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22 June 2008 10:56 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

It turns out Get Smart could hold on to its audience over the course of a weekend, besting our projections and winding up just short of $40 million in its debut, according to Box Office Mojo. You would have to consider this evidence that Steve Carell is now one of the comedians audiences will pay to see.

Even though Evan Almighty didn't make its ridiculous $200 million budget back last summer, it was a $100 million comedy by the end of the bean counting, and Dan in Real Life, even though it was a much smaller film, made about $50 million on a $25 million budget.

And it's curious to note that this is the weekend that cements him as a "movie star," because it's also the same weekend audiences completely gave up on Mike Myers.

His Love Guru was an absolute mess before anyone paid to see it, and now it's a bomb. Its

Colin Boyd

20 June 2008 10:47 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Sunday 9:00 a.m. (Pacific): Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway both have new all-time best opening weekends as Get Smart (Warner Bros.) has scored an excellent $39.15 million. The action-comedy delivered an estimated $13.5 million on opening day, was up 5 percent on Saturday for $14.2 million, and Warner Bros is anticipating an $11.45 million Sunday. For Carell, who steps into the shoes of Don Adams from the late '60s TV hit, Get Smart tops his previous best opening, Evan Almighty: All-time Best Steve Carell Live Action Opening Weekends 1. Get Smart — $39.15 million (Estimated) 2. Evan Almighty — $31.19 million 3. Anchorman — $28.41 million 4. The 40-Year-Old Virgin — $21.42 million 5. Dan in Real Life — $11.8 million

Steve Mason

19 June 2008 10:56 AM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Not much change in my weekend predictions from Monday’s early preview. Virtually everyone I talk to has Steve Carell’s Get Smart (Warner Bros) at $35M or so. If the number holds, it will be an excellent start, becoming Carell’s all-time best live action opening as an above-the-title star. His best to-date is last summer’s Evan Alimighty, which managed just $31.2M. The reviews are coming in with a positive lean. As of Thursday morning, Rotten Tomatoes has the late 60’s TV adaptation at 53% Fresh and MetaCritic is scoring at 52% Positive. With a Pg-13 rating, the movie has a chance to play to Baby Boomers, who are fans of the original show, Generation X’ers, who saw the reruns, and teens that know Carell from The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Little Miss Sunshine. I am calling for $33M-$36M for Get Smart with a possible upside surprise in the cards.

Steve Mason

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