Mel Gibson's Less Than Triumphant Return To Film!
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Yeah, yeah, Avatar is still #1 at the box office, we know, we know…
In less repetitive movie news, Mel Gibson's Edge Of Darkness is a stinker!!
Gibson's return to acting after an 8-year hiatus has only proved Mel's audience has dwindled away, with the flick adapted from a BBC series only earning $17.5 million in its opening weekend!
AKA a box office bomb!
Sorry, sugartits!
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Good… sad that many people went.
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I think you're hardly one to be gleeful over a less-than-stellar showing. Let's talk about your dumb-ass cartoons, your badly-attended "tour," and that book no one bought. Sorry, no-nuts!
Pore mr Gibson. Look at the way he holds his gun. Soooooo uncomfartable….he should play home stayd dad ore something
YEA 2ND TO AVATAR IS A BOMB NOW EH???????
WHAT A FUCKING RETARD.
$17.5 million is far from a flop, pancake nipples. That's almost as stupid as someone calling Avatar a flop after the opening weekend. Someone must have had his fat head up Gargoyle's ass yesterday.
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Avatar is over-rated and I hated it. Seriously, what do people, get out of that stupid movie?
actually it could have done much worse. And if this film were starring Angelina Jolie, you know you'd find some way to make that opening look good. Just wait until Salt come out. Angelina is only listed as the top box office star because of her fame. Before Brad she was considered box office poison.
Mel Gibson fucked up his career just like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. No one wants to support freaks.
Re: janebird – I completely agree with you, even though I still like her as an actress(Alexander, Beyond Borders, Taking Lives, etc. didn't do well).
But for some odd reason, this film had a very similar concept to his other film "Ransom".
He is a royal ASS. How is that Karma working out for you Mel?
This man has tasted victory and success a million times more that you ever will. He will not be deterred because the menial writers of your blog spit out your venom. He has God and faith on his side and he will be triumphant once again!
This man has tasted victory and success a million times more that you ever will. He will not be deterred because the menial writers of your blog spit out your venom. He has God and faith on his side and he will be triumphant once again!
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btw I watched the book of Eli this weekend and it was a terrific movie
I saw the movie this weekend. It was just awful, and Mel Gibson looks like a 60 year old drunk. His days as a leading man are long over.
17.5 Million in a weekend is NOT a flop!
17.5m is not really a flop. It is not blockbuster, but come on. Then again your the idiot that said AVATAR and the Michael Jackson Documentary were flops well into their runs.
$17.5 million isn't a bomb Perez. Like you care.
Re: lexirei –
That's exactly what I thought! When I first saw the preview I said to myself.."Wasn't this the same concept as Ransom?"….maybe he's been acting so long he's forgotten?
I dont give a shit about any controversies surrounding Mel, or any other actors. Perez, me, you , everyone on this blog. Has joked or ranted about blacks, mexicans, gays, whatever. End of the day….everyone can be a little insensitive from time to time. I'm horrible behind closed doors with friends. HA!!!
On the movie critic side. I see a movie every weekend. I saw LEGION last weekend, it was ok, kind of boring. I saw BOOK of ELI before that, it was terrible. I saw EDGE of DARKNESS this weekend, and while it wont be winning any awards it wasn't a bad fllick. Kind of reminded me a little bit of History of Violence. Straight forward revenge flick, no big explosions, no over the top gun fights, just a very grounded cop/revenge flick. It was good.
You gotta knock of your smear tactics Perez. You put someone on your hit list and you don't let up. I think that kind of makes you a hypocrite and an unprofessional.
I think he's a great actor but he can suck my jewish dick before I pay a penny to see him again
Since when is 17.5 million a bomb…please …this movie is a great movie and it will build with word of mouth…
Re: CircaNOW73 – omg you didnt like book of eli, it has been one of the greatest movies I have seen in a long time. I loved it. powerful message.
Oh no you are so incredibly dumb perez! for the first edge of darkness made 30 milion odllars, for the second its its first weejend, and thrid avatar is first world wide while Edge of darkness has only opened in USA yet!
AND LAST AVATAR TOOK 4 YEARS TO MAKE EDGE OF DARKNESS TOOK 2½ MONTHS..
AVATAR CONTAIN SEVERAL LEAD ACTORS SUPERSTARS, AND BILLIONS IN HIGH TECH, WHILE EDGE OF DARNESS ONLY HAVE ONE LEAD ACTOR AND WAS LOW BUDGET!
AVATAR NEED OVER 1 BILLON DOLLARS OT MAKE IT BACK TO WHAT IT COSTED! WHILE EDGE OF DARKNESS ALREADY GOT PROFIT!
AND DUIDE 30 MILLION DOLARS IS WHAT THE LATEST PIRATE OF THE CARIBEAN MADE NAD ALTEST AHRRY POTTER TOO..
