Superbad
Do you enjoy the Superbad Paul?
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The Boneman |
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Sun Aug 19th, 2007 |
Having seen Superbad at Comic-Con we knew it was going to kick ass, and none of are surprised by the boffo boxoffice. Hopefully Apatows success will usher in a trend of comedies that are actually funny.
"Superbad" was super good at the box office, proving that a no-name cast could hold its own amid A-list summer blockbusters.
Michael Cera and Jonah Hill play two best friends at the end of their senior year of high school in "Superbad."
1 of 3 The teen comedy from Sony, the misadventures of two high school buddies trying to score booze, took in $31.2 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Superbad" knocked off the previous weekend's top flick, New Line's "Rush Hour 3," which slipped to second place with $21.8 million, raising its total to $88.2 million.
The Warner Bros. sci-fi tale "The Invasion," starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in an update of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," opened at a weak No. 5 with $6 million.
"Superbad" maintains the pattern of producer Judd Apatow's earlier hits, "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," which he directed. Apatow and his collaborators, including "Knocked Up" star and "Superbad" co-writer and co-star Seth Rogen, have a knack for packaging crude, R-rated humor with clever, authentic dialogue far smarter than what's normally seen in summer comedies.
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