Not That Funny
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Steve Carell is not the next Jim Carrey.
The Office star's latest film, Dan In Real Life, opened with a mild to disappointing $12 million at the U.S. box office this past weekend.
That comes hot on the heels of Carell's last dud, Bruce Almighty 2.
On the other hand, the latest installment of the Saw franchise, Saw 4, opened to a very healthy $32 million.
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1 Saw IV $32,110,000
2 Dan in Real Life $12,081,000
3 30 Days of Night $6,700,000
4 The Game Plan $6,257,000
5 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married $5,740,000
6 Michael Clayton $5,030,000
7 Gone Baby Gone $3,900,000
8 The Comebacks $3,450,000
9 We Own the Night $3,400,000
10 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney Digital 3-D (2007 re-issue) $3,347,000
We still love him though!
FIRST!
Dan in Real Life was TERRIBLE!
And the average IQ is 100.
What the hell happened to Jim Carey anyway???
What the hell happened to Jim Carey anyway???
Yeahhhh,
well hoe,
I think he's funny.
suck it!
woohoo first
first?
and steve carrell doesn't even need the movie to be successful. everyone already knows how awesome he is
Well, it is close to Halloween. It came in second, so wtf? You try to create drama from nothing.
first ha ha
FIRST BEYAATCHES………..
I'd still do him!
FIRST, BOYAKASCHA!
emily wants to lick perez's balls
SUCK IT!!
but the office owns everything.
First;
Niceee
good job!
so what, he's not gonna be unbearable in every movie that comes out for a few years and then drop off the face of the earth??? oh, damn
i saw the sneak preview on wednesday and it was an awesome movie. and i know people keep saying 12 million is disappointing, but it's still 12 million! seriously, the movie was great.
This is crap! Steve Carrell is amazing
first?
um how is 12 million bad?
The Office is awesome. How gives a nut if he's not a BO success
FIRST BITCHES! VOTE COLBERT
opening at number two is NOT bad at all. i love you perez, but steve carell is damn funny too.
i dont care
i love him.
Such a great movie. Everyone should go see it.
I LOVED DAN IN REAL LIFE… SO CUTE, HE'S A SINGLE DAD WITH 3 DAUGHTERS.. AND FALLS IN LOVE.. ITS A FAMILY FILM.. ITS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE SERIOUSLY FUNNY.. IT WAS MORE A TEAR JERKER AT THE END..
I LOVED IT
GO SEE IT..
MORE GIRLS THAN GUYS..
I like that movie!
Evan Almighty earned over $100 million in domestic ticket sales and $170 million internationally. $170 million dollars is a dud?
You need to shut the fuck up you stupid homo….
Nice to see george clooneys & and ben asscracks movie bombing bigtime.
who cares?
people still love him!
AWESOME movie. #2 is still great, especially after a big money no-brainer like Saw. Steve is going to be a huge star.
He is really funny I don't care how many people go see he movie
steve carell acts circles (and squares and parallelograms) around jim carrey.
That is because our society is full of ingrates and want to see SAW 29, when Steve's movie is one of the greatest I have seen in along time. Dan is a great movie!!!
saw movies are NUTTY………. THIS "dude" bugs me now, haha!!
It's not Steve Carell's fault it's the scripts and movies he picks to be apart of. He needs better guidance on that. Because he was/is hilarious in the 40 year old virgin and the Office.
steve carell is the best.
I really don't see how Evan Almighty was a "dud", it was a fantastic movie.
Well of course Saw 4 came in 1st ON HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!!! I don't think Steve Carell has anything to be sad about. I saw Dan in Real Life and thought it was funny and heart warming. Probably a heck of a lot better of a movie than Saw 4 but just because it's Halloween weekend, people are going to be in the mood for that type of flick. Carell is the man!
Who cares if it's first or second…it's good, he's good and your a jealous freak
it's EVAN ALMIGHY douchebag
i do kinda like the OFFICE, but whatever– my sisters have the real jobs in my family, it is more 4 those people………… PEREZ WILL DIE BY BEING A FATFUCK, yeehaw;jesters dead
Jim Carrey, (for all intents and purposes) has been making movies since 1985. While he's made some very good movies, let's not forget, "Earth Girls Are Easy", "Me, Myself and Irene", "The Majestic" and "Fun with Dick and Jane". Not exactly Oscar worthy films.
Steve Carrell has been making movies since 2003 … "The 40 Year Old Virgin", "Anchorman" and "Little Miss Sunshine", were, in my opinion, wonderful films.
To compare a man who's been making films for 22 years as opposed to a man that's been making films for 4 is ludicrous.
