‘Bee Movie’ buzzes away with box office win (Lions looking like kittens)

msnbc ^ | 11/11/2007 | ap

[tobyhill]

"Cruise’s “Lions for Lambs,” co-starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in a drama interlocking three stories in the war on terror, premiered at No. 4 with $6.7 million. The movie directed by Redford was the first release by the rejuvenated MGM banner United Artists since Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner took it over last year.

Costing a modest $35 million to produce, “Lions for Lambs” was aimed at an older, thinking-person’s audience compared to the crowds that turn out for Cruise’s action movies. Just over two-thirds of the audience was 35 or older, according to MGM."

“Older audiences don’t necessarily come out the first weekend, so we’re looking to get a very solid run all the way through the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Clark Woods, MGM head of distribution.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Too bad, so sad.

[SkyPilot]

Redford's next movie should be titled:

"America is Evil, and God Doesn't Exist."

It would be so much more honest than all this dancing around his "issues."

[darkwing104]

premiered at No. 4

Schadenfreude, baby...

[manic4organic]

Available on DVD in three weeks.

[ReluctantDragon]

I said it yesterday, and again now. Why was Redford’s film released on Veterans Day weekend? Is it his way of honoring our vets?

As for the new Tommy Lee Jones movie mentioned in the article, I will never watch another one of his movies ever again. He did a film not too long ago about the border patrol, where agents had nothing better to do but sitting around in their trucks with Hustler magazine doing you know what. The border patrol agent was played by Barry Pepper, who did a great job as the American sniper in Saving Private Ryan. He is also on my “do not watch” list.

[pfflier]

“Lions for Lambs” was aimed at an older, thinking-person’s audience

So if I don't go, I must be younger than I thought.

[Vince Ferrer]

“Older audiences don’t necessarily come out the first weekend, so we’re looking to get a very solid run all the way through the Thanksgiving holiday,” said Clark Woods, MGM head of distribution.

This movie needs more advertising. There should be ads all the way until Thanksgiving for this. Spare no expense, guys.

[ODC-GIRL]

It’s getting a D grade, thanks to all the F’s. Heart-warming, truly!

[tobyhill]

When’s the last time a #4 only had $6.7 million? I think it’s official, Hollywood’s dead.

[tobyhill]

Available at the bargain bin at Wal-Mart in just 4.

[tobyhill]

They’re looking for the dead crowd.

[bvw]

“Lyings for Lambs”

[darkwing104]

They’re looking for the dead crowd.

Perfect description for the 60s protesters...

[Tanniker Smith]

Anyone see the Bee thing. The promos didn’t make me wanna rush out and see it. At least it wasn’t about a rat.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Available on DVD in three weeks."

Yeah. And we frequent flyers will probably be treated to it in the airline rotation by Thanksgiving.

[Bobalu]

The Bee movie was fun.
The Rat movie was good too....(Ratatouille)

[kempo]

Which group is going down the toilet faster? The MSM or the HOLLYWOOD people?

[sportutegrl]

I actually loved the Bee Movie. I just took the kids this weekend. Seinfeld wrote the script, so it is very funny. The kids also loved it. It also, to me seemed to have a simple, sweet and original storyline. A bee tries to sue a honey producer for ‘stealing’ honey from bees, but he runs into the law of unintended consequences.

[Tanniker Smith]

Don't forget the Broadway stage. Stagehands are on strike and most of the shows closed. There are about 8 shows playing.

Shame of it that one of the ones closed is "The Grinch", which is cute (saw it last year) and lots of families traveled a long way to get to the city and find that the show was canceled. And that's a limited run, obviously, so they can't get new tickets after the strike.