{"id":479865,"date":"2010-03-27T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popcrunch.com\/?p=98438"},"modified":"2010-03-27T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T18:29:44","slug":"uma-thurman-%e2%80%9cmotherhood%e2%80%9d-movie-an-epic-bomb-%e2%80%94-131-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/479865","title":{"rendered":"Uma Thurman \u201cMotherhood\u201d Movie An Epic Bomb \u2014 $131 Opening Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Uma Thurman’s new film is a record flop in the UK…and that’s putting it mildly.<\/p>\n

Motherhood<\/em> — which sees the former Kill Bill <\/em>and Pulp Fiction<\/em> ass-kicker as a stressed-out New York mother — took in an embarrassing $131 in its opening weekend in the UK, making the movie one of the most commercially unsuccessful features in the history of British cinema, The Guardian<\/a><\/em> reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

Damn, I’ve got dresses that cost more than that! There’s no special effects, explosions, or giant blue creatures– of course it flopped! Sadly, to make money in modern-day Hollywood, you must appeal to the lowest denominator — the people. Hence all the remakes we’ve been hearing about lately. Good luck packing theaters when you actually decide to create something that taps into your creativity expression.<\/p>\n

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Producers had limited the film’s UK release on March 5 to just one cinema in London’s West End in the hope the film could create a positive word-of-mouth campaign — a la last year’s horror epic Paranormal Activity<\/em>, an independent flick made on the cheap, which topped the box office after fans sung its praises on Twitter.com.<\/p>\n

The promo tactic failed miserably — obviously. An estimated 11 people turned out to see Motherhood<\/em>; only one moviegoer checked out the feature last Sunday! Americans weren’t crazy about the comedy-drama either. Despite costing a reported $5.5 million to make, Motherhood<\/em> (featuring Minnie Driver and ER’s<\/em> Anthony Edwards) grossed little over $100,000 in the US last year.<\/p>\n

The flop has baffled English critics, who are pondering just what’s caused Thurman’s once shining, Academy Award-nominated star to flicker out.<\/p>\n

Critic Barry Norman, told The Guardian: “This is not some small, independent movie. It’s astonishing that only about 11 people could be bothered to go and see Uma Thurman.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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