Wknd Est: MU - 46.1M; The Heat - 40M; WWZ - 29.8M; WHD - 25.7M; MoS - 20.8M; (pg 104)

[Robertron]

So with an 18m Fri, where's The Heat headed for the weekend?

[ecstasy]

The Nines? 

 

 

Was that MM in that movie?

[rockNrollaDIM]

28 weeks later is on tv right now. I got teh zombie fevah

[The Futurist]

Jolie and Lawrence agree to disagree 

 

There are very few exceptions like Jolie and Meryl but to become a  female draw in leading roles, you have to go the romantic comedy route.

 

Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Heigl, Anne Hathawy, they all had their 15 minutes of being the darling of america in a romantic comedy.

 

These actresses have done plenty of other roles obviously but actresses are rarely draws outside of romantic comedies when they have the lead role.

 

Female led franchises are a very specific case also.

 

McCarthy is probably having the time of her life ans she could care less if she s being typecast or not.

Edited June 28, 2013 by The Futurist

[ban1o]

Was that MM in that movie?

yes. 

[baumer]

Pretty cool to see Biff from Back to the Future in The Heat.

[baumer]

So with an 18m Fri, where's The Heat headed for the weekend?

 

45-48 mill.

[aliadiere29]

So with an 18m Fri, where's The Heat headed for the weekend?

 

At least 45m.

[ecstasy]

There are very few exceptions like Jolie and Meryl but to become a  female draw in leading roles, you have to go the romantic comedy route.

 

Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Heigl, Anne Hathawy, they all had their 15 minutes of being the darling of america in a romantic comedy.

 

These actresses have done plenty of other roles obviously but female actresses are rarely draws outside of romantic comedies whan they have the lead role.

 

Female led franchises are a very specific case also.

 

 

Julia Roberts had a lot longer than 15 minutes. And she has had way more hit movies than Jolie. And her body of work is a mix of all kinds of things.

Edited June 28, 2013 by ECSTASY

[rockNrollaDIM]

Angelina has done one romcom and it flopped big time. Give her a gun and she's gold, that's a real woman.

[baumer]

No one can touch Roberts in her hey day.  She was huge beyond belief.

[ban1o]

There are very few exceptions like Jolie and Meryl but to become a  female draw in leading roles, you have to go the romantic comedy route.

 

Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Katherine Heigl, Anne Hathawy, they all had their 15 minutes of being the darling of america in a romantic comedy.

 

These actresses have done plenty of other roles obviously but actresses are rarely draws outside of romantic comedies whan they have the lead role.

 

Female led franchises are a very specific case also.

 

McCarthy is probably having the time of her life ans she could care less if she s being typecast or not.

Are you kidding. Every romantic comedy in the ninties that Roberts was in was a box office success. Don't be dissing Julia. She was THE biggest star in the ninties. Comparing her to Katherine Heighle is ridiculous.  

Edited June 28, 2013 by ban1o

[CJohn]

Angelina has done one romcom and it flopped big time. Give her a gun and she's gold, that's a real woman.

I still can't believe Salt did 300M WW. That is crazy. No man would make that movie gross so much.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Whenever I think of Julia Roberts I just hear that cackle of hers in my ears.

[ecstasy]

yes. 

Thanks. Thought so.

[rockNrollaDIM]

I still can't believe Salt did 300M WW. That is crazy. No man would make that movie gross so much.

 

She took the part from Tom Cruise. He did Knight and Day instead.

[baumer]

Are you kidding. Every romantic comedy in the ninties that Roberts was in was a box office success. Don't be dissing Julia. She was THE biggest star in the ninties. Comparing her to Katherine Heighle is ridiculous.  

