Reese Witherspoon Paid Millions To Star In Box Office Bomb
Posted on Sun Dec 19th, 2010 2:50pm PDT By X17 Staff
First of all, I absolutely adore Reese Witherspoon - anyone that questions her acting ability needs to Netflix Freeway immediately! And here she is running errands in Beverly Hills on Saturday, smiling despite the rainy weather.
How Do You Know opened this weekend and only earned a hugely disappointing $7.6 million, placing it at number eight in the top ten. And according to the Hollywood Reporter, the James L. Brooks rom-com cost $120 mil to make and $15 million of that went to Reese.
So why is the flick a flop? Tron: Legacy also opened this weekend, a PG-rated Disney movie with great special effects and mass appeal. Plus there's the fact that How Do You Know's trailer (and title) explained very little about the film. Which means the only reason to go see it is because Reese herself is in it! Hence the large salary.
Which movie did you see this weekend: Tron or How Do You Know? Going by the numbers, I think it's safe to say it wasn't the latter!
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