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Celeb News: ScarJo's 'Lucy' headed for $37-42 million weekend
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ScarJo's 'Lucy' headed for $37-42 million weekend
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Universal's Luc Besson thriller looks like a sleeper hit and is tracking for a $40 million opening on July 25
“Lucy,” the Scarlett Johansson sci-fi action movie, is shaping up as a sleeper hit at the summer box office ahead of its July 25 opening.
Written and directed by veteran Luc Besson, Universal's “Lucy” stars Johansson as a woman forced to work as a drug mule who gains superhuman brain power and kicks considerable bad-guy butt after the drug seeps into her system. Morgan Freeman co-stars.
Tracking suggests an opening in the $40 million range, or roughly what it cost to make. The studio wasn't talking Thursday, particularly since it's opening “The Purge: Anarchy” this weekend.
ohansson has appeared as the Black Widow in three Marvel movies, so she's experienced box-office success. But “Lucy” is on track to be by far the biggest opening for a movie in which she's played a lead, well ahead of 2006's “The Prestige” or 2005's “The Island.”
It also will easily be the biggest opening ever as a director for Besson, who's been on the action movie scene since “La Femme Nikita” in 1991. He's recently focused on producing via his EuropaCorp film company, and wrote and produced Liam Neeson‘s “Taken” movies.
“Lucy” stands to benefit from Johansson's increasing action star credibility, which has gotten a big boost from her roles as the Black Widow in Marvel's “The Avengers,” “Iron Man 2” and “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Johansson's pregnancy with fiancé Romain Dauriac is drawing considerable media coverage and that isn't hurting, either.
Summer's typically a slow time for female-led movies, and “Lucy” looks like it is positioned to capitalize on that void. Universal moved the release date up from Aug. 8 to July 25 a couple of months ago.
The building buzz around “Lucy” isn't going to help “Hercules,” the Dwayne Johnson sword-and-sandals saga directed by Brett Ratner from Paramount that will open against it. The Michael Douglas-Diane Keaton comedy “And So It Goes” also opens on July 25.
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http://www.thewrap.com/scarlett-joha...starring-role/
and several years ago ScarJo was considered box office poison. ![clap3](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/67d90ee8.gif) I don't see a 40 million dollar opening but we'll see. Good will from Black Widow will certainly help.
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Sounds and looks good. How much is the Purge on track for? ![Dancehall Queen](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/atrlers/dancehall_zps88e4c4c6.png)
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I'm dying to see this. ![Duca](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/atrlers/duca_zps480ab501.gif)
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If that happens ...
I never thought I'd see the day ScarJo became a box office draw!
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If that happens ...
I never thought I'd see the day ScarJo became a box office draw!
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Right? Remember The Island? (which actually wasn't bad)
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That would be great. Movie does look good and I'll definitely be checking it out.
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Wow! The last 12 months have been incredible for ScarJo!
Her
Don Jon
Under The Skin
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Chef
Lucy
Go go go!
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Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff in a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
...Vin
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Originally posted by Vin
Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff is a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
...Vin
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I'm sure a Black Widow flick will be announced next week at Comic Con, same weekend as Lucy's release. ![Sistrens](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/random/mskt8j_zpsfb323382.gif)
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Right? Remember The Island? (which actually wasn't bad)
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That movie was bad...
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Is this WW or Domestic? Either way I can't wait to see the movie. I love how the trailers give no hint of how everything will end.
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Originally posted by Vin
Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff in a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
...Vin
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Can't this be said about the majority of actors and actresses in Hollywood though?
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Originally posted by Vin
Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff in a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
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Well, I believe that before I watch 'Under the Skin'
Although I think Lucy will be trash, if the film really opens with 40 million, it is a hit no matter what
Comparable example, Angelina Jolie's action thriller Salt opened with 36 million. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/random/mskt8j_zpsfb323382.gif)
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Originally posted by Vin
Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff in a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
...Vin
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Yadda yadda yadda.
U've been proven wrong time and time again. U may wanna let the egg stains on ur face clear out 1st before blowing hot air again ![Sistrens](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/random/mskt8j_zpsfb323382.gif)
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Originally posted by Vin
Scarlet Johansson is a one-note actress and gets by solely on her looks, and that's why she can't carry a film on her own and Marvel is aware of this, and that's why Marvel refuses to give her a solo "Black Widow" film. Johansson is essentially, in her one-note fashion, playing Natasha Romanoff in a short blonde wig with more "powers" in "Lucy." It will receive middling reviews and will perform moderately, at best.
...Vin
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Gurl bye... Watch Under the Skin, and then call me.
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Let me guess, she's expressionless in "Under The Skin," as well. One-note actress. She'll be expressionless and one-note in "Lucy" as well. The expression in the photo in the original post is the only expression you will see in "Lucy," which is why the film will receive lukewarm reviews, at best.
...Vin
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Originally posted by Vin
Let me guess, she's expressionless in "Under The Skin," as well. One-note actress. She'll be expressionless and one-note in "Lucy" as well. The expression in the photo in the original post is the only expression you will see in "Lucy," which is why the film will receive lukewarm reviews, at best.
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So you haven't seen Under The Skin? ![Stare](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRL_Smilies_All/atrlers/noneiuskn_zpsd181099c.gif)
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