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By Christopher Rosen 8/03/09 1:20pm

Box Office Breakdown: The Opening of Funny People Only Amounts to One Small Ha

Perhaps Judd Apatow is smirking all the way to the bank. Funny People, the hirsute director’s third film, opened in the No. 1 position at the box office this weekend, scoring an estimated $23.4 million in ticket sales. Unfortunately, that makes Funny People the lowest-grossing film to reach No. 1 this Read More

By Christopher Rosen 7/31/09 12:56pm

Opening this Weekend: Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen are Seriously Funny! Plus, Hugh Dancy Joins the List of Breakout Stars

We sure hope you had a good summer at the movies: With Aug. 1 falling on Saturday, we’re looking at five whole weeks of middling-to-crappy Hollywood genre fare that wasn’t strong enough to open during the big-boy months of May, June and July. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide to Read More

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