Ben Stiller’s new movie had very slow start this weekend, although it was expected to be a huge hit. The Heartbreak Kid was supposed to mark the reunion of Ben Stiller with Peter and Bobby Farrelly, nine years after making the smash hit There’s Something About Mary together. Experts predicted an opening weekend income of $20 million, however it actually only took in an estimated $14 million for the remake of the 1972 movie. However it did take the number two spot on the income list, finishing behind The Gameplan. A DreamWorks spokesperson said that the studio was very disappointed over the review, attributing the weak performance to overly harsh reviews that pegged the movie as misogynistic, crude and mean-spirited. As opposed to the reviews of audiences at advance screenings who thought the movies was hilarious. The Heartbreak Kid’s performance landed it as the least successful movie this year created by DreamWorks. With a production budget of $60 million, the movies needs to stay strong for another couple of weeks to fully make good on the production budget.
The comparisons between The Heartbreak Kid and There’s Something About Mary don’t bode well for the more recent release. Based on the difference in price tickets, There’s Something About Mary pulled in about a million more viewers on the first week than The Heartbreak Kid. Also the recent release also only made around $300,000 more than the 1998 hit. The Heartbreak Kid also opened in a couple thousand more theatres, which just shows how much the movie struggled with audiences this time around.
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