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conch22
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 "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions Release date: October 3, 2008 Studio: MGM Synopsis: After disrupting one black-tie event by allowing a wild pig to run rampant, Sidney catches the attention of Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges), editor of Sharp, and accepts a job with the magazine in New York City. Clayton warns Sidney that he'd better impress and charm everyone he can, if he wants to succeed. Instead, Sidney instantly insults and annoys fellow writer Alison Olsen (Kirsten Dunst). He dares to target the star clients of power publicist Eleanor Johnson (Gillian Anderson). He upsets his direct boss Lawrence Maddox (Danny Huston) and tries to make amends by hiring a stripper to dance for Lawrence during a staff meeting. Sidney, of course, doesn't stop there, finding creative ways to annoy nearly everyone. His saving graces: a rising, sexy starlet (Fox) develops an odd affection for him, and in time, Alison whose friendship with him might be the only thing saving Sidney from torpedoing his career.Run time: 110 minutes UK Certification: 15 USA Certification: TBD but most likely R Trailer: http://www.how2losefriends.com/My prediction: Opening weekend: $15 million Total US gross: $40 million
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Bodrul
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions 1 hour 10 mins? surely thats not right
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adam
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions It's 110 minutes (1hr 50mins)
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thompsoncory
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions I'm really hoping it does well. It looks really fun and charming, and both Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst are great.
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conch22
Star Trek XI
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions Bodrul wrote: 1 hour 10 mins? surely thats not right Oops. My brain and typing were not on the same page. 
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Harry Warden
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions This movie has a fake trailer as well so 
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BK
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions This could break out, then again Pegg hasn't had a very good record in the US.
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Magic Mike
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions I say no more than 20 Million total. Maybe 22  .
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions Opening: $4.5 million
Total: $10 million
Trailer is very badly edited. Story seems hard to get from watching the trailer. No noticeable draws in it. BOMB.
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conch22
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions ^Well, it won't be a bomb. Its production budget was rather low. It's an independent film bought by a major studio.
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Libs
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions It looks like the kind of movie that just doesn't do well in theatrical release. I'd say about $20M domestic.
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Harry Warden
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions Has anyone seen the new TV spots? They barely show Pegg and instead focus almost exclusively on Megan Fox. Jeff Bridges is nowhere to be found and Dunst is only in one short part where she whacks Pegg in the leg.
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conch22
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions ^When did the TV spots begin? I've not seen any.
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Harry Warden
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions conch22 wrote: ^When did the TV spots begin? I've not seen any. The first one I saw was during Prison Break. Saw the same one again during another Fox show but haven't seen any others. Megan Fox is clearly the centerpiece of MGM's marketing campaign, if the TV spot is to be believed. It's surely also the reason she's on the cover of GQ and Maxim this month.
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Harry Warden
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions
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Mr. Lobotomy
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Re: "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" Predictions 6.2/17.6
I think it'll be somewhat big, but even though all of Simon Pegg's movies are great, they just always fail at the B.O.
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