Movies We All Thought Bombed But In Reality Didn't

Lately it seems the trend nowadays is if a movie doesn't do well on its first few days, it's an automatic flop. Take into consideration Tom Cruise's Knight and Day. If you search anywhere, you'd see the word 'flop' next to it. Well, you'd be surprised because it actually earned huge money worldwide. Domestically some movies may not do well on the first few days. But once it is released worldwide, that's when it explodes. Here are some movies we all thought didn't do well:

Everyone thought The Sorcerer's Apprentice was another huge disappointment to Nicolas Cage's career. But the movie was a commercial success globally. With a budget of $150M, it earned $215M. Couldn't really be considered a flop. Now we can all stop wondering why the guy is still getting movie offers after movie offers. His movies are still raking in money, maybe not domestically, but hey, a buck is a buck.

Nicole Kidman has been called "Flop Queen" lately because of the recent string of bombs she has been making in the tills. Here is another proof that it isn't true. Australia had a budget of $130M and it earned $211.3M in the box office, totaling its net at $81.3M.

This movie has been called a commercial failure over and over again because of its huge budget during its time of $175M. And yet again it's not. The film made $264M all over which gave a net of $89M. Clearly Kevin Costner was a big movie hero worldwide then just as he is now with his real life role in the recent oil spill crisis.

I am so glad this movie is here. This is scariest shit I have ever seen so far. When I was watching this in the movie theaters, I wanted to walk out and not finish the entire film anymore. That was how freaking scared I was. It wasn't a ghost-vampire-massacre kind of scary. It was just psychologically scary. The mere thought of people doing it to themselves is beyond what my small brain can accept. Which is why I don't understand why M. Night Shyamalan has gotten several flak for his movies. Yeah Lady in the Water was really awful. But most of his movies are still okay.
Anyway, The Happening had a budget of $60M and earned $163.4M in the box office which totalled a whopping $103.4M in net earnings!

Never been a Tom Cruise fan but let's mention his movie anyway. Knight and Day had a budget of $117M but grossed $261M all over the world. That is $144M in earnings. Pretty huge for a 'flop'.

Another M. Night Shyamalan film. The guy just can't get a break. Sure, almost every critic lambasted it. calling it a boring piece of shit. But apparently, the world likes watching pieces of shit because it earned $317M from a budget of $150M, netting $167M!

This is another film I liked back then. It was so cool for me I used to draw the scenes in my notebook. Bruce Willis was so badass and Mila Jovovich was smokin'. They say this was the movie that ultimately caused the break up of Demi and Bruce back then because of Mila.
Did I mention his Royal Greatness Gary Oldman is also here? Yep. That about sums it up, great story, great effects, actors not bad, why should it flop? And yet it belongs to lists of movies that flopped. Wrong! All over the world it earned $263M from its budget of merely $90M.

Why would this even be considered a flop? It has Jonny Depp and Angelina Jolie! Let me repeat, Depp and Jolie. Two of the biggest stars worldwide.
True, the movie was a bit dragging at times. But the story was okay and so was the acting so it should pass. And it did. It earned $276.8M for a budget of $100M. Take home earning was $176.8M.

This one is a bit surpising. Brandon Routh, practically a newcomer may not have been the best actor but he wasn't that awful either. Kevin Spacey all but made up for what he lacked. Put Kevin Spacey in a film and I'd watch it. The director also did a great job and in total it was an entertaining movie. Specially because I think Superman can kick all the superheroes' asses out there.
And yet you'd read everywhere that it was, again like all the movies in this list a big flop. Thank God for me. I can dispel those moronic rumors. In fact, among all the movies here, Superman Returns earned the biggest. Its budget was $209M and it earned $391.1M worldwide. Leaving it a total net of $182.1M! That is a big F*ck you!

Mom Slits Throat of her Two Kids and Herself for Fear of Rapture

Here is Lynn Benedetto before committing that brutal crime that landed her in jail for $1,000,000,000,000 bail. I kid, it was only for a million but I wish it was more. Then check out her mug shot below after she was arrested for attempting to murder her own daughters.

Crazy bitch slit her 11 and 14 year old daughters' throat before turning the knife on herself. You can still see the cut on her neck on the photo above when was taken into custody. Police reports that she wrapped the kids in blankets and waited to die but was thwarted when a friend came. The friend alerted the authorities immediately and the girls were saved. Unfortunately, so was Benedetto. The two girls are now recovering with their Dad who is a dentist.
Cops say the mother was afraid of the Rapture that is why she decided to end their lives before they suffer. Now this rapture thing has been a source of entertainment for everyone, but this is where the fun ends. When a crazy mother believes in it so much she actually commits this brutal crime.

Biggest International Opening of All Time: Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides

It looks like the pirates franchise is not dead after all. Johnny Depp's fourth installment of the popular series: Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides scored big success worldwide. It grossed $346.4 million globally while raking in $90.1 million domestically over the weekend.

Guess good ol' Johnny Boy is singing on his way to the bank again with his hot wife (yeah, she's still hot, except for that nasty gap tooth).

More here.

An Update on the Tree Man of Java

Dede Koswara, the man from Indonesia who was afflicted with a rare condition where gnarly warts grow all over his body is now able to hold a pen and send text messages through a cellphone. After several surgeries and treatment, this is now how he looks like.




He was afflicted with the disease as a teenager after he was cut on the knee. The warts has since then spread all over his body. It came to a point where his warts were so thick and spread all over him he resembled a human with tree branches growing on his appendages mostly, thus being dubbed the "Tree Man".

