Eddie Murphy

The Hangover Hangs On to No. 1

source: seattlepi.com

The Eddie Murphy comedy bowed in sixth place with $5.4 million. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ($9.6 million) and Land of the Lost ($9.1 million) landed in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 were: Terminator ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

No Amount of John Travolta-Brand Gatorade Can Cure This Hangover

source: Gawker

Buried by an almost completely-silent marketing campaign and then a raft of shitty reviews, the latest Eddie Murphy flop isn't even surprising. During his brief regaining of the BO crown—around the Nutty Professor/Dr. Doolittle age—Murphy's blend of crazy! and family seemed unstoppa...

Published Mon, Jun 15

Why The Hangover is not the 'sleeper hit' it's cracked up to be

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

 UK So one week Paramount scores with Star Trek, and the next it puts out a flop like Imagine That, which stars Eddie Murphy and debuted in sixth place on $5.7m over the weekend. Sony, however, should be pleased with the performance of its thriller remake ...

Published Mon, Jun 15

'Hangover' hangs on to top of box office

source: Variety

 CA And it was a rough weekend for Eddie Murphy, whose family pic “Imagine That” came in below expectations with just $5.7 million from 3008 runs. The Paramount pic, which cost $55 million to produce, placed No. 6. “Imagine” is Murphy's first movie since ...

Published Sun, Jun 14

The Hangover hangs tight at top of US box office

source: IndieLondon

R-RATED comedy The Hangover has remained at the top of the US box office for a second week in succession, taking a further $33.4 million in the process. And it remained on top for a second week over the June 12-14 weekend [2009] despite competition from new openers The Taking of Pelham 123 and n...

Published Sun, Jun 14

'Hangover,' 'Up' continue battle for weekend movie supremacy ...

source: Examiner.com

Eddie Murphy has starred in his share of clunkers, and while his latest is no Norbit or Pluto Nash, audience reaction (5.6 IMDB) put it in the class of stinkers like Daddy Day Care (5.5) and Showtime (5.3). Critics' reviews were a bit kinder, ...

Published Sun, Jun 14

'The Hangover' tops 'Pelham 1 2 3' and 'Up', takes No.1 with $33.4 ...

source: Examiner.com

Sadly, Eddie Murphy continues his downward box office path with his family comedy, Imagine That, which had a take of $5.7 million landing it in No.6. Among R-rated comedies, The Hangover has already moved past American Pie, Old School and others on the ...

Published Sun, Jun 14

Hangover, Up Keep Their Top Slots While Imagine That Flops...

source: Huffington Post

The big-picture isn't as glum for Eddie Murphy as you'd think. He's still a star, he just needs to pick projects that people actually want to see. He's a worthwhile draw in films that audiences would otherwise be interested in. Norbit opened to $34 ...

Published Sun, Jun 14