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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned  

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Jesse - Feb 28, 2005 9:07:54 am PST #9460 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Did Bruce Almighty do well? Looking at imdb, that was the last movie that Carrey carried (heh) -- I mean, Lemony Snicket is Lemony Snicket, and the Eternal Sunshine audience saw it in spite of him, no?


Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:10:21 am PST #9461 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Are there any more women at all? Maybe Zellweger, but the romantic comedy with Ewan McGregor bombed.


§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 9:11:23 am PST #9462 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Interesting lists:


Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:12:52 am PST #9463 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Re: All time box office stars, I think this ought to be sorted by franchise. The Star Wars movies aren't high earners because of Samuel L. Jackson.


Sean K - Feb 28, 2005 9:14:21 am PST #9464 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Did Bruce Almighty do well?

If I read the box office/opening weekend data right, I think it did soundly own its weekend. It was a Memorial Day weekend, and probably opened for more than just the normal three days, and did $85 million, which is pretty big. And the "On this date" page shows only the In-Laws also opening that weekend, and it only made $9 million.


Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:14:51 am PST #9465 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

I really love Sven Ole-Thorsen's list of roles. Thug. Mercenary. Gunman.


Jesse - Feb 28, 2005 9:15:04 am PST #9466 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Anthony Daniels -- Biggest Star Ever. That's awesome.


Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 9:15:40 am PST #9467 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

The hulking 6' 5" actor first came to attention as one of Thulsa Doom's bodyguards... The hammer wielding "Thorgrim", in the highly popular, Conan the Barbarian (1982).

Oh! My man! Sven!


Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 9:16:38 am PST #9468 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I'd definitely rank Nicole Kidman over Renee Zellweger in the star contest. (And no, not just because I loathe RZ with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns.)

Halle Berry, I'm not sure about.


Sean K - Feb 28, 2005 9:17:58 am PST #9469 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Are there any more women at all? Maybe Zellweger

Yeah, those three lists ita just posted? While they clearly have some flaws, the only other woman besides Julia who shows up in the top thirty or so is Cameron Diaz.