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As 'Battleship' Flops: Ten Other Memorable Box-Office Bombs

21 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

To have one giant money-losing tentpole is unfortunate. To have two starts to look careless, and that's what's happened to Taylor Kitsch. The actor, who broke out on TV's "Friday Night Lights," was seen as Hollywood's next great hope, picked out to star in two great big blockbusters with a combined cost of half-a-billion dollars. But when "John Carter" arrived in March, the film wildly underperformed, with Disney taking a hit of at least $100 million on the project. And after this weekend, it looks that his other film, "Battleship," is going to lose similar amounts.

The film, Universal & Hasbro's adaptation of the board game, directed by "Hancock" helmer Peter Berg, had taken the unusual step of opening everywhere else in the world six weeks ahead of the U.S, in the hope of bagging lucrative foreign coin and building buzz for the U.S. release. But while the film did ok abroad, »

- Oliver Lyttelton

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Chuck Ep. 5.10, “Chuck Versus Bo”: Never say “one last mission”

14 January 2012 6:39 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Chuck Review, Season 5, Episode 10, “Chuck Versus Bo”

Written by Kristin Newman

Directed by Jeremiah Chechik

Airs Fridays at 8pm (Et) on NBC

Throughout the tumultuous history of TV and movies, there has been one constant rule. Characters should never talk about taking “one last mission.” Variations on this law include one last score, one last job, or even one last night out with the guys. It’s all bad news. This makes Chuck and Sarah’s decision to take one last spy mission a thorny proposition. They recognize the dire ramifications of this move, but there’s no choice. They must take the chance and go against the conventional wisdom. This pop-culture precedent bodes poorly for their trip to Vail, even if the stakes are worth the risk. The location of a pair of Intersect sunglasses (another one?) is the invaluable prize, and they’re not the only people looking for it. »

- Dan Heaton

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