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Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on July 01, 2012, 10:11:47 pm ---To the best of my knowledge, Matt Bomer was the only gay actor in the cast of principals; add to that, "out-partnered-and-raising-kids." Yet his character was the only one who was married. As in, "to a woman." ;D
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--- Quote from: milomorris on July 01, 2012, 11:10:04 pm ---Well, that is what "married" means.
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In Massachusetts, New York, and Iowa, not necessarily.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-ted-magic-mike-channing-tatum-seth-macfarlane-tyler-perry-343953?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fnews+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories%29
Box Office Report:
'Ted' Earns Record $54.1 Mil;
'Magic Mike' Sizzles With $39.2 Mil
Both films wildly overperform, while Tyler Perry's "Madea's Witness Protection"
also pleases with $26.4 million; overseas, "Ice Age: Continental Drift," "Amazing
Spider-Man" and "Ted" begin rolling out to big numbers.
by Pamela McClintock
8:51 AM PDT 7/1/2012
Smashing records and setting off early holiday fireworks, Seth MacFarlane's Ted debuted to a massive $54.1 million at the domestic box office -- the best showing ever for an original R-rated comedy.
It wasn't the only R-rated winner of the weekend. Steven Soderbergh's male striptease dramedy Magic Mike likewise overperformed in a big way, grossing $39.2 million. It's the first time in history that two R-rated movies opened north of $20 million on the same weekend.
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Magic Mike -- confirming Channing Tatum's rising star status and loosely based on his early days as a stripper -- also has plenty of reason to celebrate. The Warner Bros. pic generated intense interest among females, who made up a whopping 73 percent of the audience. Women of all ages turned out, with 43 percent of the audience over the age of 35.
The Magic Mike cast also includes Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer. Warners acquired North American rights to the film for $7 million.
"This is a win-win for all of us, and Steven Soderbergh hit it out of the park," Warners president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman said.
Magic Mike earned a B CinemaScore.
Coming in No. 3 at the domestic box office was Brave, which fell 48.7 percent in its second frame -- some box-office observers say moms were otherwise occupied with Magic Mike -- to $34 million for a 10-day domestic cume of $131.7 million.
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Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.vulture.com/2012/07/why-channing-tatum-wore-a-marilyn-monroe-costume.html
Why
Did Channing Tatum Wear
a Marilyn Monroe Costume in
Magic Mike ?
By Kyle Buchanan
Today at 12:00 PM
In a film filled with outrageous costumes, one scene in Magic Mike still manages to stand out for its sheer non sequitur weirdness: when Channing Tatum shows up to Alex Pettyfer's apartment dressed like Marilyn Monroe. Why? "That to this day still puzzles me," admits the film's costume designer, Christopher Pearson. "That was an idea of Channing's, and I just said 'Okay.' It’s something to do with the red, white, and blue, and rah-rah America. I just thought if Channing wants to get into a white Marilyn dress, rock it out. I want to see that, too."
Fair enough!
Also see:
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/01/magic-mike-costume-designer-channing-tatum/#more-75532
Jeff Wrangler:
I remember thinking, while I was watching the movie in the theater yesterday, "What's Marilyn Monroe got to do with the Fourth of July?" ???
chowhound:
Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on Yesterday at 10:11:47 pm
To the best of my knowledge, Matt Bomer was the only gay actor in the cast of principals; add to that, "out-partnered-and-raising-kids." Yet his character was the only one who was married. As in, "to a woman." Grin
Quote from: milomorris on Yesterday at 11:10:04 pm
Well, that is what "married" means.
Jeff Wrangler: In Massachusetts, New York, and Iowa, not necessarily.
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Nor, I would like to add, in the whole of Canada.
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