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Box Office Guru Preview: Ancient Action Arrives Again

by Gitesh Pandya | March 06, 2008

Summary

For its third chart-topper of the year, Warner Bros. is going back in time with its ancient adventure 10,000 BC which aims to revitalize a box office on the verge of extinction. Back to Article

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vitajex writes:
on Mar 06 2008 04:38 PM

What fan of Martin Lawrence wants to see him in a G-rated film?

This is a man famous for running down the street high on cocaine and having NC-17 rated concert films.

And I highly doubt Sheneneh will be making an appearance in "College Road Trip".

I also love how Raven Symone is playing a senior in high school when she's old enough to be a senior in college. Makes me nostalgic for Beverly Hills 90210, though to be truly on par with that cast, she would need to be post-menopausal...

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sfsilver writes:
on Mar 06 2008 05:02 PM

I'm looking forward to the Bank Job this weekend and really didn't see the marketing as targeting an exclusively action loving crowd. The film has seemed to me to be more on the quirky side with a dash of arty/indie 70's period flick thrown in for good measure. Looks slightly more cerebral than just some dumb Jason Statham action schlock.

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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Mar 06 2008 06:13 PM

Man oh man, '07 is giving a mean beat down to 08.

The BO is gonna be in trouble for a long time.

10,000 BC - $40 million.

Trust me on this, lots of idiots out there like the moronic, scientificly laughable actionfests Emmerich dishes out. But it won't be anywhere near a hit like 300 was.

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Silverevilchao writes:
on Mar 06 2008 07:12 PM

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It better not be even close to 300 in terms of sales. 300 was art. ART, I tell ya!

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Matanuki writes:
on Mar 06 2008 07:15 PM

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I like how one of the critics put it. 10,000 BC is a poor man's Apocalypto. That's one box office I won't be contributing to. Ol' Emmerich's not even trying to hide his attempt at a ripoff. Apocalypto's protagonist called "Almost" by his captives, Emmerich's hero named D'Leh (pronounced "delay"). Hmm. Get it? Almost, Delay...

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Pilgermann writes:
on Mar 06 2008 09:21 PM

300 was not art, it was dumb entertainment. But I'm sure it's far better than 10,000 BC.

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Poor_Frisco writes:
on Mar 06 2008 11:35 PM

hey what happened to the "what movie are you gonna see" poll?
i liked that each week

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Dinobot77 writes:
on Mar 07 2008 02:28 AM

Just saw 10,000 and I was actually surprised. It turned out a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I figured Emmerich would focus more on the CGI and less on the story. The story was better than I expected it to be and the CGI was not over kill at all. Unfortunately, this is another movie that is destined to be spoofed from start to finish.

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reefermad16 writes:
on Mar 07 2008 04:42 AM

Every time i see the trailer i roll my eyes and pray this movie will never be seen, It looks so bad, trying for epic but t looks boring and tired. This movie will open to about 30-35 mil, and then fall hard, like "The Hulk" hard.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Mar 07 2008 10:19 AM

Well I think it looks entertaining and I plan on seeing it this weekend.

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smartmoviekid writes:
on Mar 07 2008 07:37 PM

anyone saw the new batman trailer in front of 10,000 bc? thats the only thing im interested in from the film.

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JettaJameson writes:
on Mar 08 2008 10:33 AM

I'll be seeing 10,000 B.C. soon. And I'm a gay male! How's that for breaking the demographic mold? It could have something to do with Steven Strait running around in a loincloth for 2 hours but I'll never admit that outright. Haha. Loved looking at him in The Covenant. That's about all that movie was good for. Eye candy. At least there was a lot of it.

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griffeybonds23 writes:
on Mar 09 2008 12:51 PM

I saw the Bank Job and i thought it was great, good rebound for Statham from the disastrous WAR. And my friend saw 10000 BC and he thought it was terrible, he even said that a couple of people booed after the film ended-I don't know if I believe him when he said that, but if 10000BC is as terrible as people are saying that I can't argue against that.

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Trufire writes:
on Mar 09 2008 06:10 PM

I went to see 10,000 BC and was thought it was decent. Not as good as 300. Not even close. But I think the critics were a tad harsh on it. It does have excellent CGI and although it does have obvious historical inaccuracies, people often go to movies to be entertained. This movie did that for me. Was it phenominal. HA! But it was a good popcorn flick that can be enjoyed. Not everything can be golden. I did think this was better than Day after Tomorrow though.

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