Max Payne movie tops box office
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Oct 19th 2008 at 7:30PM }
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?
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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.
Mr Khan @ Oct 19th 2008 10:20PM
Guess it shows how cool trailers really sell movies
offday @ Oct 19th 2008 10:34PM
But...but...the critics said....!
Oh, that's right. They're idiots.
Negativecool @ Oct 19th 2008 10:39PM
Funny, I was thinking it was the masses that were stupid for paying to see this in theaters. To each his own I guess...
aj @ Oct 19th 2008 10:53PM
The average person is a moron. This is not to say that critics are right, but when more people watch "Dancing With The Stars" than will visit the library.....well....I weep for the state of the world.
zuburi @ Oct 19th 2008 10:58PM
Don't forget that "American Idol" gets more votes than THE ACTUAL FUCKING ELECTION!
Batzarro @ Oct 19th 2008 11:39PM
Do you really only go to movies other people tell you they like? Most people go to the movies to lay back and relax, not to judge in numbers and fractions how much they liked something compared to the last thing they saw.
Eh @ Oct 19th 2008 11:53PM
What the hell is there to do at a library?