Carrey And Smith Not Feeling The Love
Dec. 22 2008, Published 1:12 p.m. ET
Maybe the bad weather had something to do with people staying away from movie theaters this weekend -- or maybe it was the bad movies they had to choose from.
Whatever the reason, the Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man and the Will Smith drama Seven Pounds opened to a tame $18.2 and $16 million, respectively, about a third of what these guys usually do on opening weekends. It's Smith's worst opening since Ali in 2001.
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Considering that it still had competition from Bolt and Madagascar 2, the animated The Tale of Despereaux came in third with a not-bad $10.5 million and will likely pick up over the Christmas holiday.
Last week's winner, The Day the Earth Stood Still, moved downward a whopping 60% to come in fourth with a little over $10 million.