ROTTEN TOMATOES: Box Office Wrapup: Great Success! Borat #1 in U. S. and A. Comments

Box Office Wrapup: Great Success! Borat #1 in U. S. and A.

by Gitesh Pandya | November 05, 2006

Summary

America fell in love with Borat this weekend as the underdog movie-film about a TV journalist from Kazakhstan shocked the film industry by opening at number one, despite playing in a fraction of the theaters as Hollywood's other new offerings. Back to Article

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pirate of skulls writes:
on Nov 05 2006 11:52 PM

horray for borat!

it frarkin ruled.

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Nov 06 2006 12:48 AM

Just saw Borat after not being able to get a ticket all weekend.

This movie deserves all the praise it can possibly get. The theater was pretty much all high schoolers and college kids. Everyone was in tears from laughing. I was stuck in the first freakin' row on the far right corner and I still enjoyed it more than any other movie this year. That's how good it is.

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bosniac writes:
on Nov 06 2006 02:29 AM

borat is just the best thing out there right now (departed is more artistic, but as a comedy its the best)

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 03:47 AM

YAY BORAT!!!!!!!!!! It was the best comedy iv'e seen all year, and the second best movie right after the Departed.

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SIRxxxTMG writes:
on Nov 06 2006 07:21 AM

Great success!

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FILMCZY writes:
on Nov 06 2006 07:32 AM

What a shame. After opening at #1, it's all downhill from there. Cohen would be smart to walk away from it now before Hollywood corrupts him. Hollywood will offer him loads of money but of course he will have to "tone down" his comedy to please all the PCs. I'd be catchin' the next plane to Kazakhstan!!

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jongrip writes:
on Nov 06 2006 08:54 AM

Who says it's all downhill from here? He established himself with this film on his merit of breaking away from boundaries. Sure, he'll make more and be offered more money, but someone who makes a film that cutting is in it for more than money. If his next movie is a 'Bruno' movie, my least favorite character, I still think he'll do something brilliant with it.

Let's not kid ourselves. The plot to Borat was super lame (note: I LOVE Borat and most everything I've seen Sacha Baron Cohen do). The amount of time spent talking about Pamela Anderson vs. Alan Keyes' screen time...I would've preferred listening to Alan Keyes make a bigger fool of himself. I probably would've liked it more, though, if I hadn't spent the past few weeks watching every Borat video I could find on the internet.

It is quite hilarious that Borat is more fresh than the Departed on the tomatometer...

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frogleg writes:
on Nov 06 2006 09:25 AM

Borat was absolutely hilarious.

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 09:46 AM

BORAT FOR PRESIDENT 08!!!!!!!!!

HIGH FIVE!!!!!!

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 09:57 AM

In reply to this comment (#848147)
I totally disagree with you and I'm glad Borat took a different direction in the film.

Borat in the show was very political, ie he intereviewed and mocked politicians, in the movie it was less about that and more about him!

WHICH WAS AWESOME!!! We got to see a more intimate side of Borat, his interests, his producer friend, his emotions and feelings. he became a more real 3 demensional character!

Tired of Hollywood trying to preach and propogandize their films, just do you effing job and entertain, I already got my education don't need one from buncha high school GED drop out actors!

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FILMCZY writes:
on Nov 06 2006 09:58 AM

In reply to this comment (#848147)
My point was look what's happened to comedians in Hollywood after enjoying early success in their careers. Eddie Murphy--no longer funny. Bette Midler--no longer funny. Robin Williams--no longer funny. Chevy Chase--no longer funny. Steve Martin--no longer funny. Jim Carrey--he's getting close to not being funny anymore. The list goes on. Sacha Baron Cohen has "shocked" us right now with his brand of humor but it won't last in LaLaLand. I'm certainly not saying the guy isn't talented but money has a way of making comedians less funny and more "family-friendly." We'll see what happens with Cohen's career from this point on.

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 10:40 AM

In reply to this comment (#848151)
I have to agree! Hollywood is a wasteland an entertainment black hole that sucks entertainment into it and none comes out!

Yeah Cohen is funny because he is not hollywood. And look at Napoleon Dynamite and Jared Hess that wasn't hollywood either. Im sure everyone can name a million plus examples.

So yeah enjoy Borat/Cohen while you can! It really is as good as it gets!

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Crenshaw writes:
on Nov 06 2006 10:47 AM

[b]Well I couldn't exactly take the kids to Borat...[/b]
...so we went to see Flushed Away instead. VERY good film. They maintained the excellent Aardman-style look and feel, but actually enhanced by the pseudo-claymation CGI they used. They could just "do more" in each frame. Very effective. The film had the whole theater laughing out loud many times, and the kids liked it too. The voice work turned in my Jackman, Winslett and especially Ian McKellen was top-shelf. And when the frogs (who are, of course, French) take action, well, it's pretty frickin' hysterical. And the American tourists are depressingly accurate. :-) We'll definitely be getting the DVD.

I've got plans to see Borat next Friday. Niiice!

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Nov 06 2006 02:12 PM

I saw Flushed Away and Catch a Fire both of which were pretty good. Nice to see that Volver is off to a nice start. And that The Queen and Babel are both still doing well in limited release. Congrats to The Departed for breaking a 100 million, it deserves it, as it is one of the years best films.

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Dark Silencer writes:
on Nov 06 2006 04:45 PM

THE MOVIE SUCKED.........

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Surrealist5 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 06:44 PM

borat was the funniest movie ever

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nogard64 writes:
on Nov 06 2006 08:27 PM

her virzine hang like sleeve of wizard!

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dudemovies writes:
on Nov 07 2006 09:28 AM

Borat's boxoffice will be awsome considering that it did that inonly about 900 theater next week it goes to 2,000 theaters Borat will at least hit $100 million

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