Well, think again, for it appears that this much-anticipated film, featuring the much-anticipated return of Tom Cruise to the big screen, is a bigger bomb than anything the enemy has been able to lob at us in Iraq since the surge began.
As deliciously reported by Reuters Friday evening (h/t NBer botg, emphasis added):
After three weeks in theaters, the antiwar drama directed by Robert Redford with an A-list cast featuring Redford, Cruise and Meryl Streep, has grossed a meager $14 million in North American ticket sales and about $26 million more overseas.
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Entertainment trade paper Daily Variety said the film was unlikely to gross more than $60 million in theatrical revenues worldwide and reported some industry watchers projecting the movie could lose as much as $25 million.
The news is even worse for those involved, as the film has plummeted to thirteenth place in terms of ticket sales this week.
Ouch.
As a final aside, antiwar films have fared very poorly this year. And, once again, family-oriented features topped the charts in 2007, as they have for several years now: only one R-rated film is in the top ten for the year.
Think Hollywood will ever realize that the baby boom kids are now parents?
I know. Silly question. After all, the Democrats haven't figured that out yet either.
