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Tarantino fails to impact upon box office
Published Tuesday, Apr 10 2007, 11:18 BST | By Matthew Houghton
Quentin Tarantino has failed to make the expected impact upon the US box office with his new film, Grindhouse.
The director teamed up with Robert Rodriguez in making the three-and-a-quarter hour long homage to the low-budget horror movies of the 1970s.
The film was expected to rake in $20 million (£10.1m) on its first weekend, but only managed to take $11.6 million (£5.9m), coming in at fourth.
The US box office was topped by Will Ferrell's new ice skating comedy, Blades of Glory.
The top ten films in the US are as follows:
1. Blades of Glory ($23m)
2. Meet The Robinsons ($17m)
3. Are We Done Yet? ($15m)
4. Grindhouse ($11.6m)
5. The Reaping ($10.1m)
6. 300 ($8.8m)
7. Wild Hogs ($6.8m)
8. Shooter ($5.8m)
9. TNMT ($4.9m)
10. Firehouse Dog ($4m)
The director teamed up with Robert Rodriguez in making the three-and-a-quarter hour long homage to the low-budget horror movies of the 1970s.
The film was expected to rake in $20 million (£10.1m) on its first weekend, but only managed to take $11.6 million (£5.9m), coming in at fourth.
The US box office was topped by Will Ferrell's new ice skating comedy, Blades of Glory.
The top ten films in the US are as follows:
1. Blades of Glory ($23m)
2. Meet The Robinsons ($17m)
3. Are We Done Yet? ($15m)
4. Grindhouse ($11.6m)
5. The Reaping ($10.1m)
6. 300 ($8.8m)
7. Wild Hogs ($6.8m)
8. Shooter ($5.8m)
9. TNMT ($4.9m)
10. Firehouse Dog ($4m)
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