Superhero Movie

Jeers: Not Such a Super Decision

• Apr 2, 2008 02:41 PM ET
• by Bruce Fretts

Jeers to Nickelodeon for promoting Superhero Movie during tween-friendly shows like iCarly. Sure, it stars Drake Bell from the network’s Drake & Josh, but the PG-13 flick also features — to quote the MPAA advisory — “crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language.” (Not to mention Leslie Nielsen having sex with a corpse.) Then again, when a pregnant 17-year-old headlines one of your channel’s kidcoms, I guess anything goes.• For more Cheers & Jeers, check out the new vodcast.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine! read more

21 Is a Winner at the Box Office

• Mar 31, 2008 01:06 PM ET
• by movienews
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The caper drama 21 in which card-counting MIT eggheads look to break the bank at a Vegas casino topped the weekend box office with a 237 million haul Placing second was Dr Seuss Horton Hears a Who which with 174 mil brought its total-to-date to 1172 millionRounding out the weekends top five were Superhero Movie opening with 95 mil Tyler Perrys Meet the Browns 78 mil and Drillbit Taylor 58 mil Among other new arrivals Stop-Loss attempt to soft-pedal its Iraq War theme via OC-like marketing was for naught as it grossed a mere 45 mil landing it at No 8 MWM read more