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Emily Rose definitely succeeded because it had a great trailer (that played on the exorcism part). And with a title like that blind movie goers (er, those that show up and pick what to see then) surely chose that over something a pathetically named like 'The Man' (even worse than 'The Cave'!)

The annoying thing about a performance like this of a movie like this is that all these people who love to talk about the slump won't actually find a positive in this. They will instead talk about how it's a crap movie and that it'll drop a whole lot next weekend.

Still, what a name for a movie. I love it.

I had nightmares about "The Man" having "Bringing Down the House"-type numbers. Consider me relieved.

I do hope Jackson and Levy enjoy the houses the movie bought them, though.

i would hope virgin would pass more than $60 mill. this weekend considering it's already made $77 mill.

Wedding Crashers is an absolute juggernaut. 200 mill for a comedy that isn't directed at kids. Wow.

With the way 40 Yr Old Virgin starter, 60 mill is not that good of a number for it. I was expecting at least 90-110 after the great first 2 weeks.

The Constant Gardener is pretty much dead. Their marketing campaign and the time of release and the subject matter did it in.

Are you sure 40 yr is only at $60 mil? Another site has it at $82.3 m

Virgin is definitely at $82.3mil. I don't know where you're getting that $60mil number. It should reach $100mil by the end of it's run.

it was at 50 mill by week 2. everywhere else has the flick at 82 mill. could make a run at 100.

Are people that desperate for a first run movie that Emily Rose can make that much?

I guess we can all forget about The Constant Gardener. Because I think its over. Award wise too.

People like seeing opening week movies. Some more than others. Horror types always do really well week one.

They really sold the hell out of Emily Rose. They earned that opening week gross.

it has to be better than hitch. it has to be.

What was wrong with Hitch? My man Will carried the day there. He is really a great actor. You may get a bad movie now and again from him but he always comes to play. Like Tom, Russel, Mel and Denzel. You know you're getting their A games.

The real story of Hitch, to me, is that Kevin james picked a real good vehicle to get into films with. Latching onto Will Smith's coattails was a very smart move on his part. Beats Ray Romanos hitching his wagon to Gene Hackman.

You're going to see the numbers for Emily Rose take a big nosedive in week 2.

Wait a second. Emily Rose wasn't a comedy??? What was I laughing at that whole time?

Oy, MORE people demoaning the fact that a non-film nerd would prefer to see something like The Exorcism of Emily Rose (no matter the quality) than something like The Constant Gardener?

Some people never grasp some things...

it makes one a nerd to prefer constant gardener to emily rose? a good suspense movie from a pretty great director to a sub standard horror film?

I usually prefer good popcorn movies to fare like the Gardener. But not in this case. Rose wasn't popcorn fare.

I usually really like horror movies. I saw The Exorcist of ER and I wasn't too fond. It could have been much better. I have to say. The ads sold the movie.

Once a movie like Constant Gardener drops, thats usually all she wrote for that movie. Hopefully the dvd life will renew peoples interest.

Your typical teenager/date couple aren't going to go see a movie like The Constant Gardener with a group of friends or on a date. They WILL see something like Exorcism of Emily Rose.

It seems that some people can't understand that not everyone has as highbrow tastes as many of the people on here do.

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