I cannot remember another time in Hollywood history when a movie as heavily promoted as MacGruber failed this badly, especially one that wasn't too bad. Shrek still has some mojo as Shrek Forever After hauled in $72 Million this weekend to easily top the box office, but the failure of MacGruber cannot be ignored.
MacGruber didn't come in second.
It didn't come in third.
Oh boy, it didn't even come in forth or fifth.
The Saturday Night Live skit made into a feature length film brought in a paltry $4.1 Million this weekend, to rank #6 in box office take this weekend (I have a feeling Shrek may have made $4.1 Million in NYC and DC combined).
Poor Will Forte, it wasn't that bad, but MacGruber will be mentioned in the same breaths as Gigli, Pluto Nash and Cutthroat Island. After showing his naked booty throughout the movie, Forte better get prepared to be the butt of many jokes for the rest of his life.
