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Butler’s willingness to stump for
the movie was also a key factor in
its ability to perform at nearly $10
million above opening weekend
expectations,” Dergarabedian said.
“Also, the concept of the movie
was cool (shades of Air Force One)
and they had a good release date
as perfect counter-programming
to the kid-friendly animated film
The Croods.”
The same couldn’t really be said
for The Last Stand or Bullet to the
Head, two action films that never
looked like anything more than
the type of cable movie [