Funny People Articles
JACK AND JILL/Adam Sandler in Drag: Second-Lowest-Grossing Sandler Comedy in Past Five Years?

Adam Sandler in drag/not in drag, Jack and Jill Henry Cavill/Tarsem Singh's IMMORTALS to Top Weekend Box Office "Guess what's playing in movie critic hell?" asks the Boston Herald's James Verniere. Here's what: Directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, Jack and Jill has a 0% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics (though I spotted two fresh tomatoes on the list). The lowbrow [...]
FUNNY PEOPLE Tops Box Office

Judd Apatow’s latest comedy, Funny People, jumped to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $23.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The R-rated film, which received mixed reviews, scored an average of $7,793 per theater at 3,008 locations. Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, Funny People follows the adventures of a stand-up comedian having a [...]