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Eddie Murphy box office bombs

Bill Sullivan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:44:56 +0000

Has Eddie Murphy become box office poison? His new family comedy, Imagine That, grossed just $5.7 million on its opening weekend, making it only the sixth-best draw for that period.

That makes it two years in a row that Murphy’s summer release qualified for “bomb” status. Meet Dave, his 2008 offering, took in a paltry $5,251,918 during its opening weekend after brutal reviews. It was Murphy’s worst debut since the disastrous The Adventures of Pluto Nash, which brought in a meager $2,182,900 when it came out in August, 2002.

Counting only films in which he was the star — excluding, for instance, his work in the Shrek series and anything that opened in limited release (Dreamgirls) — here are his other opening weekend totals since 2000:

– Norbit (2/9/07): $34,195,434

– The Haunted Mansion (11/26/03): $24,278,410

– Daddy Day Care (5/9/03): $27,623,580

– I Spy (11/1/02): $12,752,803

– Showtime (3/15/02): $15,011,430

– Dr. Doolittle 2 (6/22/01): $25,037,039

– The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps (7/28/00): $42,518,830

Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com

29th Razzie Award nominations

Bill Sullivan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:19:58 +0000

The honors just keep pouring in for Mike Myers. After making most “Worst Movies of 2008″ lists, the writer/actor/director of The Love Guru was recognized again Wednesday as the 29th Razzie Award nominations were announced and Guru led the way with seven nods.

Joining Myers on the list of dishonorable mentions were Jessica Alba, Verne Troyer and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley, all of whom were luckless players in Myers’ over-the-top flop.

Here’s a list of some the major “contenders”:

Worst Picture:
The Love Guru
Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
The Happening
The Hottie and the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Worst Actress:
Annette Bening , Eva Mendes , Debra Messing , Jada Pinkett Smith, Meg Ryan: The Women
Jessica Alba: The Love Guru
Cameron DIaz: What Happen in Vegas
Paris Hilton: The Hottie and the Nottie
Kate Hudson: Fool’s Gold; My Best Friend’s Girl

Worst Actor:
Eddie Murphy: Meet Dave
Al Pacino: 88 Minutes; Righteous Kill
Mike Myers: The Love Guru
Larry the Cable Guy: Witless Protection
Mark Wahlberg: The Happening; Max Payne

Worst supporting actor:
Uwe Boll: Postal
Pierce Brosnan: Mamma Mia!
Ben Kingsley: The Love Guru; War, Inc.; The Wackness
Burt Reynolds: Deal; In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Verne Troyer: The Love Guru; Postal

Worst supporting actress:
Carmen Electra: Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Paris Hilton: Repo! The Genetic Opera
Kim Kardashian: Disaster Movie
Jenny McCarthy: Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski: 88 Minutes; In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Worst screen couple:
Uwe Boll and any actor, camera and screenplay
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher: What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Jorel David Moore: The Hottie and the Nottie
Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy: Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy: Meet Dave

Worst prequel, sequel, remake or rip-off:
The Day the Earth Blowed Up Real Good (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Worst director:
Uwe Boll, 1968: Tunnel Rats; In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale; Postal
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer: Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Tom Putnam, The Hottie and the Nottie
Marco Schnabel, The Love Guru
M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening

Worst screenplay:
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer: Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
M. Night Shyamalan: The Happening
Heidi Ferrer: The Hottie and the Nottie
Doug Taylor: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Mike Myers and Graham Gordy: The Love Guru

Worst career achievement:
Uwe Boll: “Germany’s answer to Ed Wood”

Source: razzies.com

Worst movies of 2008

Bill Sullivan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:31:13 +0000

When a year draws to a close, Hollywood types hold their collective breath and wait to see which of their brethren remain in the running for the coveted Oscar, that career-changing honor that has rendered many an average actor-director-producer professionally bulletproof.

Honoring the best of the best is one of Tinseltown’s most sacred traditions. Studios politic shamelessly to make sure their works stay firmly in the eye of the Academy’s voters.

But what of the year’s true stinkers? Sure, the Razzies make certain that the real bombs of the previous year don’t slink too far away from the headlines, but why wait?

Moviefone already has identified its 10 Worst Movies of 2008. Here are the films deemed the worst of the worst:

10. Meet Dave

9. The Hottie and the Nottie

8. 88 Minutes

7. Fool’s Gold

6. Saw V

5. Jumper

4. 10,000 B.C.

3. Disaster Movie

2. The Love Guru

1. The Happening

What made these flicks particularly heinous? Visit Moviefone to find out!