Chuck & Larry Somehow Take No. 1 Spot at Box Office

July 23, 2007

Wow. In my poll last Friday I wondered if the No. 1 movie at the box office this weekend would be Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix or Hairspray, and here we are on Monday with I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry smiling at us from the top of the list. The movie was critically panned (and even annoyed Molly), but apparently Adam Sandler has enough fans to float a pretty mediocre-sounding movie. Or maybe all the Harry Potter fans were just home reading the newest book!

The top three movies were close in sales, however, with Chuck and Larry and Harry Potter only about $2 million apart. In third place was Hairspray with $27.8 million, the most any musical movie has ever grossed in its opening weekend. At No. 4 was Transformers, staying strong with a cool $20 million, followed by Ratatouille at No. 5, raking in $11 million in its third weekend.

As for this weekend, I'm extremely excited to see The Simpsons Movie, so check out my review this Friday. For now, watch the trailer again and then see if you can get "Spider-Pig" out of your head.

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16 Comments

tdamji 5 years 43 weeks

hmm. very disappointing.

snickerdoodle 5 years 43 weeks

I know that the preview showcased it as being a movie that incorporated the silly slapstick of, say, Happy Gilmore as well as the (comparatively) more thoughtful wit of Knocked Up, but it sounds like that was just good marketing. I'm not surprised that it had a great weekend, although I must admit that I thought that Harry Potter wouldn't wear out its welcome so quickly.

tralalala 5 years 43 weeks

I read about this yesterday, then threw up....and then called and yelled at people. true story. haha This shouldn't have happened

xo_verity 5 years 43 weeks

The bad comedies always top the box office! I was hoping Harry Potter would come in at #1, but obviously everyone was reading the book!

rubialala 5 years 43 weeks

At least it wasn't Hairspray.

pinkflats 5 years 43 weeks

It's a sad commentary in today's time when movies like Chuck and Larry get to sit on top while great movies with great acting in it, such as Fracture and Zodiac, gets little viewing. *sigh*

pinkgirl22 5 years 43 weeks

I'm so happy that hairspray did not make number one.

POPSUGAR Tech 5 years 43 weeks

That's craziness and not what I expected. Just proves Sandler fans are pretty dedicated.

shafiii 5 years 43 weeks

are you serious? this is such a joke. wow i wouldnt have been surprised if hairspray beat our harry potter but seriously!? chuck and larry!? being a harry p[otter fan, i am utterly amazed, but i guess it was cause we were all reading.