Sunday, May 25, 2014

'Blended' Among Adam Sandler's Biggest Box-Office Bummers


The Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore comedy Blended marked the first time the two stars have teamed for a movie in a decade. Given this weekend's reception at the box office, they may wait another 10 years for the next one.

Blended has managed to take in just $14 million over the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, and will likely top out at $18 million for the four days. It's not a financial disaster for distributor Warner Bros. or Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, since Blended cost roughly $45 million to produce. But it's among the worst openings ever for Sandler.

It's a little over the $13.4 million That's My Boy managed in 2012, but way under the $25 million that Jack and Jill debuted to in 2011. Blended didn't match Sandler and Barrymore's previous collaborations, either. It couldn't take in half of the $39.8 million that 2004's  50 First Dates opened with, and it was even behind The Wedding Singer, which opened to $18 million in 1998 — and that's not accounting for inflation.

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