Stand Aside, Ladies

Big Hollywood's Steve Mason is reporting that contrary to yesterday's expectations, Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino has cleaned the Bride Wars clock. The deeply loathed Kate Hudson-Anne Hathaway comedy made about $7.5 million yesterday for a projected $21 million by Sunday night, but Torino will beat that total by $9 million.


The wide-breaking Eastwood flick tallied $10 million yesterday and could hit $30 million by Sunday night, which would be an opening-weekend Eastwood high. (The second biggest is the $18,9 million earned by Space Cowboys followed by $15.2 million for In The Line of Fire.) Add this to the holiday platform earnings and Torino will have about $41 million.

This sort of commercial success could boost the chances of Eastwood landing a Best Actor nomination...no? Especially since he deserves one on the merits alone?

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 10, 2009 at 5:14 AM

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George Prager Author Profile Page says ...

Why did everyone think that BRIDE WARS was going to win the weekend? There was no way. I knew this was going to happen. Everyone is pumped for GRAN TORINO, especially since it seemed to be out everywhere but wasn't.

Posted by George Prager Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 6:16 AM

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actionman Author Profile Page says ...

Ha-ha.

Posted by actionman Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 6:49 AM

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Markj74 Author Profile Page says ...

Clint is, officially, THE MAN. Nice to see a film where the lead actor is in his 70s trash the garbage Hollywood competition.

Posted by Markj74 Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 7:08 AM

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Calraigh Bracken Author Profile Page says ...

Really George? You didn't think '' Even gray-haired aging hippie women with adopted Korean children are going to see this '' ?

Thank fuck is all I can say. Please make this be the beginning of the end for Kate Hudson, her non-existent production '' abilities '', wedding movies, Casey Wilson and Greg '' Saving Silverman'' DePaul. Enough is fucking enough.

Posted by Calraigh Bracken Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 7:49 AM

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Chase Kahn Author Profile Page says ...

'Gran Torino' IS the garbage, markj...

Posted by Chase Kahn Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 7:49 AM

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K. Bowen Author Profile Page says ...

In fairness to Bride Wars, it did the business it was expected to do. Gran Torino simply outperformed expectations. Congratulations to it.

Posted by K. Bowen Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 8:46 AM

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plastiqueelephant Author Profile Page says ...

Gran Torino will get great word of mouth. I didn't have much interest in seeing it (Flags, Changling and Jima didn't do it for me) but it totally knocked my socks off. Glad it's doing well, wonder if it could sneak the 5th nomination from Frost/Nixon which is fine and all but hasn't really caught fire and can't imagine anyone really loving?

Posted by plastiqueelephant Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 8:57 AM

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George Prager Author Profile Page says ...

Calraigh "Meat Pie Mum" Bracken: I said they were going to see this when it comes to their video store. You doing a Thatcher era feminist rant the other day and needed to be corrected. Of course Bride Wars will do much better in the UK than in the U.S. People in Britain need something to do besides guzzling oversized glasses of wine and puking in the street.

Posted by George Prager Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 10:13 AM

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moviemaniac2002 Author Profile Page says ...

It's just not January without the opening of a
critically reviled girfest....(and eary too! Normally the studio would have saved "Bride Wars" for
Super Bowl weekend and swept the box office)
And now that we're in the dead of winter, can't wait to see all the other misbegotten fire-sale
studio orphans, slouching their way into snow covered multiplexes everywhere.

Posted by moviemaniac2002 Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 10:25 AM

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Pelham123 Author Profile Page says ...

I almost walked out of the theater on the TRAILER for "Bride Wars". How anyone could pay money for that obvious piece of trash is mind boggling. A real crime against humanity (seriously).

Posted by Pelham123 Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 10:41 AM

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plastiqueelephant Author Profile Page says ...

Yeah Pelham, creating BRIDE WARS is totally analogous to what's happening in Gaza right now (seriously).

Posted by plastiqueelephant Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 11:53 AM

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Jake Author Profile Page says ...

I caught an afternoon screening yesterday, and the crowd simply ate it up. Best reaction to an Eastwood flick since Space Cowboys.

Posted by Jake Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 12:14 PM

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rr3333 Author Profile Page says ...

Sad to say, but Hudson isnt going anywhere just yet. Too many morons still go to the movies.

Lets hope she doesnt age like Rene' Russo. Then we're really stuck with her for a long time.

Posted by rr3333 Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 2:15 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

I actually feel sorry for Hathaway, even if it was a dumb comedy. She's a decent actress, but outside of those schoolgirl flicks, she can't seem to sell anything without the help of a recognizable older co-star. But I'm guessing Bride Wars would have done better as a early spring/late summer release. Anyway, Gran Torino probably wouldn't have made it this far, if not for Rambo. Seeing older actors pull off action scenes is a more impressive feat than sitting through younger actors executing wire-fu through CG.

I guess the Rothman haters have scored another point. But if you bring up Superman Returns in response to X3, they tend to shut up.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 5:37 PM

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Calraigh Bracken Author Profile Page says ...

Ahhhh dear, sweet, soft-headed George. '' A Thatcher-era feminist rant'' ? In future, limit your comments to topics you actually understand or can at least comprehend.

I have to say though, '' Meat Pie Mum'' is comedy GOLD.

Posted by Calraigh Bracken Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 6:13 PM

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azmoviegoer Author Profile Page says ...

Saw it at a packed afternoon show today. A lot of laughter at the politically incorrect dialogue from Clint, The line about sandbags during the make my day by getting off my lawn speech got an especially vocal reaction.

I personally don't think it's best picture material, but a nostalgia vote for Clint as Bast Actor certainly would not do any major harm given that it's been described as his last acting job. As long as he doesn't actually win of course.

.

Posted by azmoviegoer Author Profile Page at January 10, 2009 8:23 PM

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