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Box Office: Sarah Marshall Gets Dumped

Box Office: Sarah Marshall Gets Dumped

Well, it was Sarah Marshall who got dumped this weekend at the box office. Or better yet, it was Judd Apatow who got dumped — not by Sarah Marshall, but by the moviegoing public, AGAIN.

By John Cairns on April 21, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report Gets Dumped by Sarah Marshall

The Reject Report Gets Dumped by Sarah Marshall

It appears things are definitely looking up as far as theater business goes in the next few weeks. We have the Judd Apatow production Forgetting Sarah Marshall, we have the Al Pacino thriller 88 Minutes, and the action flick The Forbidden Kingdom.

By John Cairns on April 17, 2008 | Comments

It’s Prom Night at the Reject Report

It’s Prom Night at the Reject Report

Welcome to another truly ominous Reject Report. Ominous because, well, it’s looking scary at the box office this weekend. Not only do we have the horror movie Prom Night set to open along with the shoot-em-up Street Kings, but it looks like it will be another down week at the theaters.

By John Cairns on April 10, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report is in Ruins

The Reject Report is in Ruins

This week, you can say the Reject Report is in Ruins. We have a movie called The Ruins, and we have a film about the National Football League called Leatherheads set in an era when it looked like the whole league was going to end up in ruins, and on and on.

By John Cairns on April 4, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: 21 More Super than Superhero Movie

Box Office: 21 More Super than Superhero Movie

Well, it seems Americans may have some taste in movies after all. Superhero Movie, well, was not so super after all. The winning movie this weekend was the gambling pic 21, beating out Horton Hears a Who! and Superhero Movie.

By John Cairns on March 30, 2008 | Comments

Reject Report: Superheroes, Fanboys, and Fat Boys

Reject Report: Superheroes, Fanboys, and Fat Boys

As fanboys across the country mobilize for a protest against the Weinstein Company and their release Superhero Movie, everyone else will be out there trying to pick something to see this weekend. Will the protests stop the big parody from taking the top spot? We have our doubts.

By John Cairns on March 27, 2008 | Comments

New Speed Racer Photos – Will Families Dig the Acid Trip?

New Speed Racer Photos – Will Families Dig the Acid Trip?

The Wachowski Brothers’ upcoming film Speed Racer may look cool, and it may be grabbing the attention of big kids like us, but its box office success will hinge on how many families head to the theater to see it in late-May.

By Neil Miller on March 27, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report Meets the Browns

The Reject Report Meets the Browns

Hoo boy, are we clearly at a low point of the movie year for 2008 right now.

By John Cairns on March 20, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: Horton Hears a Cash Register, $45 Million

Box Office: Horton Hears a Cash Register, $45 Million

While Doomsday struggles to get moving, Horton plops his big elephant behind down on top of the box office.

By John Cairns on March 16, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report Hears a Who!

The Reject Report Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who opens with a huge theatrical run to support its big, star-studded cast.

By John Cairns on March 13, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: 10,000 B.C. is No Blockbuster

Box Office: 10,000 B.C. is No Blockbuster

To quote Howard Beale, moviegoers are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore.

By John Cairns on March 10, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report Robs the Bank

The Reject Report Robs the Bank

This week brings us a wide range of releases and a wide range of predictions…

By John Cairns on March 6, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: Semi-Pro is a Semi-Flop

Box Office: Semi-Pro is a Semi-Flop

No wonder New Line is going out of business, then, based on a showing like this from one of its highly-touted movies.

By John Cairns on March 2, 2008 | Comments

Reject Report: Will Ferrell Goes for a Box Office Slam Dunk

Reject Report: Will Ferrell Goes for a Box Office Slam Dunk

A defunct basketball team, a girl with a pig nose and two skanky 17th century sisters vie for box office glory this weekend.

By John Cairns on February 29, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: And the Box Office Goes to Vantage Point

Box Office: And the Box Office Goes to Vantage Point

For what seems like the umpteenth week in a row, the Box Office Oscar goes to a movie that got pelted by tomatoes by movie critics.

By John Cairns on February 25, 2008 | Comments

The Box Office goes to… who? An Oscar Week Reject Report

The Box Office goes to… who? An Oscar Week Reject Report

It’s a special Oscar week edition of The Reject Report!

By John Cairns on February 22, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: $31 Million for Jumper

Box Office: $31 Million for Jumper

We now have the final estimates in for the entire President’s Day Weekend, and as we reported earlier Jumper is the number one.

By John Cairns on February 19, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: Jumper Teleports to the Top

Box Office: Jumper Teleports to the Top

The Monday numbers have yet to come in — but we do know who the box-office champ is going to be.

By John Cairns on February 18, 2008 | Comments

The Reject Report Gets the “Jump” on the Holiday Weekend

The Reject Report Gets the “Jump” on the Holiday Weekend

The writers strike is over, finally, and we have a number of new flicks rolling out on Thursday and getting an early jump on the weekend.

By John Cairns on February 14, 2008 | Comments

Box Office: Fool’s Gold Collects All the Box Office Treasure

Box Office: Fool’s Gold Collects All the Box Office Treasure

Paris Hilton’s star vehicle ‘The Hottie and the Nottie’ took in a whopping $25,000 over the weekend. Were we surprised? Nah.

By John Cairns on February 11, 2008 | Comments