IS RYAN REYNOLDS BOX OFFICE POISON?
No. The answer is no, but it's an eye-catching headline isn't it? The only legit name that is box office poison right now that comes to mind is M. Night Shyamalan, and the HR for "After Earth" really did try to focus more on the Smiths starring in the movie than the fact that he directed it, and it still bombed. If studios measured critical disdain as much as they weighed box office success to a movie, Shyamalan would've been dead to Hollywood after "The Happening," and it would've prevented him from making "Last Airbender" (still haven't seen it, too good of memories of the show.) But Reynolds isn't like that, though to the shallow eye it would appear. He voices the titular snail in the animated movie "Turbo" and co-stars with Jeff Bridges in "R.I.P.D." They came in third and seventh place respectively, neither pulling any big numbers. In fact, both films cost around $130 million to make, and that is enormous ...