Think Like A Man (2012)

'Think Like A Man' Ends 'Hunger Games' Box-Office Streak

Zac Efron's 'The Lucky One' also beat out 'Games' over the weekend. By Ryan J. Downey Meagan Good and Romany Malco in "Think Like a Man" Photo: Screen Gems Productions In the end, it wasn't any sort of dastardly villain who conquered the heroes of "The Hunger Games." No, the four-week box-office reign of the adaptation of the popular YA novel was ended by none other than Steve Harvey and Zac Efron, whose respective new movies performed quite impressively over the weekend. "Think Like a Man" was #1 with a $33 million opening, boasting a higher per-screen average than any other movie with a nationwide release this year, save for "Games" and "Dr. Seuss the Lorax." With a story based on the lessons given in comedian Steve Harvey's self-help tome "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man," the film gave Screen Gems their second-best opening (behind "The Vow") and thi (Read More)

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‘Think Like A Man’ Surprise $33.3M Weekend And ‘The Lucky One’ Overperforming $23.5M To Beat ‘Hunger Games’: ‘Chimpanzee’ #4

SATURDAY PM/SUNDAY AM, 3RD UPDATE:  I’m still on vacation but the box office never rests. Sony Pictures is in shock that its Screen Gems sleeper Think Like A Man based on the bestselling book by TV/radio comedian Steve Harvey and starring new comedy star Kevin Hart is this North American weekend’s #1 movie. But also by its gross through Sunday looking like double what execs predicted. And Saturday’s number was up +10% from Friday’s figure. The weekend total may finish as high as $33.3M. And yet this urban comedy — like it or not, that’s what the flick industry calls this genre — was playing in only 2,017 locations. It was aimed squarely at African-Americans ages 13 to 49 but then would up crossing over big-time with all audiences regardless of race and sex. It earned an ‘A’ CinemaScore from audiences: ‘A+’ Males, ‘A’ Females, ‘A+’ under age 25, ‘A’ every other category. Big online ticket (Read More)

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'Think Like a Man' Stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy and Romany Malco on 'Every Woman's Nasty Side' (Video)

Todd Gilchrist The male stars of the "battle-of-the-sexes" comedy, including Terrence Jenkins and Jerry Ferrara, come clean about the relationship revelations they've made -- on screen and off. read more

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'Think Like A Man:' The Reviews Are In!

Critics agree the clich&#233 and 'disposable' plot is strengthened by its ensemble cast. By Fallon Prinzivalli Meagan Good and Romany Malco in "Think Like a Man" Photo: Screen Gems Productions The story line for "Think Like a Man" is nothing groundbreaking. Every rom-com touches on men wanting sex and women wanting a man to sweep them off their feet &#8212 with both unsatisfied until everything is tied into a neat bow in the last five minutes. Based on the Steve Harvey book "Act like a Lady, Think like a Man," the film follows a group of men who realize their relationships are being infiltrated by Harvey's self-help book. The women are highlighting away at the pages and using every tactic to get what they want out of their affairs. And while many critics claim the movie looks more like an infomercial, what saves the film is the ensemble cast of attractiv (Read More)

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