Halo 3 Blamed for Poor Hollywood Box Office Results


	Halo 3 Blamed for Poor Hollywood Box Office Results

Bluephoenix4

10-17-2007 11:09 PM

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10-18-2007 11:42 AM

ericskiff

Yeah, sure, that's why this weekend was horrible. It had nothing to do with the fact that Ben Stiller's newest film looks downright awful, and Good Luck Chuck is pretty much the same movie with Dane Cook.

Other than that, we've got "why did I get married" actually beating the rest of the forgettable offerings.

I doubt there was much "Halo effect" going on here.

10-19-2007 2:37 PM

ColoradoRight

Any excuse other than the executives are approving the creation of crappy movies no one wants to watch.

10-19-2007 2:51 PM

skwirlinator

I'd rather watch my yard burn.

10-19-2007 2:59 PM

ratilfar

Give me a sec....

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