SP IF OYU WAN TTO COMPARE OYU DONT TAKE A MOVIE THAT MADE MOST MONEY EVER TO COMPARE AND WHOS BEEN IN THEATRES FRO A MONTH! TO COMPARE WITH ONE THAT JUST OPENED THIS WEKEND.
YOUNDOTN AHVE SEEN THE MOVIE SO WHY DONT YOU SHUT UP?
MANY PEOPLE WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE AND AL REPORT ARE SUPER GOOD, EVERYBODY LIKE IT AN DENJOYED IT.
PEREZ YOU ARE A DUMB LOSER AND TOO IGNORANT TO CAN MAKE A BLOG. OYU HAVE NO EDUCATION AND ARE UNBALE TO USE OYUR BRAIN.
LIKE WHEN YOU WEORTE ABOUT MEXICO PRISON VERSUS MEL GISBON THATS WHY OYU HATE HIM SINCE.. YOU FORGOT TO READ THE NEWS IN OYUR LANGUAGE FORM VEERACRUZ STATING THAT THE PRISONERS THAT WERE MOVED WERE THOSE PUT ON A LIST OT BE EXECUTED BY OTHER INMATES AND AFIA OUTSIDE WHO AHD PLANED A BREAK IN THE JAIL FOR THE 9TH OF JANAURY.
SO GO ON YOUR KNEES AND SAY SORRY!
Just went to see the movie last night with my husband. Loved it!
OH AND PEREZ EDGEOF DARKNESS EARNED 17, 5 MILION ODLARS THE FIRST DAY IT OPENED, NOT THE WEEKEND
TH NUMBERS FOR SATRUDAY WERE 30.7 MILLION DOLARS, AND IS CONSIDERED BY POWERFULL AND MORE RELIABLE MIOVIE CRITICS, THAN YOU, AS BEING THE ALONE MOVIE THAT CAN GIVE A FAIR COMPETITION TO AVATAR!
WHIHC MEAN THAT THE MOVIE IS ESTONISHINGLY GOOD!
IT HAS ALREADY BEATENM ALL THE OTHER WHO WERE OUIT BEFORE IT, IN 2 DAYS ONLY.
THERE IS ONLY EDGE OF DARKNESS AND AVATAR LEFT.
ADN DONT FORGET THAT AVATAR OS FOR ALL AUDIENCES MEANING KIDS GO OT SE IT AND ITS A SCIENCE FI MVIE WITH SIGOURNEY WEAVER. ..THAT PWEOLE WAITED TO SEE IN SUCH FLICK SINCE THE LAST ALIEN YEARS AGO.
YOU ALSO FORGOT THAT MEL GIBSON IS BEGED by ALL MOVIE DIRECTORS ON THEIR KNEES TO GIVE HIM A JOB, THEY WANT HIM STARTING MARTIN SCORCESE THAT BEG GISBON OT ACT IN HIS MOVIE IN JANUARY 2007, 4 MONTHS AFTER TH EDUI ARREST, AND MEL GIBSON DECLINED,. HE HAS BEN MAKING MOVIES WITH RICHARD DONNER, 3 OF THEM IN 2007, THEN EOD IN 2008 AN DTHE BEAVER IN 2009 AND 4 MOVIES COMING IN 2010: WHERE I SPEND MY SUMMER VACATION, VIKING MOVIE, AND SPIE TERRORIST ACTION MOVIE, ALL WHILE THE BEAVER AND EDGE OF DARKNESS ARE RELEASED.
His looks dwindled, and the audience alog with them. Too much booze and cigarettes there Mr. Gibson. You ain't what you used to be. Take your millions and just retire.
hahahahaha! you suck, gibson. nobody likes you.
Once again, I feel the need to remind you that 17 million dollars is not a bad haul for the first weekend. This film is predicted to make a profit by industry analysts. So again, do some thinking before you open your stupid uninformed mouth.
this isnt a flop u moron.
it would have made more money if people like you didnt hold grudges aghainst people after they have apologised several times for their actions. I saw this movie- its good. get over yourself dickhead!
His "bomb" is more of a success than anything you have ever tried, sorry Pedo Perez but the only failure on this site is you and the reality fame whore you post about also.
More importantly… is it a good movie or not? Box office results are just about money, nothing more.
…i actually didn't think it was that bad. but i guess that's because i actually go watch the movie BEFORE bad mouthing it.
The movie was pretty good.
Unfortunately, that isn't a flop, but it is sad that so many people would pay to see a movie by this anti-semetic, drunk hypocrite (out of wedlock child? divorce? and he built himself a CHURCH because he is SO religious?). Read anything said by his dad and you will faint. This guy is just a sad representation of a human.
This is the most idiotic statement. 17.5 million is not a flop. I could care less about Mel Gibson and am certainly not defending him, just expressing my opinion of how wrong I think you are. Hadn't you called Avatar a flop opening night?
Can't wait to see it—got great reviews in spite of the haters—we had a snowstorm this week end in the East–but 17 mil ain't bad
Anti-semetic womanizing scumbag
This piece of shit cost $60 million to make (estimate) It'll make some $ , but it'll be from dvds.
