Posted on 10/31/2005 11:04:16 AM PST by Millee
'Office Space" opened in theaters in February 1999 and pulled in roughly $4.2 million in its first weekend. By May of that year, its total theatrical gross had crawled to about $10.8 million. For perspective's sake, consider that two weekends ago, "The Fog" opened - opened, do you hear - with $14.2 million.
Of course, any movie tempts lackluster receipts when it opens in the dead of winter with no big-name stars except Jennifer Aniston - regarded back then as a small-screen fixture, with no Brad Pitt in her immediate vicinity.But I, at least, expected better initial results. When reviewing "Office Space" for this newspaper, I figured that there were so many people disgusted with their jobs (or, at least, who weren't too far removed from jobs they hated) that a big, quick, box-office score was inevitable.
I was wrong. But in the long term, I wasn't.
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LMAO!!
That's my favorite line.
I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven, I told Bill that if Sandra is going to listen to her headphones while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn down the radio because I enjoy listening at a reasonable volume from nine to eleven.
Actually, it means "Paper Cassette Needs Letter Sized Paper". Popular among HP products, not just printers. :)
You know the Nazis had flair they made the Jews wear...
It is one of the funniest movies ever, and I am still in college so I can't really relate to the work environment.
Exactly. Eventually, one of the guys I worked with back in the day figured out how to reprogram the display on the printer, so for the longest time you'd get error messages like "INSERT WEASEL" and "ENTER CC #" ;)
Ah, we never had an HP fax, so I'll take your word for it ;)
That is Jane Seymour? Holy moses. Wow.
"The two Bobs."
That misspelling reminds me of something you owe me.
I think the hip-hop score hurt it considerably.
Wow, I saw Haiku Tunnel one day last year when i was home sick. I loved it. Caught it the next time it was on and taped it.
THAT thread was soooo long ago, that I defy you to show me where the deal was sealed. (laughing evily, rubbing hands together...)
I am pretty young, so I just saw her on Dr. Quinn.
Yeah, she was good-looking, but I was in middle school or so, so all I really paid attention to was the daughter on the show.
I had no idea she was that hot.
Crap, now I'm going to have to spend a week looking for that thread (standing on the top of my desk with my finger pointed toward the sky) but I will find it. Find it I will!
PETER: What? We just hand them a check with the exact amount they're missing? I, I think they'd figure that out.
SAMIR: Well, we have to do something.
MICHAEL: May-maybe we launder the money.
PETER: That's a great idea. Ok, how do we do that?
MICHAEL: I don't know, I don't know. I don't even know what it means. It's something I think, I think coke dealers do.
PETER: Ok. Do we know any coke dealers?
MICHAEL: My, my cousin's a cokehead. We're in deep sh/t.
SAMIR: Yes. We are in very, very deep sh/t.
You mean ROSS. I thought the same thing, until I read the book. And I realized that Schwimmer really did portray Sobel pretty realistically.
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