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5 Adorably Hot Reasons to Reconsider Your Decision Not to See Rachel McAdams' Morning Glory

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Box Office Round-Ups | Comments (33)



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Megamind held on to the top spot for the second weekend in a row, banking $30 million cold, to bring its overall total to $90 million after 10 days. It dropped only 34 percent week to week, which is good for 1,256th small week-to-week percentage drop of all time.

That was the statistical highlight of the week.

Unstoppable, the Denzel Washington/Chris Pine starrer about a train that goes really fast, debuted at number two, with $23 million. Damn train wasn’t fast enough, I guess. That is the 416th biggest opening weekend of all time. Congratulations Tony Scott. Due Date held on to number three, dropping 52 percent, which is good for 2,762nd small week to week drop of all time, and after two weeks, it’s the 948th largest grossing film in the history of the box office (not adjusted for inflation). Skyline, hidden from critics until the day of, managed to dupe $11 million out of unsuspecting sci-fi fans.

Finally, Morning Glory only managed a weak number five debut, putting up $9.6 million over the weekend, and $12.2 million since its Wednesday opening. This saddens me. I blame the terrible commercials, which suggested that it was a Katherine Heigl-type movie. And maybe it was … a little. But Rachel McAdams was so unfuckingbelievably spectacular in this movie, and so infectious, and winsome and drop dead gorgeous, that it made up for the narrative faults. So, if you didn’t go see Morning Glory, maybe reconsider next weekend (you don’t really want to see Harry Potter, right?). And guys? I know it’s not you’re kind of movie, but here are five solid reasons to go see Morning Glory.

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Comments

I'll admit you make a very compelling argument, but you have undermined your effort by giving us the jpegs first. You should have promised them only in return for proof of ticket receipt.

I didn't contribute to Megamind, but, yeah, I'll be in the Potter horde.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at November 14, 2010 8:25 PM

Was that "Unwatchable" train fast or was it really fast?

Posted by: TrickyHD at November 14, 2010 9:17 PM

And she's dating Michael Sheen, so you know she has good taste too.

(Really? I had no idea. She went from Ryan Gosling to Michael Sheen? Jesus Christ, she does impeccable taste in actors. -- DR)

Posted by: Basil at November 14, 2010 9:29 PM

Needs more Mean Girls.

Posted by: Lucas at November 14, 2010 9:48 PM

Are these all from Morning Glory? If you're going into the past, then so will I.

I remember her name because she bailed at the last minute in being the 3rd girl on the Scarlett Johansson - Keira Knightley nude cover for Vanity Fair, forcing Tom Ford to substitute. I still hold a grudge.

Posted by: Pat C at November 14, 2010 10:11 PM

I heard the picture from number 1 is actually a body double:

http://www1.pictures.fp.zimbio.com/Rachel+McAdams+Set+Morning+Glory+9xax6ddHk9Yl.jpg

But who really cares? let's appreciate this gif of that scene in action (kinda NSFW... at the very least you will look creepy)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g172/damvpp10/clubrsx/WOW.gif

Posted by: THRILLHO at November 14, 2010 10:23 PM

Whatever argument you are making with that gif, THRILLHO, you win.

Talk about buns of steel.
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Posted by: Meander at November 14, 2010 10:32 PM

TrickyHD:
It's really fast.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at November 14, 2010 11:36 PM

I heard the picture from number 1 is actually a body double:

Every star in every movie has a stand-in, which is what it looks like the girl in the picture is. That's not the same thing that we typically think of when we say "body double".

Posted by: MM at November 14, 2010 11:53 PM

I don't care what anybody says, there is no way in hell I'm gonna pay $12 to see a romcom starring a woman I've never heard of. Really, who is this chick and who in Hollyweird expected her to open a movie? I swear, the jokers who cast these movies should be shot. Rachel McAdams? WTF?? WHO?

Posted by: mslewis at November 15, 2010 1:18 AM

I love Rachel McAdams but there's a line. I also love Gerard Butler (don't know why, but I do!) and I will NEVER endure 2 hours of Anniston or Heigl for his ass.

Posted by: Sarah Barkai at November 15, 2010 3:39 AM

I love Rachel Mac but if she's gonna betray ME and all her fans by pulling a Heigl she deserves to go to the hell were rom-com girlfriends go to get typecast.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at November 15, 2010 5:45 AM

Wow, mslewis.
Clueless, much?
Rachel is plenty well-known; popular enough to headline/open a film.
The fact that YOU haven't heard of her only speaks poorly of your sense of awareness.

Posted by: Rykker at November 15, 2010 5:52 AM

mmm rachel mchotdamns

Posted by: arrrghzi at November 15, 2010 6:27 AM

Ummm, Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton are also in 'Morning Glory'...that should count for something. They're angry chemistry looks hilarious, which hopefully balances out the rom-com hijinks.

Gotta wait until stupid january for it to be released in UK, so can't help you out Ms. McAdams.

Also, since 'Mean Girls' and 'The Notebook' and 'Sherlock Holmes' she should be pretty well-known by now!

Posted by: Teresa at November 15, 2010 6:34 AM

DONT BAIT THE THE TROLLSSSSssss

Posted by: Willis at November 15, 2010 8:46 AM

I'm confused by the TV trailers, b/c when I saw the trailer in the theater (can't remember what movie I was there to see) it focused much more on Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford. And looked hilarious.
The TV commercials are definitely playing the rom-com angle and barely acknowledge that DK and HF are even in the flick.
I hate misleading trailers.

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at November 15, 2010 9:07 AM

@rykker . . . apparently I'm not the only paying customer who doesn't know who this chick is and apparently she can't open a movie so excuse me . . .

