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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Trouble With The Curve’ Stumbles At The Box Office

Posted: September 22, 2012
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Trouble With The Curve’ Stumbles At The Box Office

Clint Eastwood Trouble With The Curve

Director Robert Lorenz’s Clint Eastwood baseball drama Trouble with the Curve had a bit of trouble finding its footing at the US box office on Friday, according to Showbiz 411. The film only managed to net around $4 million in about 3,000 theaters on Friday, which doesn’t bode well for its performance over the weekend. Studio estimates put the picture’s take around $18 million, though it’s opening-day total suggests it will land around the $12 million mark.

Trouble with the Curve casts Clint Eastwood as a baseball scout who brings his daughter along for his last recruiting trip. Judging from the previews, it doesn’t take long for all sorts of personal turmoil to bubble to the surface. Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, and John Goodman co-star. Studio analysts had hoped that the star’s recent appearance at the Republican National Convention would help bolster ticket sales. If anything, it seems to be having the opposite effect. At the moment, it appears more people are concerned with Eastwood’s empty chair shenanigans than his cinematic output.

MSN Entertainment reports that two of this weekend’s new releases have fared a little better. The House at the End of the Street, which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Elisabeth Shue, earned an estimated $4.5 million on Friday night. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, and Anna Kendrick’s police flick End of Watch also took home its own slice of the US box office; the film reportedly earned around $4.5 million at approximately 2,700 locations.

Director Pete Travis’s Dredd 3D, a film that has received a fair amount of positive press from fans and critics alike, wasn’t nearly as successful as its competitors. The film trailed behind Clint Eastwood’s Trouble with the Curve with only $2.1 in ticket sales from 2,500 locations. Lionsgate, the film’s distributor, was naturally anticipating a bigger return on the action flick.

Are you a fan of Clint Eastwood’s work? Are you planning to see Trouble with the Curve while it’s still in theaters?



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12 Archived Responses to “ Clint Eastwood’s ‘Trouble With The Curve’ Stumbles At The Box Office ”

  1. Jackie Dee Darlene Parker
    Sep 23, 2012

    BS…BS…I expected this review following his appearance at the RNC…Do not believe these reviews with an agenda!

  2. Douglas Bell
    Sep 23, 2012

    Agendas come from many sources…..usually defining their work as good. This reviewer, critic, should attempt to show his "skill". He stumbled and fell…… In fact…..he is not in the same League as Clint Eastwook. Some try to build themself up by tearing town others. His review was not even in the right field. Did he see the movie or have a friend tell him about the movie. Clint's movies and work will be around after the paper is used to wrap dead fish and thrown in a trashcan…..or be a lining in a bird cage.

  3. Penny Joy Pizzoli Rayfield
    Sep 23, 2012

    I'm never surprised at the media and their road to their agenda. It's called "legallilzed journalism," and it's a shame.

  4. Richard Greene
    Sep 23, 2012

    Saw the film yesterday afternoon and liked it a lot. Slow at times, but enjoyed it. Eastwood's character was the "anti-Money Ball" scout.

  5. Freddy Kool
    Sep 23, 2012

    U DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT DISCUSS RELIGION N POLITICS WITH UR FRIENDS UNLESS U R READY TO LOSE 50% OF THEM………..SEE HE JUST DID!

  6. Douglas Bell
    Sep 23, 2012

    If they are "friends" they stick with you. If they are not friends… If one says….it is going to rain…..there are always ones who say it is not. Keep Kool…. You can't lose a "friend" who never was a friend. Make my day.

  7. Becky Barton Seng
    Sep 23, 2012

    Doug, I think we have been friends since 9th grade! You are a good man and a good friend to have. Thanks for being my friend.

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  9. Bobby McGlown
    Sep 28, 2012

    So, so right, Freddy…I had known someone for almost three years, also connected on FB ( which is as much a forum for misunderstanding and hurt feelings as anything else ). She disconnected with me recently, because I had the apparent audacity to question a conservative stance on a hot-button political issue. Sad.

  10. Freddy Kool
    Sep 28, 2012

    AND CLINT BABY BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG MISTAKE TOOTING MITT'S HORN AT THE RNC, U JUST LOST 50% OF UR FANS AND THE POLLS SHOW IT……WOW!

  11. Freddy Kool
    Sep 29, 2012

    WILLY, I WILL HAVE TO GO SEE IT, IT'S A BASEBALL MOVIE IS IT NOT?

  12. Dennis Carmody
    Oct 7, 2012

    My own sister did the same to me…..so much for the tolerant group