MADE OF HONOR vs IRON MAN: Which will the take the weekend box office crown?
BOPsy’s industry analysts have been crunching numbers all week trying to figure out which of this weekend’s upcoming wide releases – “super hero” (?) movie Iron Man and the delightful romantic comedy Made of Honor – will take the lion’s share of lucre in what marks the official start of summer blockbuster season.
In one corner we have Iron Man – from director Jon Favreau (the fat guy from Swingers), which was based on what’s known as a “comic book” (colored illustrations and bubbles of dialog used to relay a narrative tale). This film’s titular “Iron Man” wears some sort of metal contraption on his body, which enables him to do things ordinary humans can’t, such as fly, shoot lasers from his hands, and rape women without leaving DNA traces (just speculating). As far-fetched as all that sounds, apparently such “comic book” films are appealing to a particular segment of the population (young boys, the mentally disabled and Mexicans, mostly).
In the other corner we have Made of Honor – the HILARIOUS tale of a man who – GET THIS – is in love with his best friend. Yeah I know, who isn’t, but see this guy’s best friend is a FEMALE, and it turns out she’s getting married and… wait for it… wants him to be her – ha! — maid of honor! But only the title of the movie is MADE of Honor, like they switched it up because it’s a play on words, he’s “made” of honor… HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! OH JESUS!!! I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
Clearly, in the plot department, creativity department and last but not least the AWESOME department, the latter film is the winner. Yet oddly enough it is the former film, this “Iron Man,” that is tracking stronger. In fact, some industry analysts (not ours mind you) are predicting Iron Man to do something in the neighborhood of 100 Million US dollars this coming weekend. Yeah right! With expectations for Made of Honor – the movie PEOPLE WITH TASTE surely will want to see – being as low as $17 million. Okay, what? In the bizarro universe maybe!
Still, even if the pundits are right, and it turns out that the general public would rather see a film full of “action” and “explosions” and “special effects” and “flying robots” than a real, human comedy full of laughs, love, tears and heart – I know which movie I’LL be going to see. Me, my stuffed penguin Clark, and an extra-large bucket of popcorn will be there front and center for Made of Honor, starring the winner of Entertainment Tonight’s prestigious “TV’s Sexiest Man” award, Patrick Dempsey – the man for whom the word “heartthrob” was surely invented.
“Iron Man”… whatever!
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