Box Office Flops For Tom Cruise’s ‘Rock Of Ages’

Deadline ^ | 6/15/12 | NIKKI FINKE

[jimbo123]

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New Line/Warner Bros’ Rock Of Ages (3,470 theaters) is falling to earth with a thud. Which Hollywood expected because the pic had been tracking poorly for weeks (and even went down at one point week to week). The studio felt the 1980s period piece was a hard sell to younger moviegoers. I suspect the problem was casting. Russell Brand has been repellant to moviegoers, while Tom Cruise as iconic rocker proved just too incredulous for audiences.

[jimbo123]

Hollyweird FAIL.

[nhoward14]

Tom Cruise being in the film for any reason is why I won’t see it.

[Perdogg]

I might actually go see “Abe Lincoln: Vampire Killer”. It might help me get my mind off “Barack Hussein Kardashian: Amerika Killer”

[cripplecreek]

They should have picked an actor under 50 years old.

Pour some splenda on me...

[BenLurkin]

There is only one Rock of Ages and I don't think Tom Cruise is in fellowship with Him.

[al baby]

I never got the whole Tom Cruise thing

[youngidiot]

We don’t watch movies starring “The Cruiser” no matter how good they’re purported to be. I suspect many others feel the same way.

[Resettozero]

That’s a good thing. Suggest that you don’t dig any deeper either. Nothing good to learn there.

[Nifster]

South Park was right about Tom Cruise. enough said

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

That’s great, cast Tom Cruise an 80s rocker? It’s really a role for him—25 years ago.

[RegulatorCountry]

Maybe it’s weird enough to live on as an audience participation cult classic like Rocky Horror, lol.

[a fool in paradise]

I never got the whole Tom Cruise thing

If you aren't a Scientologist, you might not get it.

Gooba gabba. It's a Hollyweird thing.

[molson209]

I liked Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ,looks like Cruise got beat up real good and the other actors were alright

[dorothy]

Tom Cruise as iconic rocker proved just too incredulous for audiences. >p>And yet we're not supposed to find this short and softly pretty man "too incredulous" to play Lee Child's 6'5" tall and imposing Marine combat trained Jack Reacher? Looks as if actual casting has given way to the purported "box office name."

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I liked Cruise in “Minority Report.”
It was one damned scary movie.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Gooba gabba. It’s a Hollyweird thing. ***

Subtle hit to FREAKS.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

hit = hint.

[ducttape45]

They expected something different to happen? America is starting to fall out of love with Hollyweird.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

L. Ron Hubbard says "See this movie."

[blueunicorn6]

Hollywood just keeps cranking out junk.