Randy Couture and 'The Expendables' explode at the box office to capture weekend's top spot
by Jesse Holland on Aug 16, 2010 1:13 PM EDT
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Scott Pilgrim may have beaten "The World" to get the girl of his dreams, but his box office debut was a nightmare thanks to the celluloid mercenaries from "The Expendables."
Sylvester Stallone's ensemble action movie, featuring five-time UFC Champion Randy Couture, was the number one movie at the box office this weekend, fending off Michael Cera and the "Pilgrim" graphic novel adaptation as well as a putrid chick-flick from Julia Roberts.
"The Expendables" grossed an estimated $35 million in its weekend debut.
As far as cinema bragging rights, it looks like Couture was a "Natural," outdrawing fellow UFC fighter Quinton Jackson as "B.A. Baracus" in June's "A-Team" movie.
"Rampage" had a plan that came together -- though probably not as well as he and the rest of the A-Team cast would have liked, as the soldiers gave up a fortune to Jackie Chan and his pint-sized co-star Jaden Smith in "The Karate Kid" remake.
"A-Team" opened in second place to a disappointing $26 million back on June 11.
See how "The Expendables" stacks up against the rest of the box office releases after the jump.
1. The Expendables $ 35 Million
2. Eat, Pray, Love $ 23.7 Million
3. The Other Guys $ 18 Million
4. Inception $ 11.4 Million
5. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World $ 10.5 Million
6. Despicable Me $ 6.8 Million
7. Step Up 3D $ 6.6 Million
8. Salt $ 6.4 Million
9. Dinner for Schmucks $ 6.3 Million
10. Cats & Dogs:... $ 4.1 Million
Next up for Randy Couture is a "Boxing vs. MMA" fight against James Toney at UFC 118: "Edgar vs. Penn 2" on Aug. 28 in Boston. For more on that upcoming contest click here.
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This movie kicked ass!!!
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
How'd Randy do?
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on Aug 16, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Scorpion King was any indication of his acting skills........
Though i don’t imagine that matters. He probably had as many lines as they would give to Jet li.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Aug 16, 2010 1:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
randy career thumbs up. rampage's career, not so good b/c his a-team movie did 1/2 of the .....
new karate kid movie and that movie cost 1/3 less.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Team still nets more than Expendables.
Can you imagine the payroll for Expendables? It had to be off the charts. I bet the $35mil they made so far doesn’t even cover the top 3 actors’ payouts, much less the rest of the cast and the production costs.
And how can you compare Randy’s drawing power to Rampage’s when both were overshowed by much bigger names. Of course Stallone, Arnold, Bruce, and Jet Li are gonna outdraw Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper!
I betcha Rampage gets better critical reviews for his role, which he nailed. Randy likely won’t even get mentioned as a minor charactor in a huge cast like that.
"Who's da MASTA?!!!"
the expendables has been out less than a week. how can you compare them yet?
in 6 weeks that movie will be around 140 million and stallone does not get the big bucks anymore. not after making rambo number whatever.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The entire wage bill will cruise in well under $35 million
Many of these actors are well past their earning heyday and the ones who aren’t (Li and Statham) are hardly A-list.
randy career thumbs up. rampage's career, not so good b/c his a-team movie did 1/2 of the .....
new karate kid movie and that movie cost 1/3 less.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
randy career thumbs up. rampage's career, not so good b/c his a-team movie did 1/2 of the .....
new karate kid movie and that movie cost 1/3 less.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
randy career thumbs up. rampage's career, not so good b/c his a-team movie did 1/2 of the .....
new karate kid movie and that movie cost 1/3 less.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't know wtf happened there. sorry.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
U should be cause ur a bad person... JK
Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.
by Jamie The Peach Hunter on Aug 16, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought rampage did good in a-team. Didnt get a chance to see expendables yet but i will this weekend...
I like the feeling of hunting down what I feed my family. If there’s a beast out there capable of hunting down Brock Lesnar, he would do it and make me the trophy on his den wall. But the laws of nature dictate that I’m going to be the one who goes into the wild and comes home with the evening’s bounty. - The #1 ranked HW in the world...
by DrewMoney$$$ on Aug 16, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
OD - Randy is a great fighter. As an actor...let's just say that he needs some room for improvement. Also, look closely and you will see a cameo by Big Nog.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Hopefully he's improving
Soon he’ll have to hang it up (course I been thinkin that for years) and movies will be the only place I get to see him fight anyone anymore lol.