 

 

12/7/01 Ocean's Eleven WB $183,417,150 3,075 $38,107,822 3,075 1 7/20/01 America's Sweethearts SonR $93,607,673 3,011 $30,181,877 3,011 12 3/2/01 The Mexican DW $66,845,033 3,162 $20,108,829 2,951 18 3/17/00 Erin Brockovich Uni. $125,595,205 3,070 $28,138,465 2,848 5 7/30/99 Runaway Bride Par. $152,257,509 3,240 $35,055,556 3,158 3 5/28/99 Notting Hill Uni. $116,089,678 2,786 $21,811,180 2,747 8 12/25/98 Stepmom Sony $91,137,662 2,503 $19,142,440 2,358 13 8/8/97 Conspiracy Theory WB $75,982,834 2,806 $19,313,566 2,806 17 6/20/97 My Best Friend's Wedding Sony $127,120,029 2,376 $21,678,377 2,134 4 12/6/96 Everyone Says I Love You Mira. $9,759,200 276 $131,678 3 34 10/11/96 Michael Collins WB $11,092,559 878 $182,221 6 33 2/23/96 Mary Reilly Sony $5,707,094 1,470 $2,812,620 1,470 36 8/4/95 Something to Talk About WB $50,865,589 1,787 $11,115,697 1,510 23 12/25/94 Ready to Wear Mira. $11,300,653 736 $2,026,295 736 32 7/1/94 I Love Trouble BV $30,806,194 1,746 $7,827,002 1,711 28 12/17/93 The Pelican Brief WB $100,768,056 2,022 $16,864,404 1,993 11 4/10/92 The Player

(Cameo) NL $21,706,101 452 $302,216 23 - 12/11/91 Hook TriS $119,654,823 2,254 $13,522,535 2,197 7 6/21/91 Dying Young Fox $33,669,178 1,552 $9,725,885 1,552 27 2/8/91 Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $101,599,005 1,545 $13,777,943 1,406 10 8/10/90 Flatliners Col. $61,489,265 1,483 $10,034,685 1,319 22 3/23/90 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1,811 $11,280,591 1,325 2 11/17/89 Steel Magnolias TriS $83,759,091 1,372 $5,425,440 480 14

Edited June 28, 2013 by Jaws 2 baumer

[filmnerdjamie]

Not a fan personally but to say Julia Roberts has 15 minutes of fame...

 

*Shakes head*

[baumer]

12/7/01 Ocean's Eleven WB $183,417,150 3,075 $38,107,822 3,075 17/20/01 America's Sweethearts SonR $93,607,673 3,011 $30,181,877 3,011 123/2/01 The Mexican DW $66,845,033 3,162 $20,108,829 2,951 183/17/00 Erin Brockovich Uni. $125,595,205 3,070 $28,138,465 2,848 57/30/99 Runaway Bride Par. $152,257,509 3,240 $35,055,556 3,158 35/28/99 Notting Hill Uni. $116,089,678 2,786 $21,811,180 2,747 812/25/98 Stepmom Sony $91,137,662 2,503 $19,142,440 2,358 138/8/97 Conspiracy Theory WB $75,982,834 2,806 $19,313,566 2,806 176/20/97 My Best Friend's Wedding Sony $127,120,029 2,376 $21,678,377 2,134 412/6/96 Everyone Says I Love You Mira. $9,759,200 276 $131,678 3 3410/11/96 Michael Collins WB $11,092,559 878 $182,221 6 332/23/96 Mary Reilly Sony $5,707,094 1,470 $2,812,620 1,470 368/4/95 Something to Talk About WB $50,865,589 1,787 $11,115,697 1,510 2312/25/94 Ready to Wear Mira. $11,300,653 736 $2,026,295 736 327/1/94 I Love Trouble BV $30,806,194 1,746 $7,827,002 1,711 2812/17/93 The Pelican Brief WB $100,768,056 2,022 $16,864,404 1,993 114/10/92 The Player(Cameo) NL $21,706,101 452 $302,216 23 -12/11/91 Hook TriS $119,654,823 2,254 $13,522,535 2,197 76/21/91 Dying Young Fox $33,669,178 1,552 $9,725,885 1,552 272/8/91 Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $101,599,005 1,545 $13,777,943 1,406 108/10/90 Flatliners Col. $61,489,265 1,483 $10,034,685 1,319 223/23/90 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1,811 $11,280,591 1,325 211/17/89 Steel Magnolias TriS $83,759,091 1,372 $5,425,440 480 14

[The Futurist]

Julia Roberts had a lot longer than 15 minutes. And she has had way more hit movies than Jolie. And her body of work is a mix of all kinds of things.

 

All Roberts biggest hits are romantic comedies and she stopped being huge somewhere in the 2000's precisely when she stopped doing them.