Pairing Clint Eastwood with this material reminds me of watching John Huston flail making the ANNIE movie. Just out of their element...
http://nikkifinke.com/box-office-previe ... t-topping/Without any significant uptick in what has been lousy tracking, Clint Eastwood’s R-rated Jersey Boys (Warner Bros – 3,000+ theaters) looks to make only $14M this weekend and place no better than 4th for a cost around $40M. I hear the studio wanted the summer release, not Clint, who made more of a drama than a musical. (Might have had more traction in the Fall?) What’s interesting is that it’s the first Clint Eastwood film to get a test screening in a long time. Unfortunately the knocks against the pic are that it’s slow, lacked a musical background (seriously), and didn’t come alive until the last 15 minutes including credits. Biggest mistake might have been not using more artists’ music to set the feel for the time period. Don’t feel badly for Clint, however: word is American Sniper was a tough and demanding shoot for him but looks good. He plans to take a year off from filmmaking afterwards.