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on Aug 16, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Stallone is a big long-time fan of the Nogs
I even saw him inteview Big Nog once.
"Who's da MASTA?!!!"
RODDY PIPER REVIEWED THIS MOVIE!
Came across this…too funny:
Ooops
Here is the link to Roddy reviewing the Expendables
Roddy was not a bad actor himself
And was my favorite WWF villain of all time. He should have been in this movie!
"Who's da MASTA?!!!"
AND PIPER WAS
Really great in his review of the film
Oops
Roddy Piper’s review: http://schmoesknow.com/?p=2070
It was a decent time waster. I have seen better action movies, to be honest. Catch the bargain show and you will be ok, fellas.
"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
i love the people bad mouthing it
saying stupid shit like the dialogue was bad or that the acting wasn’t awesome….you went to the wrong fucking movie for either thing. I want cheesy one liners and fucking explosions!
i don't know how peeps could have "bad mouthed this movie...
it a sly stalone movie, of course it will be off the hook!
im going to see it today..
formerly stinky~fingers
love how these kind of movies get panned by the critics
for being to far-fetched, yet they love the story about a time traveler who gives up his ability to time travel for true love. Hypocritical much? They don’t know what the F they are talking about. I haven’t seen it, but will watch it to be entertained, not to be tricked into thinking it is real.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
thanks for getting it
people that go into an action movie expecting the Godfather are idiots.
I only have one thing to say to Julia Roberts
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on Aug 16, 2010 1:32 PM EDT reply actions
that and she won't use botox. hollywood is a cruel place.lol.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 3 weeks till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 16, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nostalgia
Have to admit seeing Stallone, Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason Stathom etc.. in a dirty dozen type 80’s throw back action flick is not the worst idea Sly ever came up with.
"Long shall we remember
He who walked the road of danger
Master of revenge
Death's no stranger
Blood and death lived on his sword
The god of war his only lord
Into the depths of hell
Go all he fell"
- Manowar hymn of the immortal warriors
by O damn he got caught on Aug 16, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
How can anyone go wrong with a cast like this? and Its a sure money maker.Too bad Van Dam wasnt In It.
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by BLUECOLLARWARRIORS.ORG on Aug 16, 2010 2:22 PM EDT reply actions
i heard Stallone offered him a role but he turned it down.
No, it's a cardigan but thanks for noticing.
by frickintony37 on Aug 16, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
How can anyone go wrong with a cast like this? and Its a sure money maker.Too bad Van Dam wasnt In It.Not many manly actors left anymore unfortunatly.Just a bunch of winpy douch bags!
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by BLUECOLLARWARRIORS.ORG on Aug 16, 2010 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
Ha ha. Is that the real video?
I just remember the last time I saw it, Mr. Leotard had Tito’s head on him.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Aug 16, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah how can they leave out JCVD?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I saw a story on Yahoo that said Stallone offered a role to JCVD.
Evidently Van Damme complained about the depth of his character and didn’t want to do it because he wanted to do more distinguished roles.
I was actually wondering prior to hearing this how Couture ended up with this line-up. The rest of these guys were 80’s-90’s action movie mainstays. I wonder if Couture’s character was originally meant for JCVD. Kinda thought the same thing for Mickey Rourke. While he has had a resurgence lately with The Wrestler and Ironman, he wasn’t that big of star in that genre.
Had me wondering who else was supposed to be in it and who original roles were for? Where was Kurt Russell?? Come on, Sly. Where’s the love for your old co-star, Tango? Or was it Cash?
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Aug 16, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Sean Connery!!!
How the hell do you leave James Bond out of this movie! Connery INVENTED the action movie…and is STILL kicking ass at 114 years old!
"Who's da MASTA?!!!"
Kurt russel is one of my favorite actors.
Tombstone is one of my favorite movies.
by Conan the Barbarian on Aug 16, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
The movie was ok. The best part was when crews busted in with that shotgun.
Randy acts worse than rampage, but the acting in expendables was horrible. Li sucked, and so did sly and Randy. Props to the rest of the cast.
by Conan the Barbarian on Aug 16, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
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