The “plot” is bluntly laid out in the opening scenes: Sandler (since the filmmakers didn’t bother fleshing him out as an actual character, I’m not going to bother pretending he’s not just playing a version of himself) has moved back to his small childhood hometown, leaving behind his successful career in Hollywood so he can live a simpler life and focus more time on his wife, Salma Hayek, and their three kids. I’m pretty sure Grown Ups 2, like its predecessor, exists only as an excuse for Sandler and his friends to get paid for hanging out together (a large portion of the film takes place during a party, composed with plenty of super wide shots so none of them even have to fake it).
And now the trend continues with Grown Ups 2: a spectacular failure, so lacking in anything that even resembles a story or characters, I hesitate to even call it a movie. Zookeeper, Just Go with It, Jack and Jill, Bucky Larsen, and That’s My Boy are all unfathomably terrible. The man’s got the exact the opposite of a Midas touch everything he’s involved in turns to shit (though maybe I’m the fool, since he still seems to draw a crowd).
And Despicable Me 2 is proving it wasn't a one weekend wonder at the box office.If there’s one thing Adam Sandler has had going for him since 2010, it’s been consistency. Pacific Rim also looks to possibly fair even stronger at the international box office than the domestic box office. Many were calling for Pacific Rim to be a megaflop, but it's actually drawing a respectable box office for a non-sequel original property. Even though Grown-Ups 2 only has a 7% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 90% liked it rating from audiences. These new numbers include the Thursday late shows in Friday's totals.Īll three films are exceeding early expectations and look to drive a huge increase at the box office over last year. However, Pacific Rim has moved into second place with $14.6 million, and Despicable Me 2 has dropped into third place with $13.4 million. Now that more official numbers are in, Grown-Ups 2 is still in first place on Friday with $16.3 million. Revised: Like we warned, with numbers this close, things can change. Of course with numbers that close, it's still anybody's ballgame, and we could still have a surprise finish when all the numbers are official. And Pacific Rim looks to take third place with $13.5 million on Friday and a projected $37 million for the weekend. Despicable Me 2 looks to take second place with $15 million and finish the weekend with $47 million. According to projections from Deadline, Grown-Ups 2 will win Friday with $16.5 million and is on track to win the weekend with $46 million.
However, Grown-Ups 2 roared back on Friday. Pacific Rim took in $3.6 million on Thursday night, while Grown-Ups 2 trailed with $2.3 million. With Pacific Rim also opening this weekend and Despicable Me 2 still going strong from last weekend, it's been a very tight race with box office projections changing repeatedly.īased on Thursday night, it was looking like Pacific Rim might steal the weekend.
Despite being one of the worst reviewed movies in recent memory, Grown-Ups 2 is now on target to win this weekend at the box office.
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