Next to Michael Bay there probably isn’t a director who
takes a much abuse from rabid internet users. Like Bay his box office success
means he probably has 100s of mattresses stuffed with cash to sleep on and make
him not give a monkey’s. The success of his films also suggests, at least, that
whatever it is about his style that so irritates the fanboys and critics, doesn’t
translate to the public at large. Eve films that are considered widely
despised, X-Men: The Last Stand springs to mind, are actually pretty popular in
reality. (If sales of DVDs etc. are anything to go by.)
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So we get to his latest film, his first since Rush Hour 3 in
2007 (too busy producing the likes of Prison Break & Horrible Bosses) which
brings an old fashioned ensemble cast to a revenge heist comedy; Headlined by Stiller
& Murphy.
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Synopsis...
“Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower
Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street
swindler who stiffed them. After the workers at a luxury Central Park
condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement,
they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them.
Queens native Josh Kovacs (Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and
well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his
watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's
building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is under house arrest after
being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among
those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to
manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's
crew turns to petty crook Slide (Murphy) to plan the nearly impossible...to
steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs,
these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've
been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it.”
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The comedy pairing of Murphy & Stiller should help get
the crowds in and the fact remains that Ratner has a genuine fanbase for comedy
thrillers after his very successful Rush Hour movies. None of which means they’re
great films, but certainly enough people find them great entertainment.
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Brett Ratner makes some money...
Film
|
Year
|
North American Gross
|
International Gross
|
Worldwide
|
Budget
|
|||||
1
|
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
2006
|
$234,362,462
|
$224,997,093
|
$459,359,555
|
$210m
|
||||
2
|
Rush Hour 2
|
2004
|
$226,164,286
|
$121,161,516
|
$347,325,802
|
$90
|
||||
3
|
Rush Hour 3
|
2007
|
$140,125,968
|
$117,896,265
|
$258,022,233
|
$140m
|
||||
4
|
Rush Hour
|
|
$141,186,864
|
$103,200,000
|
$244,386,864
|
$33m
|
||||
5
|
Red Dragon
|
2002
|
$140,125,968
|
$117,896,265
|
$258,022,233
|
$78m
|
||||
6
|
The Family Man
|
2000
|
$75,793,305
|
$48,951,778
|
$124,745,083
|
$60m
|
||||
7
|
After The Sunset
|
2004
|
$28,331,233
|
$33,016,564
|
$61,347,797
|
$60m
|
||||
8
|
Money Talks
|
1997
|
$40,922,619
|
$7,484,992
|
$48,407,611
|
|||||
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