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Daron Aldridge: I think that by far Tyler Perry is the most recognizable name in the cast, but his role as "Starfleet Academy President" doesn't exactly give the impression that his role is anything more than an extended cameo at best. I agree that it is doubtful people will go to this because he is in it. At least with Why Did I Get Married and The Family That Preys (his non-Madea films), we could attribute their respective $21 million and $17 million opening weekends to his brand name appeal. For Star Trek, the biggest draw isn't the cast but the franchise itself and JJ Abrams as director. His selection has got franchise fans jazzed about it more than any cast member could.

Reagen Sulewski: I think you could fit the overlap in fanbases between broadly-comedic heartwarming family melodrama and space-based sci-fi action into a small hotel room. Perry's presence will be an interesting trivia question, but not much more.

Sean Collier: There are no stars in a JJ Abrams project. The project is the star. The fact that we knew who Simon Pegg, Eric Bana and Tyler Perry are beforehand on this one doesn't change that. I loved Cloverfield, and I can't name a single actor from it. Five years from now, when you ask someone who was in Lost, they'll say, "Evangeline Lilly, and, umm...that hobbit." If they even remember the hobbit. No one on the Star Trek cast list will draw a dime, and Star Trek will still rake in the cash.

David Mumpower: We're seeing several variations in the interpretation of this question. I think Daron has it right when he says that Perry is the biggest name but also only a casting curiosity in the title. I think Max couldn't be any further off-base with his assertion that Zachary Quinto is the biggest draw due to the Heroes fanbase. There is no Heroes fanbase at this point. The show drew only 6.9 million viewers on Monday evening. People realized the show was a fraud and fell out of love with it quickly. The only asset Quinto brings to the table is that there is an intersection among the remaining diehard Heroes fans and some Star Trek fans. And even they would be hard-pressed to give out his real name rather than calling him Sylar. I also agree with Brandon that Simon Pegg would be the biggest name out of the actual members of the Star Trek Enterprise crew followed by John Cho. Eric Bana has been in some big films but the fact that they have all been big box office disappointments is an indictment of his drawing power rather than an example of it.

Oh, it was a Maxim project.

Kim Hollis: Maxim's Fired Up! earned $6 million in 1,810 locations. Why did this film fail, whereas similar previous films such as Stick It and Bring It On have succeeded by comparison.

Alternately, say something funny about Fired Up!

Brandon Scott: I'm Fired Up that the movie failed. Shocker. Bring It On was kind of its own breed at a different time. Stick It, I'll be honest, I can't even say that I have ever heard of it. You can stick that where the...you know the rest. Fired Up was so gimmick laden with its F.U. poster. Clever, guys. Very clever marketers. You deserve a raise.

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