Will Ferrell’s ‘Semi-Pro’ only pulled in 15.2 million this past weekend. It was a weekend full of duds too. Could this be the beginning of a trend?
I say that because I’ve heard increased negative criticism of Ferrell. That he plays the same roles(which he does), and that his characters are too absurd and loud. Blades of Glory, Ferrell’s last movie, raked in 33 million at the box office. Semi-Pro did less than half. I don’t seem to remember anything special about this weekend either.
Maybe it’s the economy? Well… that might be true, but Vantage Point pulled in 22.8 million in it’s opening weekend last weekend.
There’s two possibilities here… and it’s very, very simple. Either people already saw Jumper and Vantage Point and just weren’t interested in Semi-Pro, or people all of a sudden ran out of money cause they all went to see Jumper and Vantage Point.
Now, Ferrell’s movies are hilarious, at least in my view. But, they are getting less appealing.
Anchorman speaks for itself.
I wasn’t excited for Talladega Nights, but enjoyed it in theatres.
I didn’t even see Blades of Glory until December.
I have no plans to see Semi-Pro.. at all.
Are my sentiments shared by the American people, and on a bigger scale, the world? Maybe.
Fact is, Semi-Pro was set up and had an open look to knock down an easy 3. And it failed. There was nothing else to watch, unless you wanted to see The Other Boleyn Girl(drew in 8.2 million).
Are we getting tired of Ferrell? Probably.
