ''Phoenix''
I like the talents of both Sandler and James; And Biel is certainly easy on the eyes...I'm rootin' for them. That said, it's possible that the film's best bits can be seen in the trailer, and that the premise wears thin...
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ReplyDeletei can not wait to see Hairspray i am going on sunday to see it with my mom and friend. I can not wait to see it. It looks sooooo good and the cast is great to i didn't know that Britney snow could sing but she can and she sings pretty good. I also want to see the harry potter movie to. i want to buy the new harry potter book just to see if harry dies cause i really do not want the book to end that way. Keep up the great work Uncle T love the site. I still check it everyday!! :)
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