You're right, Steve Carrell is not the new Jim Carrey … or the new Robert Redford, or George Clooney, or anyone else for that matter. He's the new Steve Carrell.
Oh, and the Office is nothing short of brilliant!
He's not as funny as HE thinks he is…..worth a laugh or two at best.
Just Sayin….
Yeah, well George Clooney's movie opened poorly too. It is a reflection of diminishing movie attendance across the board. Steve is funny, smart, and a hunk. I will see his movies, in my own good time. The studios just need to take a pill and quit overhyping the release totals. It doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the movie.
I SUPPORT YOU WRITERS GUILD! WHY SHOULD ALL THE STARS AND SINGERS AND ENTERTAINERS MAKE MILLIONS ON YOUR WRITTEN MATERIAL AND YOU NOT GET A RAISE? I SAY STRIKE. IT'S BS. MAKE THE TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS WORK!
The kind of comedy that Jim Carrey does is completely different from Steve Carrell. Apples and Oranges. Lets not even list the bombs that Jim Carrey was in.
hopefully get smart will do good i still love him!
ahh, no! i love steve carrell! xxx
I saw Dan in Real Life this weekend and really liked it. My boyfriend even liked it and believe me…thats saying A LOT!
Its so not surprising! Every time a comedic star breaks out, the studio's immediate reaction is to sign them for a series of flicks, one that the actor is suited to and the others where the star is smacked into the role like a square peg in a round hole.
Carell was hilarious in the 40 year old virgin, great in Bruce Almighty and little miss sunshine but its evident that safe "family films" are not his bag and putting him in flicks that seek out the widest viewing audience possible is terrible. The work that the studio is offering him is way too safe for him to really do a good job with it. The same thing happened with Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Eddy Murphy. A talented actor in a bad or mediocre movie is still boring at the end of the day, no matter who you cast.
Steve Carell is the best. The office rocks. I would take him over any hollywood pretty boy any day of the week.
It's a good number, Perez. Check the per screen average you moron. Stop doing box office analysis when you don't know shit about the movie business. Just report on gossip, not shit you don't understand
I saw the movie and I thought it was hilarious. It made me laugh and cry. It was a movie about real life. It was about family, life, love, and heartache. I thought it was wonderful.
dan in real life was MAJORLY disappointing
all the funny parts were shown in the trailer
It's not called Bruce Almighty 2….it's Evan Almighty. It figures you wouldn't say anything good about that movie…it's about values and morals. And it did do well.
i saw the movie on friday, packed house, everyone seemed to love it. i thought it was a good movie, better than i was expecting. and for some reason, i found myself thinking that steve looked quite attractive!
It was a great movie! I saw the movie and I thought it was hilarious. It made me laugh and cry. It was a movie about real life. It was about family, life, love, and heartache. I thought it was wonderful.
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thats because Steve Corel is NOT FUNNY
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just as Teh Office is NOT FUNNY
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because he is NOT FUNNY.
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he is funny!!! you crossed the line this time perez
It opened at #2. That is not disappointing.
second at the box office, though, & not bad numbers for the season.
12 Mil is good for how the movies have been opening lately.
your an idiot Perez, it played in 1,921 theaters compared to Saw 4's 3,183.
Hey douche bag!! It wasn't called Bruce Almighty 2, it was Evan Almighty!!!! So if you want to talk shit, then you should probably get your shit straight first!!!
The movie was shown only on 1900 screens in the U.S. $12 million for 1900 screens is phenomenal. You dumbass. Learn how to interpret movie revenue stats before posting this crap.
Dan in Real Life didn't even open in 2,000 theaters. Saw IV opened in over 3,000. $12 million is not a bomb.
Of course Perez, much like the rest of the media twists things to their satisfaction. DAN IN REAL LIFE only opened on 1,900 screens and grossed a per screen average of over $6,000 per screen. This is acutally VERY GOOD. It's a small dramedy you pink/green/blue haired douchebag. It's not meant to make $100 million. Oh, and I honestly had nothing to do with the film. I just get off on exposing Perez Hilton for the asshole he is. Oh, and he's fat too!
I saw a sneak preview of it. Thought it was very good, just not amazing.
Far, far better than another movie of the same sibling switcheroo, "The Family Stone" with Sarah Jessica Parker. That was HORRIBLE.
Still, I enjoyed it and love watching Steve Carell. He is fabulous.
And there's nothing funnier than "The Office".
I also think the people who came out in droves to see "Saw IV" are not the same people who'd come out to see "Dan". Those kinds of movies don't make the same millions.
Awwwww that sucks, Steve Carell is so talented and funny, he's just not good at choosing his movies I guess.
wrong, wrong, wrong! Steve Carell is halarious. And people go to see those stupid Saw movies because our society is made up of a bunch of freaks who are numb to horrific images.
