The movie boasts 2,223 (or 97 percent) of its total locations showing it in the 3D illusion. While Hall Pass may seem tame, Drive Angry's comin' at ya with an onslaught of 3D action. Since Hall Pass's premise may be deemed too unsavory to score widespread support ( Wedding Crashers didn't have an issue with this, though the leads weren't married like here or in The Dilemma dud), it's like the marketers tried to soften the blow and make things more innocent through showing the men striking out.
There's plenty of bumbling in Hangover and Old School too, but they also had wish fulfillment to drive male passion. Clearly, it's about how ridiculous these husbands are, and, while that may be amusing to some, it doesn't live up to the expectations of bawdy fun set by the title. In Hall Pass, Owen Wilson and Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis get one week off from marriage from their wives (a "hall pass"), and the movie's advertising consists of them ogling girls but failing to get any action. also launched a comedy, Cop Out, on the same weekend last year to $18.2 million, though it was a buddy action movie. Thematically, Hall Pass seems akin to Todd Phillips' Old School and The Hangover as well. since The Heartbreak Kid, which disappointed in 2007, and appears to be in the same vein as their usual fare, including Shallow Hal and There's Something About Mary (the latter title has been dragged out again in the marketing). Hall Pass is the first movie from The Farrelly Bros. Two movies enter nationwide release: Hall Pass hits more than 3,400 screens at 2,950 locations, while Drive Angry grabs over 2,400 screens at 2,290 locations. Late February is typically a slow time at the box office, and this weekend doesn't appear to be an exception, lacking a Shutter Island like last year or a Tyler Perry movie to give it a kick in the pants.
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