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'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' was underestimated - Los Angeles Times
'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' was underestimated - Los Angeles Times
Audience tracking surveys are hardly perfect, but rarely are they as far off the mark as when Paul Blart: Mall Cop arrived in theaters three weeks ago. Having studied the various appraisals of moviegoer interest, executives at Sony Pictures concluded that, at worst, "Mall Cop" would gross $20 ...
 The Making of Paul Blart: Mall Cop (video)
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The Making of Paul Blart: Mall Cop (video)
youtube.com — The smash hit Paul Blart was an emotional role for Kevin James. He and the cast take you behind the scenes of his courageous journey in Blart's skin. Featuri... (more) The Making of Paul Blart: Mall Cop (video)
'Mall Cop' still tops at box office - Entertainment News, Oscar News, Media
variety.com — Holdover comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” repeated at No. 1 at the weekend box office in a narrow upset over new entry “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.” The news would have been good either way for Sony, which distributes both. “Mall Cop,” toplining ... (more) 'Mall Cop' still tops at box office - Entertainment ...
The Blart: Mall Cop Defines a Genre -- Vulture --  Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine
The Blart: Mall Cop Defines a Genre -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine
nymag.com — The success of some movies is easy to account for maybe it's star power, or good reviews, or the fandom associated with a popular franchise. Others benefit from appealing to niches or being released on slow weekends during which moviegoers have no ... (more) The Blart: Mall Cop Defines a Genre -- Vulture --  ...
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Sony Wants A Paul Blart Sequel
Cinema Blend News — Sony Wants A Paul Blart Sequel At the junket a few weeks ago for Paul Blart: Mall Cop , Kevin James laughed off suggestions that there could be a sequel-- Paul Blart: Pet Detective , say, or Paul Blart: Street Cop . But that was before the movie grossed nearly $70 million its first two weeks, and proved a very cheap hit for Sony. Now James is probably under substantial pressure from the studio to churn out another one, as is suggested in an LA Times article about the movie's success. Sony exec Doug Belgrad told the paper, "Happy Madison [Adam Sandler's production ...

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/Film — ... Apparently because “a large number of parents bought Mall Cop tickets with their kids (rather than simply dropping off)” and “the film played surprisingly well outside of major cities.” That’s according to the LA Times. They also go on to quote Jeff Black, Sony Pictures Entertainment VP: ...

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Film Junk — ... Trek, Year One and Land of the Lost Sugar Some Stories We Didn’t Cover Film Junk’s Favourite Albums of 2008 Bryan Singer Might Still Direct Logan’s Run Danny Boyle Wins DGA Award SAG Award Winners John Landis Sues Jacko Over Thriller Vid Astro Boy Movie in Trouble More Star Wars Clone Wars Coming to DVD The Flash Movie Gains a Writer Paul Blart 2 is Probably Happening Francis Lawrence to Direct Samson and ...

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'Paul Blart' Has #1 Spot 'Taken' From Him In, But Still Rakes In Ill-Gotten Gross:: The Playlist ::
Over the usually quiet Super Bowl weekend, moviegoers opted for Euro-tinged asskicking, sending actioner " Taken " to a $24.6 million gross, well above projections and proof that star Liam Neeson is in those respectable older man stage where audiences will watch you do any stupid shit (see: " ...
Define "Blart"Hollywood Elsewhere
"Sometimes there's a [kind] of blockbuster whose grosses can't be predicted by even the wisest of box-office sages," writes Vulture's Lane Brown. "For example, who could possibly have anticipated Paul Blart: Mall Cop's explosive $39 million opening weekend? Certainly not Sony Pictures, who ...
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VOTD: The Making of Paul Blart: Mall Cop/Film
/Film reader Jared N sent over this unreleased making of video from Paul Blart: Mall Cop . Who knew that the film was in the works for 15 years and that Kevin James is a method actor? No one, because those facts were made up. Watch this funny faux making of featurette after the jump from ...
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Curses. America's love for toothless movies has foiled me again. In this case it was Paul Blart only dropping 32% and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans not living up to financial expectations. Let's break this thing down. #1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Week In A Row 1. Paul Blart: Mall ...