‘V for Vendetta’ takes the top spot, which isn’t really hard when the competition is the likes of cross-dressing soccer film “She’s the Man”, the Tim Allen Disney remake (that’s three strikes right there) “The Shaggy Dog” and the remake of “The Hills Have Eyes.” There really isn’t anything to see in theaters right now.
Still, V for Vendetta made only a tad less than the expected $30 million and as Box Office Mojo notes, dystopian future pics are a bit of a hard sell regardless of quality (Brazil, Blade Runner, The Island).
It’s odd that Box Office Mojo’s “analysis” just skips over all controversial elements. Brandon Gray’s “News and Analysis” columns are often strictly business; despite all the “Mel Gibson’s an anti-semite” controversy in 2004, Gray’s summary of the Passion of the Christ’s debut only mentions “media frenzy and religious fervor.” Purely from a business standpoint, however, the national argument over this film should at least be noted as a factor…particularly when the movie’s delay from November was just as much (if not “entirely”) due to the real-life terrorist attacks in London which used the London Underground.