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The World Loves a Great Box-Office Disaster: Mandy Moore Edition

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Box Office Round-Ups | Comments (20)

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The final weekend numbers for Love Wedding Marriage, a romantic dramedy starring Mandy Moore and Kellen Lutz are out today. The directorial debut of Dermot Mulroney made $1,378. No, that is not it’s per screen average. That’s the total amount of money the film — which garnered a 0 percent on Rotten Tomatoes — made on two screens. That’ll teach Dermot Mulroney to divorce Catherine Keener.

But, let’s put that dismal box-office stat in some perspective. Remember Paris Hilton’s The Hottie or the Nottie? That movie opened in 250 theaters and only mustered $27,000. That’s a $250 per screen average. Or worse, what about Jessica Simpson’s Blonde Ambition, which opened on 8 screens and tallied $6,422, good for only a $165 per theater average. Box-office records aren’t kept for per screen averages for films that open in fewer than 100 theaters, but $165 is not the worst per screen average I could find: That belongs to the Republican propaganda film, Proud American, which opened in 750 theaters and averaged only $128 per theater. Of course, the animated film, Delgo, is perhaps the film that should feel the most shame, as it opened in over 2000 theaters and made only $237 per screen. That film only made $600,000 during its entire run, on a production budget of $40 million.

Ouch.

But my favorite box-office disaster is still the UK opening of Uma Thurman’s Motherhood, which opened with a whopping $131. Not per screen. I mean, $131 total. Eleven people in saw it on its opening Sunday.

So, all in all, that $678 per screen average, or even the $1,378 overall weekend total doesn’t sound so bad now, does it? After you see the trailer, however, you might wonder how it even made that much.

(Source: Movieline)









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Comments

Not to mention The Rainbow Killer's Zyzzyx Road which made $30 total.

Posted by: Will at June 8, 2011 12:56 PM

The final weekend numbers for Love Wedding Marriage

What's that?

Posted by: Jay at June 8, 2011 12:57 PM

I saw this movie on demand as a concession to my mother-in-law who wanted to watch it (and she is recovering from cancer surgery so I didn't feel I could object). I can't begin to describe how terrible it is.
She's a marriage therapist who... wait for it...becomes disillusioned with her own marriage about one month after the wedding because...something her husband does makes it seem not like a fairy tale anymore.
Seriously: a marriage therapist who counsels couples having troubles who believes marriage should be a fairy tale.

Posted by: PaddyDog at June 8, 2011 1:01 PM

I want so badly to like Mandy Moore. She seems affable and relatively intelligent. But, I caught that crap that she was in "I Told You So" on TV over the weekend. What does she keep doing this to me?!?!

Posted by: Nimue at June 8, 2011 1:13 PM

Has Mandy Moore ever had a bona fide hit movie? Let's face it, with one notable exception ("Saved"), she makes horrible movies. And it's not like she makes horrible movies better by being in them. She makes them worse. She's beautiful, and she seems very sweet, but she's a terrible actress, and I don't think she can sing either.

Posted by: jimbob at June 8, 2011 1:15 PM

Also, what is up with the color of Kellan Lutz's hair in this movie? And the guy couldn't SHAVE for his wedding day???

Posted by: jimbob at June 8, 2011 1:19 PM

Personally, I dig Mandy Moore. I enjoyed her in Saved! and Princess Diaries. I have an incredibly guilty love of Chasing Liberty. And I very openly adore Tangled. I think she has a lovely voice and that there's some talent there if she'd just make better choices. Then again, work is work.

Posted by: KatSings at June 8, 2011 1:25 PM

Dedication is definitely her best movie. It's way better than Saved AND she got to star alongside Billy Crudup (who, despite his personal transgressions, is a brilliant actor). Maybe she only seems good because of him, but I definitely think that she can act if given the right material.

And she's so incredibly pretty.

Posted by: Mel C. at June 8, 2011 1:43 PM

I suspect that the real problem with this movie is that Dermot Mulroney was too busy trying to remember to keep his mouth closed when he breathes to focus properly on directing the film.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at June 8, 2011 2:02 PM

But, but, Alexis Denisof! And Michael Weston! Oh well. Maybe Michael Weston can go back to House now that Cuddy's gone.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at June 8, 2011 2:11 PM

Didn't Mandy start out as a Christian singer? I think she did which means I bet she makes more movie choices based on message than on script.
Can Pajiba clip the scene with Willow & Wesley so we can all just watch that part?

Posted by: JenVegas at June 8, 2011 2:38 PM

oh my god it's real-life couple Willow and Wesley!!!

Posted by: denesteak at June 8, 2011 2:48 PM

I guess this means "Swinging With the Finkels" will never be released in America now. Damn. Ah, well, I don't think I could believe Mandy Moore and Martin Freeman met during college anyways.

Posted by: Maureen at June 8, 2011 3:28 PM

Did Mandy start out as a Christian singer? I know she definitely was a teen pop singer at one point because I know a 28 year old woman who has both "Candy" and "I Wanna Be With You" on her iPod. But I won't name names.*


*Her name rhymes with BelBivDevoe

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at June 8, 2011 3:39 PM

Katy Perry started out as a Christian pop singer. I think you've confused Mandy's role in Saved with her past as minor-league Brittney/Xtina.

*BTW, the inexplicable love for Saved around here baffles me. As someone who was raised in that subculture and knows it is ripe, ripe-unto-bursting I say, for parody or satire, that movie does nothing but take easy swipes at low-hanging fruit.

Posted by: apocalipstick at June 8, 2011 4:47 PM

Mandy didn't start as a Christian singer. You might have been thinking of Jessica Simpson.

I think Mandy might have dubious taste in projects. She did an album of covers in which she seemingly picked the most boring songs of the 70's to record.

Seems like a real nice, not-crazy, person though, which is something you can't say about many of her peers.

Posted by: Pat C. at June 8, 2011 6:57 PM

I guess this means "Swinging With the Finkels" will never be released in America now. Damn.

I've heard it really sucks.
Too bad.
Freeman is adorable...little hobbit man.

Posted by: Jules at June 8, 2011 8:10 PM

I unabashedly love Mandy Moore and want what's best for her, but she makes it hard. Tangled, Saved!, and Princess Diaries are the only tolerable movies of hers I've seen (love the first two, tolerate the third), and from what the rest of you are saying, it doesn't sound like I've missed out on anything. Sigh.

Posted by: dsbs at June 8, 2011 8:43 PM

I'm just going to say it....I like Because I Said So. Yes I do. First of all, I, like many brave Pajeebans before me, can admit my love for Mandy Moore. She's so earnest and sincere and pretty. Love her and you can't take that away from me. Second, it has Lauren Graham in it and she sings! And Mandy Moore gets to do the nasty with two hot boys because she can't decide which one she loooooves. Although the movie falls into some pretty terrible rom-com cliches, that is not one I expected. I will watch it on a Sunday afternoon on TBS and it will be glorious. One can only hope Blue Crush will follow.

Posted by: Austin at June 9, 2011 1:45 AM

I have no idea who the guy was, but he reminded me of Charming Potato far too much and his hair was...Gag.

Shame that this looks terrible. I want to see Willow and Wesley discuss their marriage issues.

Posted by: Kala at June 9, 2011 12:45 PM