August 1
August 2002 Box Office
August 2 - 4 2002 Box Office
American Wedding
$27.6M Gigli
$13.4M
Lee: I think Gigli will be an interesting one.
You'd wonder about the results w/ Affleck and Lopez, but then you factor in Pacino, Walken, and Martin Brest.
Jason: Is it still called Gigli?
Lee:
Yeah.
Jason: I have Tough Love.
Lee: April 9th, switched back to Gigli.
Jason: I'd rather see American Wedding and that isn't saying much.
Lee:
First there's that movie (Gigli), then Kevin Smith's movie with them
and Matt Damon, and then Damon was considering to direct the two in a movie.
Jason: That would be rather strange.
Lee: I don't know what the thinking process is, but I only hope...
You'd think Damon would know what's a smart and dumb move. American Wedding should do around the same as part 2.
Even with the drop in cast.
Jason: Tough Love / Gigli $17, American Wedding
$38, Freaky Friday
$8. I factored in a decent drop for AP3 given part 2 only had a 3x multiplier from open to total gross.
Lee: I figure people expect this to be the last in the franchise,
so they'll show up.
Jason: I still say they're going to keep going up to American
Funeral - the dad will still be there, though.
Lee:
You've gotta hand it to Levy, though, he's like 55 and his
career, in one angle (in terms of exposure), is just starting.
Jason: I think people might not know American Weddings is AP3.
Lee:
If they see the trailer, they'll know in a few seconds.
Jason: But the predictions are so low.
Lee: I don't think Universal would screw that up with their
success.
Jason: That's about it, but I just wanted to cover the one other
sequel: Jeepers Creepers 2
Lee: I'm not sure how big of a fan-base the original had;
it wasn't like it was a hit.
Jason: I love the premise, though: "Along with two other Creepers,
the Creeper returns to dine on a bus full of basketball players and cheerleaders."
Back to the basics of teen horror.
Lee:
Sounds like a direct to cable storyline. At least Final Destination 2 had a little twist.
Not a plot twist, just a slight switch in story. At least more than Jeepers.
Sounds like the fourth episode of Friday the 13th.
Jason: As long as horror movies can keep
their budgets low, it seems like they will always make a profit. |
