Max Payne movie tops box office

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 19th 2008 at 7:30PM }

Estimates for this week's box office have Max Payne (the movie) grossing $18 million during its opening weekend. Reuters reports that ~~Marky Mark~~ Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg's take on the (seemingly) constipated detective capped Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which slipped to the #2 spot with $11.2 million.

It appears director John Moore's fight for the film's PG-13 rating was well placed and he can laugh at all the critic's negative reviews while he counts his money. Wonder if this guarantees a Max Payne 2: Fall of Max Payne sequel?

Tags: max-payne, max-payne-movie

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

chukz @ Oct 19th 2008 7:37PM

Congratulations Mark!
Say Hi to your mother for me, ok?

:D

Just Mr ESC. @ Oct 19th 2008 7:38PM

What's going on?

Obie @ Oct 19th 2008 8:05PM

Hey movie, you're a hit...what's that all about?

D_Average @ Oct 19th 2008 8:07PM

"Hey Guy, I produced Entourage..."

Steve-o @ Oct 19th 2008 8:13PM

I'm not your guy, buddy

Kizzle @ Oct 19th 2008 8:15PM

Now I'm going to go talk to a goat.

Markez @ Oct 19th 2008 8:47PM

Nice beard.

Clinton RRoD sept.3 @ Oct 19th 2008 10:00PM

im not your buddy, friend

Ryoga Vee @ Oct 20th 2008 12:15AM

I'm not your friend, GUY!

BananaBoat @ Oct 20th 2008 12:34AM

I'm Mark Wahlberg and I don't enjoy your impersonation. If I weren't a church going man, I'd probably break your head. But since I am, I won't. I once starred in planet of the apes (the remake) so you should show me some respect.

Oh and say hello to your mother for me, okay?

DWells55 @ Oct 20th 2008 7:50AM

Oh wow, somehow I had missed those two skits, but seeing all these comments made me check it out. And I gotta say, that's easily some of the funniest SNL material I've ever seen - and I'm not exactly a fan as of the last ummm... decade or so. The real Mark Wahlberg talking to a donkey was just priceless.

Just Mr ESC. @ Oct 19th 2008 7:37PM

Beverly Hills Chihuahua or Max Payne? Um I think I have Advent of children here somewhere.

Titanium_Orchid @ Oct 19th 2008 7:49PM

Advent Children: The only movie I have bought twice, and will soon buy for a third time

Superstar90 @ Oct 19th 2008 9:08PM

advent children the final fantasy 7 movie? LOL!

Just Mr ESC. @ Oct 19th 2008 9:45PM

You are right I should watch Soylent Green again!

Blank-Mage @ Oct 20th 2008 12:29AM

I'm still confused about what happened to Jenova's head. (By the way, did Seph even have one wing in FF7, or did they tack it on for Kingdom Hearts? Then again, I still don't see why FF7 is t3h greatest thing ever, and I probably never will.)

Deeznuts420 @ Oct 20th 2008 8:17AM

ITS PEOPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Linkdead @ Oct 19th 2008 7:40PM

This just in! Crap movie lords over other crap movies!

theturtle363 @ Oct 19th 2008 7:46PM

is 18 million a lot?

MagiKarp @ Oct 19th 2008 7:56PM

With movie ticket prices these days, only about 18 people bought tickets!

Just joking; but I don't think $18 million is a 'huge' opening for a movie...

JerJer @ Oct 19th 2008 8:13PM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_3/numbers.php

THAT is a huge opening wkend

Meta @ Oct 19th 2008 8:42PM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_knight/numbers.php

Paul @ Oct 19th 2008 7:49PM

I saw it and going in I figured it would blow complete ass but after seeing it I was pretty impressed, it wasn't the greatest movie ever but they followed the story of the game pretty well and it was still pretty entertaining, even after a slow start.

Slogo @ Oct 19th 2008 8:23PM

Yeah, I agree to an extent.

I really wish they had kept the "mega snowstorm + 1 night 'rampage'" a bit more but other than that the story was a pretty good adaptation for a game that mostly relied on Max Payne talking to himself.

It was a 'crap' movie but at least it was a good crap movie. That's a big step up for video game movies.

Anticrawl @ Oct 19th 2008 8:12PM

Don't look at me! I didn't see the damn movie.

OmegaVader @ Oct 19th 2008 8:22PM

well, Dark Knight holds the record with $158 million to put it in perspective...

however, whether a box office opening is 'good' or not really depends on how much money was needed to make the movie.