And you can take your self-rightous ass to her movies if that's what you want but don't try to shame others into doing the same. Ms. McAdams appears to be just another cute actress who has caught the eye of some producer who convinced him/herself that this woman was adorable and should be in the movies. Hopefully, after this thing she will go the way of all the other adorable actresses. I imagine she would do well in a Hallmark or Lifetime TV movie. Nobody has to pay to see those.

Posted by: mslewis at November 15, 2010 9:23 AM

I could not care less if you don't see the film. I wasn't trying to shame you into paying your $12.
I was reacting to your over-reaction.
The people who cast her should be shot?
Just because you never heard of her?
That's just flat-out ridiculous, and WAY more self-righteous than I was attempting to be.

Posted by: Rykker at November 15, 2010 9:37 AM

As glorious as that ass of hers may be, it looks like a horrible rom-com crapticulous shitfest and I will not pay to see such a film. I MAY, however, get it on Netflix one night and furiously punish my nether-regions to that ass scene.

Posted by: Paultera at November 15, 2010 10:21 AM

Whereas I continue to not give a shit. But I've been, with full awareness withholding that shit for...wow, I don't even know how many years now. Going back to that movie with that Gosling guy I don't care about, I guess.

Posted by: Jay at November 15, 2010 10:21 AM

In this area of the internet, people not giving a shit. But wait, there's more! They don't give a shit so much that they a give enough of a shit to post about not giving a shit so that everybody will know! Instead of doing what people who don't actually give a shit do, which is nothing.

You guys, you are so meta, you should be on Community or something. Or maybe Shit My Dad Says.

Posted by: arrrghzi at November 15, 2010 10:42 AM

Clearly, some people have forgone the spot-on review of "Morning Glory" that's been up here for a week.

No, it's not a perfect movie (as the review will tell you), but her wonderful performance in it makes it worth seeing. Keaton and Ford are extra, and balance it out nicely.

Posted by: Lexie at November 15, 2010 11:33 AM

Well, damn. I wanted to prove that I'm not ignorant of Rachel McAdams so that person wouldn't yell at me! Why are you trying to negate the credit I got comin' to me??

Can't fucking win, man.

Posted by: Jay at November 15, 2010 12:00 PM

Because the internet is like the Miranda Rights, anything you say can and will be used against you?

Posted by: arrrghzi at November 15, 2010 12:26 PM

Fair enough!

Posted by: Jay at November 15, 2010 1:27 PM

mslewis: In your defense, you probably didn't watch the abysmal The Notebook, which is where Ms. McAdams skyrocketed to mainstream fame and fortune. She has been in other mainstream fare, too. She was also quite good in Mean Girls, which, while still teen fare, was arguably much better than The Notebook. She also did Red Eye, a thriller that garnered considerably less attention. She has also been The Girl several times, most notably in Wedding Crashers and Sherlock Holmes, though let's face it: we were all drooling over Robert Downey Jr. anyway.

In Ms. McAdams's defense, she is a brilliant actress who has made some good and mediocre mainstream and independent hits. Yes, she has had to play The Girl several times, but one of her best (and first) roles came from BBC Canada's short-lived TV series, Slings and Arrows. All three seasons are on Netflix, though she only appears on the first. Watch it and see if your opinion doesn't change at least a little.

Posted by: bonnie at November 15, 2010 2:17 PM

That said, I'll still leave Morning Glory for the Netflix queue.

Posted by: bonnie at November 15, 2010 2:18 PM

Yeah, seriously. I'll catching Morning Glory on HBO in a couple of months, but I don't really think it's a "must-see" in theaters.

Posted by: Sara Tonin at November 15, 2010 3:40 PM

I know this article is way down the page now, so the likelihood of anyone seeing it is slim, but I feel compelled to shout into the void nonetheless. This film IS worth seeing in the theaters if only to send the message to the studios that not every lighthearted film with a female lead needs to be about how she fills the hole in her life with the perfect man. Is there a love story in this film? There certainly is. Is it the central thrust of the film? It certainly isn't. As with Easy A, the love story takes, not a backseat, but a passenger seat to the plot line that's driving. . .and that's about balance, and fulfillment from your career, and being confronted with obstacles and using your brain and your determination to achieve them. Listen, it's not like she discovered penicillin or anything. But this is a story about a beautiful woman who happens to be smart and determined as well (if a bit rom-commy clumsy and daffy) and I think it's something worth supporting.

::clambers off her soap box::

Posted by: coveredinbees at November 15, 2010 3:56 PM

She is awfully cute. What with the Jennifer Garner cheekbones and whatnot. And I have seen her in a few movies without knowing she was there (Sherlock Holmes, Mean Girls). Is she our next Zooey Deschanel? Remember how we were all supposed to adore her or something?

Eh. I'm old. What do I know.

I'll put it in my Netflix queue.

Posted by: greer at November 15, 2010 7:43 PM

Well, it was ok. She beat Aniston's Switch which came in 8th with 8.1 million, but she didn't beat Heigl in Life or Something Like it.

When you think about it, very few actresses can OPEN movies on their name alone. You have Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, and maybe, Reese Witherspoon, Heigl or Amanda Seyfried. And that ONLY in romantic comedies for most, while ONLY action works for Jolie. Anything other than that, and even these actresses falter. It just goes to show audiences tend to be fickle with female leads.

Posted by: pookie at November 15, 2010 9:13 PM

Mcadams is bland as fucking cream of wheat with nothing on it. Take the "winsome" bitch shove her up your ass and shut up about it already

Posted by: Jack Random at November 15, 2010 11:53 PM