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On the 2nd Day of Halloween, Blame the Screenwriter - All Blood Sucking Edition! »

By Burbanked on Oct 30, 2006 in Blame the Screenwriter, Movies, Screenwriting | 4,651 views |

For those of you who don’t recall Blame the Screenwriter, it’s Burbanked’s whimsical feature in which I speculate, upon the opening Friday of three different movies, as to which one will take in the most weekend green at the box office, by comparing only the track records of each movie’s screenwriter.
Based on these criteria, you [...]

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Blame the Screenwriter: Inside Man, Larry the Cable Guy, Stay Alive »

By Burbanked on Mar 24, 2006 in Blame the Screenwriter, Movies, Screenwriting | 984 views |

Friday is Hollywood’s Big Day, where careers are made or crushed into dust based on the performance of a given film’s opening night. And while we’ll be the first (and perhaps only) to allow Hollywood screenwriters to claim such box office victories, we’re also willing to point out that our previous predictions have been more [...]

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Blame the Screenwriter: Madea’s Family Reunion, Doogal, Running Scared »

By Burbanked on Feb 24, 2006 in Blame the Screenwriter, Movies, Screenwriting | 2,432 views |

Welcome to Friday, where we again take a look at the past successes and failures of the screenwriters who ended up credited after being rewritten seven times are responsible for the movies opening in wide release today. Feel free to bring your laptop to the local multiplex so that you can use this as a [...]

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Blame the Screenwriter: Freedomland, Eight Below, Date Movie »

By Burbanked on Feb 17, 2006 in Blame the Screenwriter, Movies, Screenwriting | 1,165 views |

So here it is Friday, and you’re contemplating which movie coming out this weekend really deserves your money to help boost its opening-week grosses. And, because you’re such a savvy moviegoer, what crucial element do you need to factor in while you make your decision? The movie’s stars? Director? The overblown marketing campaign?
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