Max Payne took about $35 million (compared to dark knight's $185 million). So technically, Dark Knight did better, insofar as making a profit (ratio-wise) -- neither recouped fully in the first opening weekend (which is rare to do), but Dark Knight was clearly primed to turn a profit. Meanwhile, Max Payne could very well drop like a rock if the word on the street from this weekend's film-goers is negative enough to keep other people away. It won't match it's opening weekend take, so it will take at least another two, possibly 3 weeks to turn a profit...and a film that isn't a blockbuster is pretty much dead after the third week.

So, a sequel? only if the film produces enough buzz and profits...in which case, this opening weekend isn't terribly a terribly positive indicator. It probably won't warrant a sequel.

Vcize @ Oct 19th 2008 8:28PM

Well, too be fair, $18 million is only the domestic release. Assuming it ends up breaking even in the U.S. or coming close to it, that still leaves foreign releases and DVD sales as pure profit.

phreakindee @ Oct 19th 2008 8:25PM

ATTENTION FANS OF THE GAME:

There's plenty of parts of the movie that will make you smile with giddy glee at the similarity to the game. Roscoe Street? Perfect. The scene in his house where his family's killed? Great. The ONE bullet time scene? Yeah.

Okay, I guess there were two scenes which were slowed down... but come on. That's like Matrix or Hard Boiled no bullet time. It's a defining characteristic. Along with using painkillers. And no, he didn't use any painkillers either.

VERY slow-moving, VERY dull plot development, VERY few parts that reminded me of the game, VERY hot Mila Kunis. That is all.

Vcize @ Oct 19th 2008 8:29PM

The scariest part about this article is that Beverly Hill Chihuahua made $11.2 million.

In all honesty, that looks like the dumbest move ever made. Even for children.

Markez @ Oct 19th 2008 8:50PM

Or chihuahas, even. They might not like how they're being exploited, and may not appreciate the movie.

aj @ Oct 19th 2008 10:50PM

Well, people went to see "Legally Blond". And we all know that there are a lot of really, really dumb people out there. So why not? I rented some Kurosawa films and stayed home.

Blank-Mage @ Oct 20th 2008 12:32AM

I've always imagined chihuahas were highly volatile, and will explode at slight provocation. Like Prinnies.

snarfoogle @ Oct 19th 2008 8:29PM

I haven't seen the film, but I'm conflicted on whether or not to go.

Pros: Ludacris, entertaining action

Cons: No Vlad, horrible reviews

zuburi @ Oct 19th 2008 8:32PM

What can I say, people like paying for shit.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/max_payne/

mezzanine @ Oct 19th 2008 8:34PM

Good, I'm glad people don't listen to critics. My friend say it and she enjoyed it, maybe I'll see it next weekend.

Max Payne 3 plz now

Orcef @ Oct 19th 2008 8:50PM

How was Wahlberg's acting? After I watched The Happening I lost all respect for him as an actor, if his abilities have gone up a notch I may find it in my heart to rent this film.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 19th 2008 9:03PM

Mark Whalbergs ACTING?..............Oxy Moron much....

Superstar90 @ Oct 19th 2008 9:11PM

He's a good actor sometimes, have you seen "The Departed", "Italian Job" or "I Heart Huckabees"? The movie just got the "video game curse", it would have sucked even if young Clint Eastwood was in it.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 19th 2008 9:19PM

Well I did see the Departed.....Leonardo Dicaprio was brilliant...Mark Whalberg was pretty good so I'll agree with you on that

josh @ Oct 19th 2008 10:13PM

i think the Italian Job is one of his worst performances... i think Mark Wahlberg can be great, and he can also be TERRIBLE... i don't know if it's the directors he works with, the scripts, or just his reaction to the material, but in some movies he seems to be just sleepwalking through it for a paycheck, while in others he seems to really be "going for it".

the Departed, Boogie Nights, I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings, are all good examples of him "going for it"... while Planet of The Apes, the Italian Job and the Happening are examples of the worst he has to offer.

FSK405K @ Oct 19th 2008 9:08PM

THIS weekend? That's like being the valedictorian in juvenile hall.

randomshagz @ Oct 19th 2008 9:24PM

That is true... but currently I am going to school outside the US. I saw Max Payne and it only cost me about $1.50 to watch it. If you convert it.

I was pretty much the only person there in a room.
The room seats about 200-300 people. Yikes... I know.

randomshagz @ Oct 19th 2008 9:30PM

Hey buddy, I'm not your Pal.

Max Payne had some pretty bad Bullet-time.

Like at the end... did that really have to be in Bullet-time? Shooting someone at that range with nothing going on?

I am replaying Max Payne 2 Kung-Fu Edition 3 to heal the damage the movie has done.