@ME September 6, 2010 at 4:54 am --

O-M-G, that review by the Examiner, can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post the link? I mean, I'd send 'em an email! That HAD to be long-before Aug 27th, right? Whoever wrote that, I guess, as of Aug 30th, they're NOW seeking gainful-employment, agreed?

That review by "Filmschoolrejects," like WHAT, are THEY talking 'bout? "Takers getting bad word-of-mouth?!" Go here and THEN click on both the Twitter/Facebook index:
www.boxoffice.com/
So IMDB-uk and filmschoolrejects reports the films budget is/was $20-Million, 'eh? ...Interesting, very interesting...!! I've said it before, I'll say it again, I think there's like politics involved. I'm actually, as I type, looking at www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/ it's like they STILL have it at $32-Million, but yet, there's STILL nothing reported for Robert Rodreguez/George Clooney/Drew Barrymore's films! It's like those that they like(wink, nod), get certain facts omitted/added! Look at how long it took 'Expendables and 'Other Guys' to turn-a-profit!

And THIS one is a Gem --> "At Box Office Mojo. Takers‘ domestic total to date: $37.9m. It seems unlikely that Takers will be able to recover its $32m production costs at the Us/Canada box office, as approximately $60m would be needed for that." <--Now, THAT leaves me totally confused, because its DOMESTIC tally IS $37.9-Million, which is more than $32-Million, no? I'm not sure if 'Takers' will be shown in Canada, but that $37.9-Milli is DOMESTIC (U.S.) receipts. <--Runs totally-contrary to what boxofficeguru.com is reporting:

"Holding up relatively well in its second weekend, the crime thriller Takers dropped to second with an estimated $11.5M falling 44% from its top spot debut. Sony's PG-13 offering has taken in a better-than-expected $37.9M in its first ten days of release and could be looking at a final take of around $60M."

I think I'll head on over to that IMDB link. But I'll leave you with this: Grandhustle/Rainforest films should post the actual production cost! Besides Sony/ScreenGems, it'd have to be the ACTUAL film's producers who'll know!

Oh, if 'Takers' was the non-performer IMBD is reporting, then why did FX just now buy the TV-rights?

X,Y,"and Z" -- BRB!!