"Bobby" is dead

email this story
read comments (10)
post a comment

The big Thanksgiving Day box-office news...well, not exactly "big news" but it's certainly unwelcome as far as the Weinstein Co. is concerned. Emilio Estevez's Bobby took in a mere $1,104,000 yesterday in 1667 situations, which translates into rough $662 per screen. Too bad, but the film sadly followed the fate of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel on 6.4.88 -- initial cheers and hoopla at Toronto and the AFI Film Festivals and friendly encounters with friendly press, and then it left the podium and made its way through a mixed crowd of average Joes...blam. The dream is over.

Phillipe Noiret, R.I.P,<< previous | next >>Marlon to Charlie

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on November 24, 2006 at 12:32 PM

comment #1

Devin Faraci says ...

I thought I saw Sirhan Sirhan outside my local googleplex.

Posted by Devin Faraci at November 24, 2006 1:17 PM

comment #2

Dixon Steele says ...

It's sad to think it can take years to get a film made, finally get it done somehow, into major festivals, picked up by moneyed distributors, then...it's over in one weekend. Although the picture will live in DVD, cable, etc.

Nice touch, Jeff, in comparing its non-performance to RFK's murder...Blam.

Since you were never a big fan of the picture, maybe you can take some comfort in its failure and notch it in your belt like MUNICH.

We know how good that "kill" made you feel.

Posted by Dixon Steele at November 24, 2006 1:21 PM

comment #3

Nate West says ...

DOA? Blam? That's in incredibly poor taste.

Posted by Nate West at November 24, 2006 1:50 PM

comment #4

Stephe96 says ...

"Er, ah, and now it's on to the Chicago Film Festival and let's win there...!"

Posted by Stephe96 at November 24, 2006 2:04 PM

comment #5

Jesse Perry says ...

"DOA? Blam? That's in incredibly poor taste."

I guess 38 years is "too soon" for some people.

Posted by Jesse Perry at November 24, 2006 4:46 PM

comment #6

jeffmcm says ...

I don't know why anyone would expect discretion and taste from Wells.

Posted by jeffmcm at November 24, 2006 5:11 PM

comment #7

The Winchester says ...

Wait, so because Bobby only made a little over a million dollars on Thanksgiving day, a day generally not considered to be a crowded moviegoing day to begin with, on about a third of the amount of screens as Happy Feet or even Tenacious D, suddenly it's dead?

Posted by The Winchester at November 24, 2006 7:32 PM

comment #8

D.Z. says ...

I don't get it. Why would Americans want to celebrate their holiday honoring the snuffing of a Presidential candidate? Sure, JFK was released around X-Mas, but that at least had Kevin Costner, who was very popular at the time.

Posted by D.Z. at November 24, 2006 10:29 PM

comment #9