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After topping the box office for four consecutive weekends, “The
Dark Knight” may be outshined by DreamWorks and Paramount’s heavily-discussed comedy “Tropic
Thunder,” due to make its debut in 3,319 theaters on Wednesday. Ben Stiller’s
production is very likely to linger on the first spot even over the weekend and
interrupt the Batman sequel’s box office lead.
The studio is expecting the film industry satire, starring
director Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr., to overtake the overall
five-day revenue of last week’s stoner comedy “Pineapple Express”, which earned
$41.3 million, Variety reported.
Nevertheless, “Tropic Thunder” had a $90
million budget, compared to “Pineapple Express’” only $27 million. Having cost
three times more than the Judd Apatow-produced movie, Ben Stiller’s parody gives
DreamWorks significantly higher goals to reach before the production exits
theaters.
Since “Tropic Thunder’s” audiences belong to a different age
segment than “Pineapple’s”, the former is improbable to at least match the
latter’s record-breaking $12.1 million opening last Wednesday, according to
Variety. In addition to this, DreamWorks is expecting an up to $10 million
debut of the “Thunder.”
However, it should far outdo the $23.3 million winnings
“Pineapple Express” brought in during its opening weekend. The much-talked
about movie may settle on the first spot at the box office and make “The Dark
Knight” drop on the second position. Ben Stiller’s movie may nonetheless face
tough competition from Warner Bros.’ animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,”
due for release on Friday.
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