Halloween is 3 days away. Of course Saw 4 came in first. You are a douche.
Saw it & Loved it! I am very surprised it didn't do well!!
we all still love him though! he's already successful anyhow!
I absolutely LOVE that movie and him.
~It doesn't matter~…..He's still funny….Other funny men have had some bombs too back in the day so, so what…..Keep Going Steve!!
too BAD tHE MOVIE IS CALLED "Evan almighty" JACKASS…. and i happen to buy it the other night not expecting much at walmart, cuz blockbuster was closed, AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, THAT MOVIE WAS PRETTY FUCKIN FUNNY I MUST SAY.
THe Reason Why SAW does so good, because there are so many stupid sick fucks in the world who pay to watch a movie with no plot , just a bunch of twisted gory scenes, yez i have watched them too, not the recent, but THEY ARE SO FUCKING PLAYED OUT. GIMMEE A BREAK.oh and ur a fag. but i still kinda like u. fag as in fag not fag as in gay.
STICK TO WHAT YOU KNOW, PEREZ!!!! "Evan Almighty" did $171 MILLION at the box office. Dud? What #!@$%!@ planet are you on? "Dan In Real Life" is a small movie, it was meant to be a small movie, it most likely had a relatively small budget, and I'm sure it will be profitable.
and yeah, i can't believe it came in 2nd to a horror movie, the weekend before halloween. that's so ridiculous. like, jeeze.
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jah…funny… his face just screams: IM NOT FUNNY
please dont look at me.
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my ASSHOLE IS FUNNIER THAN HE IS
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MY FARTS MAKE A BETTER SHOW THAN THE OFFICE.
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colbert is funny, carrey is funny, stewart is funny. even perez is funny. this shitface is not funny.
Dear Perez,
I don't understand you sometimes - Jim Carrey actually became respectable AFTER a couple of duds. I take it you haven't seen the two very good films he has been in since "Cable Guy"/"Liar Liar": "The Truman Show", and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (where he anchors the film exceptionally well). I know you are trying to make a financial point foremost, but, like a lot of your points, doesn't tell the whole story in order to try and make the point somehow more valid. It doesn't work.
^Jodi
Perez… this post made me angry. Coming in second isn't bad at all… geez. The Saw movies are worthless pieces of shit and they need to stop making them NOW, I could care less if it came in 1st.
Meant to say:
I don’t understand you sometimes - Jim Carrey actually became respectable AFTER a couple of duds. I take it you haven’t seen the two very good films he has been in since “Cable Guy”/”Liar Liar”: “The Truman Show”, and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (where he anchors the film exceptionally well). I know you are trying to make a financial point foremost, but, like a lot of your points, it doesn’t tell the whole story in order to try and make the point somehow more valid. It doesn’t work.
What I meant to say was:
— I don’t understand you sometimes - Jim Carrey actually became respectable AFTER a couple of duds. I take it you haven’t seen the two very good films he has been in since “Cable Guy”/”Liar Liar”: “The Truman Show”, and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (where he anchors the film exceptionally well). I know you are trying to make a financial point foremost, but, like a lot of your points, it doesn’t tell the whole story in order to try and make the point somehow more valid. It doesn’t work.
For all the dumb people. 2nd place at only 12 mill = all down hill from there. Movies do not go up in ticket sales the following weekend.
All the die hards went this weekend, expect at least 50% drop off next weekend.
Flippity floppity a dead fish flopping around on the floor
Um…2nd place really isn't that bad…what is so "disappointing" about 12 million dollars? that's way more money than your fat ass will ever have perez
mario, you know nothing about the fucking film business, so shut the fuck up. youre a complete joke
The 40 Year Old Virgin had to been one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I won't watch another Steve Carell after that one.
Of course people liked saw better. They don't have to think. Low brow mother fuckers.
He's as plain as I am. Straight vanilla. Borrrring snorefest.. Bring on guts and gore!
I think you're wrong, the movie was actually very good.
Good. He sucks, this movie looks shitty and that tv show of his is god-awful.
Perez, did you even see this? Are you just saying that b/c there wasn't a gay cast member? The best part was the sing-a-long about the piggy blind date. It was a wholesomely funny alternative for those that want a break from most movies that stimulate false anxiety (enough of which we get in real life).
I LOVE him! Who cares… he's the real deal & can ACT, baby!
XOXO Stevie XOXO
I didn't think that you subscribed to media control tactics. What happened to freedom of opinions or is there a cap on responses?
1: It's disney, What do you Expect
2: He's gayer than Clay Aiken
3: THE OFFICE SUCKS DICK!