Box Office Report: 'Bruno' ist No. 1 with $30.4 mil

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It was a “wunderbar” weekend for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, whose latest mockumentary, Bruno, finished first at the box office by grossing $30. Read the full post.

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tracyp
Mon 07/13/09 6:15 PM

Why would anyone waste their time and money to see this garbage,,,,,,,,,,,Borat was bad enough but this is even worse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gab
Mon 07/13/09 8:27 PM

I found Bruno very entertaining, in a way more than almost any other film so far this summer…. See all my summer movie reviews at: http://www.youtube.com/gabndad

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t3hdow
Tue 07/14/09 1:13 AM

To Bill:
I disagree with you, regarding Lisa’s opinion on Bruno. While I certainly side more with Owen on the matter, Lisa made a couple good points on what didn’t work on Bruno; mainly the Ron Paul sketch. Owen thought the threat of molestation didn’t warrant a ‘queer’ comment, but Lisa was more sympathetic. To be honest, so was I. No matter how liberal you are, if you think someone’s about to rape you, you’d say whatever to make sure he got off your back.
The sketches that leaned heavier to social commentary also felt stronger for the film’s raison d’etre, as opposed to the shock value ones (like the TV pilot one). But man, were the sketches on the latter category still outrageous to watch. I was in tears during the TV pilot scene.
The graphic sex/nudity did feel gratuitous at points, so I see why Lisa thought it was too much (and not from puritanical ideals). Still, it fit the over-the-top style Cohen brought to Bruno, so the nakedness didn’t bother me.

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A-Roid
Tue 07/14/09 4:55 AM

Nah nah NAH NAH!
Nah nah NAH NAH!
HEY HEY HEY!
Gooooooooodbye!
And good riddance to a truly awful movie as it plummets from the media blitz and box office list.

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Hey Saddened …
Tue 07/14/09 4:58 AM

Bruno is basically one big Will Farrell joke with less clothing and even more brain-dead repetition.
This is NOT one of those movies you have to be educated to “get” … SUBTLETY is something you need to be educated to get. A d*** in your face is the opposite of that (am I speaking slow enough???).
A Mel Gibson/der Fuhrer joke? OMG that is so highbrow … topical (a few years ago) … and sadly, the highlight for comedy in this movie.

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Educated, but not a fan
Tue 07/14/09 5:14 AM

Dear “Saddened,”
Please tell this apparently uneducated person what jokes I missed in this movie.
My guess is that no one laughed at the “Mel Gibson is a Nazi” joke because they already had — five years ago.

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Potter over Potty
Wed 07/15/09 8:35 PM

So Harry Potter made in one hour what Bruno did on opening day. Thank goodness.

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snickers
Wed 07/15/09 11:49 PM

Bruno was very funny and sick to watch. I didnt get people that walked out of the theater. The movie was great but borat was just a better character and a more friendly movie.

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