Something's Gotta Give
Release Date:
December 12, 2003
Jack Nicholson has gone through a career renaissance of sorts by playing men who actually act his real age (he's now 66). In this romantic comedy, directed and written by chick-flick guru extraordinaire Nancy Meyers, he will play a New York City music executive who generally likes to date much younger women. While visiting the home of the mother of his latest trophy girlfriend (Amanda Peet), he has a heart attack.
His girlfriend has to return to the city, and he's left in the care of the girlfriend's mother (Diane Keaton), a woman who just happens to be a divorced playwright. He finds himself competing with his doctor (Keanu Reeves) as they both fall in love with this woman.
Perhaps a Jack Nicholson/Diane Keaton/Keanu Reeves love triangle isn't the most conventional of choices for subject matter, but the presence of these three performers guarantees that the movie will transcend demographics and has a great chance to be a breakout hit much in the way that Meyers' female-targeted comedy What Women Want was a few holiday seasons ago.
It's certainly a bold choice for Sony as the studio is positioning it as one of their big holiday tentpoles. Both About Schmidt and Anger Management have proven that Jack is still a hot commodity with movie audiences, so the decision looks to be quite savvy in its own right. (Kim Hollis/BOP)
Comparison films for Something's Gotta Give |
Title |
Date |
Opening |
Adjusted Opening |
Screens |
PSA |
Adj PSA |
Total BO |
Adjusted Total |
Mult |
Anger Management |
4/11/03 | 42.22 |
42.22 |
3551 |
11890.00 |
11890.0 |
133.76 |
133.76 |
3.17 |
What Women Want |
12/15/00 | 33.61 |
37.59 |
3012 |
11159.00 |
12007.8 |
182.81 |
204.50 |
5.44 |
As Good as it Gets |
12/26/97 | 12.61 |
16.56 |
1572 |
8022.00 |
10136.7 |
147.65 |
193.96 |
9.22 |
Father of the Bride 2 |
12/8/95 | 11.13 |
15.42 |
1949 |
5711.00 |
7614.7 |
76.59 |
106.16 |
6.88 |
Sweet November |
2/16/01 | 9.73 |
10.38 |
2268 |
4290.00 |
4403.9 |
25.18 |
26.87 |
2.28 |
About Schmidt |
1/3/03 | 8.53 |
8.86 |
816 |
10457.00 |
10457.0 |
65.00 |
67.58 |
7.21 |
Father of the Bride |
12/20/91 | 7.03 |
10.06 |
1561 |
4504.00 |
6205.0 |
89.10 |
127.61 |
12.67 |
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