Originally Posted by Deadline Hollywood

FRIDAY 7 AM: R-rated raunch ruled overnight at the domestic box office. Universal‘s reprobate teddy bear comedy Ted debuted with a stunningly strong $2.625M from midnight showings at 1,090 theaters. TV’s Seth MacFarlane has now made the successful transition to the big screen. Better yet, the studio’s acquisition from MRC had a budget of only $50M. And Warner Bros‘ male beefcake strippers Magic Mike directed by Steven Soderbergh took in a huge $2.050M from just one show at midnight in 1,100 locations. Chalk up another hit for new star Channing Tatum but with a twist because he and Soderbergh funded the film themselves since Magic Mike is partially based on the actor’s experiences as a Florida stripper when he was 19. And this was a low-cost acquisition of domestic rights for the studio as well. ”Off to a great start!” a WB exec gushed this morning. Both pics are receiving decent reviews and major pre-sales going into this weekend that kicks off Fourth Of July week. (Rarely has there been a Friday when I’ve wanted to see two opening major studio pics like these.) On Fandango, the big online movie tickets seller, Magic Mike was #1 going into today, representing 61% of Fandango sales and outpacing Bridesmaids and Mamma Mia! at the same point in the sales cycle. Ted repped 11% of sales.

Also debuting today are Lionsgate’s PG-13 Madea’s Witness Protection from producer/director/star Tyler Perry as his stereotypical cross-dressing alter ego. And DreamWorks’ PG-13 dramedy People Like Us which distributor Disney always knew was a small movie unlikely to get traction beyond single digits.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290144)

Never underestimate the stupidity of women.

I never in a million years thought "Magic Mike" would do well.

Originally Posted by windom (Post 11290168)

Why can't there be any famous actresses who were former strippers that go on to make a movie about their experience?

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290144)

Never underestimate the stupidity of women.

I never in a million years thought "Magic Mike" would do well.

Originally Posted by GreenVulture (Post 11290234)

So you're saying women are stupid for wanting to see Magic Mike?

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290144)

Never underestimate the stupidity of women.

I never in a million years thought "Magic Mike" would do well.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290144)

Never underestimate the stupidity of women.

I never in a million years thought "Magic Mike" would do well.

Originally Posted by KillerCannibal (Post 11290321)

You never thought a film full of buff, shirtless, hot actors would score a hit with women?

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290372)

Clearly I once again underestimated just how retarded hormones make people. A shame this will in all likelyhood do better than Soderbergh's good movies.

And that's the last I'll say on this subject, as I refuse to be pulled into a debate about a movie this brain dead. It ranks lowed than even Battleshit on the scale of movies I give a crap about.

Originally Posted by GreenVulture (Post 11290345)

Plus, it's shot by Peter Andrews, one of my favorite cinematographers working today. Love his work, but I don't know why he doesn't try to work with other directors aside from Soderbergh.

Originally Posted by troystiffler (Post 11290389)

Serious?

Originally Posted by KillerCannibal (Post 11290386)

You don't fuck much, do you?

Originally Posted by GreenVulture (Post 11290345)

Plus, it's shot by Peter Andrews, one of my favorite cinematographers working today. Love his work, but I don't know why he doesn't try to work with other directors aside from Soderbergh.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290412)

So all people who fuck are neanderthals who drop everything to go see movies like Magic Mike or I dunno, Tomb Raider at the drop of a hat? Is that really the point you want to be making here?

I'm just sayin', if you want to make some random ad hominem attack you could do much better.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290144)

Never underestimate the stupidity of women.

I never in a million years thought "Magic Mike" would do well.

Originally Posted by whoopdido (Post 11290494)

You can't be this dense. Why do you think movies with hot, naked and/or nearly naked chicks do well with male audiences? Guys like to watch hot naked chicks in the movies. Believe it or not, but women aren't just sexless robots. They get horny too. It's a female version of a T and A movie...I don't know what that would be called, but it's a movie that has a bunch of extremely good looking, nearly naked men. What's wrong with women wanting to see that? If you have a problem with that, then I assume you have a problem with every movie that has gratuitious female nudity. Actually it's different since apparently this movie is actually good. I have no interest in it, but it certainly doesn't surprise me, nor should it surprise any halfway intelligent person that women would be all over this movie.

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 11290412)

So all people who fuck are neanderthals who drop everything to go see movies like Magic Mike or I dunno, Tomb Raider at the drop of a hat? Is that really the point you want to be making here?

I'm just sayin', if you want to make some random ad hominem attack you could do much better.

Originally Posted by whoopdido (Post 11290494)

You can't be this dense. Why do you think movies with hot, naked and/or nearly naked chicks do well with male audiences? Guys like to watch hot naked chicks in the movies. Believe it or not, but women aren't just sexless robots. They get horny too. It's a female version of a T and A movie...I don't know what that would be called, but it's a movie that has a bunch of extremely good looking, nearly naked men. What's wrong with women wanting to see that? If you have a problem with that, then I assume you have a problem with every movie that has gratuitious female nudity. Actually it's different since apparently this movie is actually good. I have no interest in it, but it certainly doesn't surprise me, nor should it surprise any halfway intelligent person that women would be all over this movie.

Originally Posted by KillerCannibal (Post 11290502)

Well, whoopdido nailed it more or less. Either you're so dense you can't grasp the point I'm making, or you really are just some angry shut-in who won't be getting some run-off pussy from Magic Mike screenings.