Flying High!

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Dayum!

Stoner flick Pineapple Express rolled in $12.15 million on its first day at the U.S. box office on Wednesday.

What an opening!

According to reports, that will likely translate to a a 5-day opening of $42-$45 million, well above industry expectations.

The movie was budgeted at only $27 million.

Major profit for the film studio!

Judd Apatow is on a roll!

[Image via WENN.]

    Posted: Aug 7, 2008 at 3:00 pm / Email this  »

    56 comments to “Flying High!”



    1. 1

      I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! It was super hilarious. My friends and I couldn't stop laughing throughout this 2 hour long movie. "Thug life!" haha



    2. 2

      dang lol
      anyone seen this movie?
      if so is it good? =]



    3. 3

      WOW, yummmy



    4. 4

      Speaking of which, just bagged my Cheech and Chong tix! Class………..Class………..SHUT UP!



    5. 5

      this movie was fucking sick



    6. 6

      Man i just love this guy!! (Seth Rogan ) He actually looks like someone you'd see working in a small town plastics factory, yet he has mass amounts of money, does extremely hot chicks and has a body like a 50 year old all the while. To my new american hero!!



    7. 7

      James Franco is gorgeous.



    8. 8

      GrEAT¡!¡! X)



    9. 9

      I am going to see it this weekend. I think I may be getting a little crush on Seth Rogan!



    10. 10

      Can NOT wait to see this movie…



    11. 11

      Re: MissJennyNE – ME TOO…something about Seth makes him adorable…xoxo



    12. 12

      i love seth! he is awesome!



    13. 13

      Re: MissJennyNE – right! mee too!

    14. DH says – reply to this


      14

      I'm glad this movie is doing good. I'm going to see it tonight and I can't wait!



    15. 15

      My vagina Hearts James Franco lol



    16. 16

      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

      I could eat theze dudez alive…

      they make me krackup zo effen bad….

      give me more….more…more….{{♥♥}}}}}}}



    17. 17

      james franco = god



    18. 18

      Who is the stoner on the right? I want to 'date' him.



    19. 19

      best fucken movie ever.!!!! hilarious from beggining to end. plus james franco is the definition of sexy and seth is a cutie =]



    20. 20

      Is there Gin in that Pineapple……(hiccup)?



    21. 21

      Who new that stoners had enough money for a movie ticket?



    22. 22

      LOVED THIS MOVIE! seth and james are so funny together!
      go see it!
      hang out with susan first and it'll be 10x better



    23. 23

      james franco is SEXXXXXY



    24. 24

      potheads are taking over

    25. adt says – reply to this


      25

      Fuck Judd Apatow and Seth Rogan. They're useless, not funny shits.



    26. 26

      seth rogan isnt that funny. He's just fat and people think that fat people are funny~ this movie looks lame….watching a bunch of retards get high for 2 hours doesnt seem that exciting!



    27. 27

      Re: adt – blah blah blah



    28. 28

      Re: Hottrannymessontop – Don't be so judgmental…seriously!



    29. 29

      Re: adt – fuck you moron



    30. 30

      I LOVE JAMES FRANCO!!!
      SUPER HILARIOUS MOVIE!!



    31. 31

      Re: Cat223 – He's not fat..he's healthy…get over yourself!



    32. 32

      Re: adt – I GUESS YOU ARE EH! FUCKTARD1



    33. 33

      Not as good of an opening as the Dark Knight had !



    34. 34

      The both of them are looking good! Both very cute men! I'm happy for them! Can't wait to see it, but I think I'll just watch it on the internet! LOL Sorry boyz, can't win them all! ♥



    35. 35

      Only douchebags, assholes and the bitches that love them will watch the film. SethRogenIsASexistBigot!



    36. 36

      Re: Cat223 – OMG U make me sick! SETH ROGAN IZ HOT!!! And he iz much more than hot, he's FUNNY!!! REALLY FUNNY! He's cute and he's very talented, I think UR just a jealous sap!



    37. 37

      Yay!!! This movie is freakin funny… I love Seth Rogan!!! He is so funny… Judd Apatow is too



    38. 38

      James Franco is soo HOT Love him.. THis movie looks super funny!!!



    39. 39

      Re: PerezIsASexistBigot – Who are you!??!?! I find UR hate speech to be lame and very dull, shoo fly don't bother me!



    40. 40

      Re: xxniknik127xx
      You cannot compare the two. This movie is a funny movie, Dark Knight was a "dark" movie, with a star that died!



    41. 41

      Re: PerezIsASexistBigot – you sure are a huge winner!!! woo….tool



    42. 42

      this movie had me laughing throughout its entirety!!!

      and i love this pic of james his smile is so endearing!



    43. 43

      that is a HILARIOUS MOVIE!!!



    44. 44

      lol this movie was hilarious :D



    45. 45

      Re: Littlesquirrel23 – FYI, Seth Rogen is Canadian.



    46. 46

      waht did you expect?? its SETH ROGEN!! he is always a major win^^



    47. 47

      i can't wait to see this movie! franko's acting is amazing!



    48. 48

      i wanna see thiss soooo baddd!
      james franco is amazing



    49. 49

      because James Franco is hot (you should watch him in Fly Boys etc) and Seth is bloody funny!!



    50. 50

      it was a realllly funny stupid movie. im not surprised it got so much the first day. i loved it :o )



    51. 51

      they are so coooooooooooooooool!! love them



    52. 52

      love the movie,
      love seth ,
      makes me love weed and being Canadian even more



    53. 53

      Re: Hottrannymessontop

      Haha! dude my friends and i had to scrape up the $2.50 to watch that movie and im glad we did cause i laughed the entire time!!! im gonna see it again!
      JAMES FRANCO IS A SEXY LOAF OF MAN BEEF I WANNA JUST EAT UP!!!!!!!



    54. 54

      Saw it at 12:01 opening day! Totally awesome.



    55. 55

      This movie was awesome! I've already seen it twice and I would totally go again. Rogen and Franco make such a good comedic team and Danny McBride is outstanding!



    56. 56

      Ugh….All his movies are the same smoke a doobie and act stupid…what a talent Seth Rogen is….