FINALE CORRECTION:
THE MOVIE MADE 17.5 MILLION DOLLARS ON ITS FIRST NIGTH! OPENIGN NIGHT AND MADE 35 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE WEKEND ON ITS FIRST WEKEND!
ITS A BLOCJBUSTER!
THE PIRATE OF THE CARABEAN MADE HALF THIS ON ITS FIRST WEEKEND
SO SUCKNIT PEREZ AND HATERS, THAT MOVIE IS A COMPLEETE SUCCESS AND ALL REVEW ARE SUPER GOOD.
ALL PEOLE WHO SAW IT ACCLAIMED IT AS SURPRISING GLY GOOD AND ENTRERTIANING AND THRILLING AND MAKING THEM JUMP OFF THEIR SEATS!
MANY PEOPLE HAVE MAKE REVIEW OF THIS MOVIE ON OYU TUBE AND THEY LAL AGREE ITS AN INCREDIBLY GOD MOVIE!
MANY OF THEM MADE A REVIEW WHO ARE NOT FAN OF MEL GIBSON AND EXPECTED A FAR LESS GOOD MOVIE AND WERE VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY WAHT THEY SAW.
THEY TELL ITS SUPER GOOD.
AVATAR IS A SHITTY MOVIE, WITH A FLAT LINE.
WHILE EDGE OF DAKNESS IS FOR HTOSE WITH BRAIN THAT STILL WORKS.
PEREEZ OYU HAVE TO CORRECT YORU NUMBNER THE ALONE FACT THAT OYU HAD TO PUT HALF THE MONEY THAN WHA TTH MOVIE REALY MADDE ONLY PROVES YOUR DISHONESTY AND PERSONAL HATRESS ON MEL GIBSON
THE MOVIE IS NOT OF MEL BUT OF MARTIN CAMPBELL (THE DEPARTED) AND HAS SAME LINE AS THE DEPARTED, AND MADE 35 MILLION DOLARS IN THE FIRST WEEKEND, IT MADE 17,5 MILLION DOLALRS THE FIRST DAY
IN SHORT ITS A HUGE SUCCESS!
SO FC OFF!
FORTHISE WHO DOT GET IT, THE MOVIE TAKEN WAS COPIED ON THE SCRIPT OF EDGE OF DARKNESS AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. ESDGE OF DARKNESS IS BASED ON A BRITSH TV SERIE OF THE SAME NAME FORM 1986, OS IT CAN HARDLY HAVEBEEN COPIED ON TAKEN.. IT ALSO CONTIAN RAY WINSTONE WHO WAS ALSO IN THE ORIGINAL BRITHS SERIE, AND IS INSTRUBCTED BY MARTIN CAMBELL WHO ALSO INSTRUCTED THE BRITISH TV SERIE.
IT CNA ONLY BE A VERY GOOD REMADE OF IT.
THE ORIGINAL MAIN ACTOR, CRAVEN, DIED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AS FOR THISE COMPARIGN IT OT RANSOM, IDIOT, THERE IS NO KIDNAPING HERE AND NO COUPLES, THEMAN IS ALONE, HIS GIRL IS KILED IN FRONT OF HIM HE TRIES OT FOUDN OUT WHY.
ITS A MOVIE ABOUT CORPORATE ORGANSIATIONS AND GOVERNEMNTAL CORRUPTION, BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
Come on, Perez!
Mel Gibson's back is so welcome and victorious!
Stop being a hater and dreaming about failures… Wake up and kiss Mel Gibson's ass!!!
But are you really king of the world if fewer people saw your movie than, say, The Graduate?
Unlike virtually every other form of entertainment, movies are measured by revenues instead of units sold.
By that metric, Avatar is rising fast. The film collected another $30 million this weekend, lifting its total to $594.5 million and bringing it within a hair's breadth of Titanic, which did $601 million in 1997.
But getting a consensus on the new titan of ticket sales is tricky. When adjusted for inflation, Avatar ranks 21st among all movies, well behind the all-time winner in today's dollars, Gone with the Wind. The 1939 classic would have grossed $1.5 billion if tickets were $7.30 apiece back then as they are now.
Using that measure, Avatar still has a long way to go before it will even crack the top 10 movies of all time. Adjusted in today's dollars, movies such The Graduate ($638 million), The Sting ($665 million) and 101 Dalmatians ($745.6 million) have made more, according to Box Office Mojo. And when compared to Titanic ($957.5 million), Cameron has a way to go before he sinks his own ship.
Re: Ocean – What are a few facts as long as they fill that story box, above? Kidding.
OK OK—so Gibson's got a big mouth—so the fuck what? He's extremely talented and a genius in my book. Rate the work, NOT THE WORKER.
Serves him right! Anti Semitic bastard!
Re: Baron von Fleck – It wasn't actually about anti-semitism. It was about the 1) alcohol, and 2) the bullshit grief they gave him over 'The Passion.'
go fuck yourself mario