However, I was amused today at the excuse the pundits were using for the movie's so-called "low" opening- apparently it isn't a blockbuster compared to other Pixar releases because it ONLY pulled in a measley $47.2 million (you'd think they were talking monopoly money the way they throw out numbers like that). And they are blaming it on sanitization issues the film brings up with a rat in the kitchen! I do hope it was tongue-in-cheek- but I fear it wasn't . These people have a problem with taking themselves way too seriously.
Ok, maybe there are other reasons the movie brought in only $47.2 million. Perhaps because it opened with other strong movies? The grapevine here has it that Evan Almighty (though termed a box-office fizzle) is quite funny and worth seeing, and Live Free or Die Hard has quite a big following. There could just be too much movie pie for people to sink their teeth into. Or perhaps everyone is saving their movie dollar for Transformers or the Harry Potter juggernaut that hits theaters next week. After all, most people cannot just head off to the movies every day, it would cost a small fortune.
Sanitization could be the issue. Or maybe the rat just wasn't all that likeable to the public (kitchen involved or not). Or there may be some other reason.
Still, it is funny to read articles about a movie apparently lagging because it's plot revolves around a rat in the kitchen!
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