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The Iraq War movie curse will be put to the test this weekend when Ridley Scott's Body of Lies opens on Friday. It cost a lot of money (I've heard $90 to $100 million) and most handicappers will be surprised if it makes more than $17 or $18 million by Sunday night. Even if God smiles down and it nabs $20 million (which won't happen) it would probably top out in the vicinity of $60 or $70 million.

Today's Body of Lies tracking is 78 general, 37 definite interest and 13 first choice, up from last Sunday's tally of 70, 37 and 9. But it only has a 58% positive on Rotten Tomatoes.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Disney) will probably be a close second, maybe $15 million or a bit more. The Express (Universal), a good-enough football saga about Syracuse star and first-ever African-American Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, is running at 64, 34 and 9, and should come in third with $13. 5 or $14 million. The R-rated Quarantine is running at 57, 29 and 8 and should come in with something close to $12 million, maybe a bit less.

Among next week's openers, Max Payne is looking a bit stronger than The Secret Life of Bees with Oliver Stone's W. and Sex Drive following in that order.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 9, 2008 at 1:33 PM

comment #1

The Playlist says ...

But it's a CIA thriller with post-Iraq concerns. Not really an "Iraq War" film per se. The more people propagate the "Iraq War" angle, the less audiences are going to go see it and the damage is probably already done.

I didn't love it, but gotta be fair to what it really is.

Posted by The Playlist at October 9, 2008 2:26 PM

comment #2

BurmaShave says ...

Edelstein assures me Mark Strong is to be the new Andy Garcia? That's the kind of insane opinion I can get behind.

Posted by BurmaShave at October 9, 2008 2:41 PM

comment #3

The Playlist says ...

Mark Strong is definitely really good in it if that's what he's trying to say. I usually hate when actors play ethnicities that they're not (a Brit, playing a Jordanian in this case), but he totally pulls it off.

Posted by The Playlist at October 9, 2008 2:45 PM

comment #4

scooterzz says ...

mark strong's performance is the best thing about the movie....and he does bear a remarkable resemblance to andy garcia.....

also -- i don't know how many theaters 'quarantined' is opening in but the ad campaign has been pretty strong...i think it could surprise.....

Posted by scooterzz at October 9, 2008 3:00 PM

comment #5

BurmaShave says ...

If by strong you mean has made all the geek movie sites unnavigable, then I agree. As for Strong, I'm not surprised, he was excellent in SYRIANA. Don't really see ethnic movie star potential for him though. As for nationalities, he's half Italian. Him playing an upper class Jordanian doesn't entirely offend.

Posted by BurmaShave at October 9, 2008 3:06 PM

comment #6

Josh Massey says ...

Body of Lies won't disappoint because it's viewed as an Iraq movie. It will disappoint because its ads have made it look so damn boring.

Posted by Josh Massey at October 9, 2008 3:06 PM

comment #7

bildeaux says ...

SPOILERS for Quarantine !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if people that leave Quarantine will be pissed that the trailers are showing the very very end of the movie.

Posted by bildeaux at October 9, 2008 3:33 PM

comment #8

NotImpressedYet says ...

The beginning of A.O. Scott's review: "Ridley Scott’s new movie, “Body of Lies,” raises a potentially disturbing question. If terrorism has become boring, does that mean the terrorists have won?"

Posted by NotImpressedYet at October 9, 2008 3:34 PM

comment #9

huntermdaniels says ...

If the REC remake stays close to the source material it should do pretty well, the original was friggin terrifying.

Posted by huntermdaniels at October 9, 2008 4:09 PM

comment #10

MartinBlank says ...

I have no interest in Body of Lies, not because it's an Iraq War movie but because it's a Ridley Scott movie. The man has made three good movies; the rest is empty style over substance.

Posted by MartinBlank at October 9, 2008 5:00 PM

comment #11

thatmovieguy says ...

MAX PAYNE -- like QUARANTINE -- is apparently not being screend for critics, which tells me exactly what to expect from that.

Posted by thatmovieguy at October 9, 2008 6:02 PM

comment #12

NotImpressedYet says ...

I just watched The Happening and God is Mark Wahlberg awful in it. He's capable of really good stuff, but this was embarrassing.

Posted by NotImpressedYet at October 9, 2008 6:07 PM

comment #13

scooterzz says ...

thatmovieguy-- max payne is being screened tomorrow and saturday for critics and junket press....they're not hiding anything....

Posted by scooterzz at October 9, 2008 7:28 PM

comment #14

Filthy Rich says ...

Apparently Martin Blank can't count:

Alien
Blade Runner
Gladiator
Black Hawk Down
Matchstick Men
American Gangster

That makes 6 good movies. If you said 3 GREAT films okay.

And at least 3 or 4 more passably okay to pretty good movies.

Posted by Filthy Rich at October 9, 2008 7:43 PM

comment #15

D.Z. says ...

Even if it's number 1, it ain't gonna be huge. I'm not sure why WB thinks a $100 million espionage film with Leo will work, after Blood Diamond failed, but they don't want to take a bigger chance on RockNRolla.

Posted by D.Z. at October 9, 2008 11:02 PM

comment #16

Rich S. says ...

One of the reasons these movies fail is that they can no longer count on the incomparable Anthony Quinn to play every olive-skinned ethnicity on Earth.

When you have to rely on guys like Oded Fehr, you've got problems.

Posted by Rich S. at October 10, 2008 6:05 AM

comment #17

erniesouchak says ...

I wouldn't be surprised if this one does well, actually. It looks like "24" writ large, and before that series went way, way down the shitter, it had a sizable following.

Posted by erniesouchak at October 10, 2008 7:38 AM

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thatmovieguy says ...

Thank you, scooterzz: For some reason, my Fox rep is still insisting "no advance screenings" of MAX in my area. Typical Fox -- they played the same game with THE HAPPENING in June; at the very last minute, they sent an invitation. They'll probably set up MAX Monday at the same time as the W screening. If you see it, share your thoughts!

Posted by thatmovieguy at October 10, 2008 10:04 AM