HollywoodHubbub.com » Leslie Mann http://hollywoodhubbub.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 FUNNY PEOPLE not doing well http://hollywoodhubbub.com/2009/08/01/funny-people-not-doing-well/ http://hollywoodhubbub.com/2009/08/01/funny-people-not-doing-well/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:46:30 +0000 Frantic Monkey http://hollywoodhubbub.com/?p=1960
© Universal Pictures

© Universal Pictures

Nikki Finke, the acid tongued queen of Hollywood news and gossip, has a report pending which says that Funny People, Judd Apatow’s latest, has opened to only $8 million on Friday and a $22 million weekend.

I have a hard time understanding why the movie would do so poorly considering it’s getting pretty great reviews (63% on Rotten Tomatoes), has a fantastic cast (Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, and a great director in Judd Apatow.  The only thing I can figure is that people are put off by the cancer storyline and the 2 hr 20 mins runtime.

Box office disappointment or not, I’m still dying to see it, so they’re at least guaranteed my $14.

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