Alvin and the Chipmunks made $45 million this weekend. This tells me two things:
- We, as a country, are idiots and have terrible taste.
- This movie, in one weekend, made more money than No Country for Old Men, or Michael Clayton will make in their entire runs (which is no surprise). However, it will also make more money domestically than The Golden Compass. Why is this interesting? Because The Golden Compass cost a whopping $180 million to produce (before marketing) while Alvin cost "only" $60 million.
I'm re-reading that last sentence, and I'm having a hard time comprehending that someone actually decided to spend SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS making an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, and even more astoundingly, that investment is going to pay off. I'm going to eat some shards of broken glass...
I Watch Stuff says, "With a $45 million weekend, it's finally the definitive proof that there is no God."
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