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May. 22nd, 2006 09:44 amAfter seeing the Da Vinci Code this weekend, I was amazed at the amount of bad press it had already gotten. The Catholic Church urged its members to refrain from seeing it. The reviews slammed it for not living up to the book.
Which made me think: How many other movies had been denigrated because the book was better? I mean, how many Stephen King movies would have been panned because of that reason?
As it turns out, the film grossed $77 mil domestically, and $224 mil worldwide in its opening weekend. Which just proves, again, that there is no such thing as bad press.
(Oh, and I enjoyed the movie. I thought it was quite entertaining. Also, the place was packed [I went Friday night], and afterwards people were humming with conversation. If nothing else, it's something that made people think.)
Which made me think: How many other movies had been denigrated because the book was better? I mean, how many Stephen King movies would have been panned because of that reason?
As it turns out, the film grossed $77 mil domestically, and $224 mil worldwide in its opening weekend. Which just proves, again, that there is no such thing as bad press.
(Oh, and I enjoyed the movie. I thought it was quite entertaining. Also, the place was packed [I went Friday night], and afterwards people were humming with conversation. If nothing else, it's something that made people think.)