Shunned by friends and relatives, unable to find a job, he joined the circus as part of an act to earn money.
Sadly though, a new update came about that Doctors are nowhere near curing him completely. His post surgery treatment consists of salycylic lotion on the affected parts.

As of this writing, Doctors are finding new warts growing on parts of his body.

Switzerland: Where Assisted Suicide is Legal

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland and it has been that way since 1941. Foreigners come to this country because it is not allowed in most parts of the world.
Assisted Suicide is misconstrued as being the same as Euthanasia. The latter involves a doctor administering the lethal drug that takes away the life of the patient while the former assists suicide by helping the patient find the drugs, offer support but leaves before the patient actually kills himself.
The Swiss government is still bound to revise the federal laws so as to protect the intent of the act. This will only be used as a last resort for the terminally ill who have no other options and don't want to prolong their and their family's agony.
There has been a long standing debate whether to limit suicide tourism but recent poll in Switzerland proved 85% of the votes cast showed the citizens didn't want to ban other nationalities from going to there to die on their own accord.
Won't have any witty remarks here in this post. This shit is depressing.

Woman Gets Court Approval To Watch Porn At Work

A bizarre chemical imbalance has caused a woman to sexually relieve herself, guess how many times? 18 times!...A day!
Ana Caterina Bezerra suffers from severe anxiety and hypersexuality. Her situation escalated to a point where she had to masturbate 47 times a day. She is now seeing a Doctor and is provided medication for her condition. But this doesn't mean she has stopped pleasuring herself. In fact she had to ask for the court's help to have her Boss allow her to masturbate even while at work.
Guess what? She won the case and she can now do the deed as many times as she wants, even using her office computer to watch porn. And her employer is legally bound to respect that and allow her.
Breastfeeding Moms have lactation rooms. I wonder when the "illness" catches up, will there be...err...pleasure rooms at work?


Oooh happy days! - Grim Reaper from Billy and Mandy

Iron Man's House for Sale (14 Pics)

Iron Man's house is for sale. For a cool $26 Million, you can have it. The views are as bad-ass as Tony Stark himself. Imagine yourself, lounging in one of the chairs in this place, just imagine, because we both know you will never be able to afford this (neither can I, but hell, doesn't hurt to fucking dream, right?)

You can park 10 of your favorite toys here that again will only exist in your own la-la land.

NSFW: Women with Gargantuan Breasts

More than a handful is enough. But not for these ladies. Why? This is probably a question both men and women ask when they see them. Not that much wondering for the men, more like ogling, but more for the women. These are not photoshopped images.

More here.

Wonder Woman Series is Dead Before it Can Even Start

It hasn't even reached the TV Audience yet but news has circulated that Wonder Woman will not be shown at all. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot. No official statement has been released but several speculations buzzed around the web. Since the release of the publicity picture of Wonder Woman in shiny spandex pants, which was not received positively, trash talk about the show erupted. If no one picks up the show, we will never see Wonder Woman and her lasso again.

More info here.

Odin's Easter Eggs (no pun intended)

I meant relics. Here are a few of them that are stored in Odin's treasure/weapons vault. These can be seen in some of the scenes in the new movie Thor. Try to remember if you caught a glimpse of them!
More info here.

So, Helgenberger was Right: Justin Bieber; An Arrogant SOB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRBkLH2Dr3Y&feature=share


Found this in youtube. This happened when Ms. Bieber visited the Philippines. Here is the video owner's post:
"Arrogant kid.. READ DESCRIPTION thank you My father(in neon green vest) tried to get an autograph from Justin Bieber for my sister. But take a look on (sic) what he did. He tapped my father's hand and the cd fell on(sic) the floor. Nobody from his crew helped him. Not even an apology from Justin Bieber himself. Where are your manners now kiddo? i know you're sick but you could've at least said sorry you are not signing anything. How could you do that to my father."

6 Year Old Aids Victim Lives Alone: Has Dog For His Only Friend

His name is A-long. A six year old orphan. His parents died of AIDS. His father was the last to die. Neighbors realized this when they didn't see him for a long time. When they went to his house, they saw that he was already dead. A-long calmly told them his father died just like his mom. He didn't shed a tear which made it more heartbreaking. He just silently sat beside his body.

His medical examination showed he has HIV, therefore his neighbors don't want to come near him for fear of catching the disease. He has been living alone in a small shanty where his only companion is his dog.

He feeds the chickens and his dog and tries to live a 'normal' life by trying to study alone, reading anything he could get his hands on, doing his laundry by standing on a stool and eating rice and vegetable without any kind of spices.


He has relatives but they don't want to take him in. Social workers and kind-hearted people would visit every now and then to give him food or clothing. The Government has been trying to help him by making sure he has food but he really needs more than that. He is HIV positive and needs medical care every now and then. He needs the love of a caring family who will be with him to raise him.

Readers all over the world marveled at how this little boy can carry on living alone barely getting the most basic needs from strangers. Makes you think of little brats who throw tantrums just because you didn't buy their favorite candies in the grocery or complain that you give them curfew. A-long would probably give anything to have someone forbid him from eating too much sweets or staying out late. If only Brangelina can adopt him...

Thor the Mighty God of Thunder Shaking his Rump!

Chris Hemsworth in his pre - Son of Odin days when he joined the Dancing with the Stars Version of Australia. For all the ladies out there!

Funniest eBay Auction: All Because of Beyblade

A mom got so pissed off that their bathtub was broken because of spinning beyblades that she posted them in eBay.
The item got so much buzz the bid reached $500,000 before it was removed by eBay.
Check out the priceless reaction of the 2 kids in this site:
An eBay Auction to Remember (3 pics)

Anderson Cooper in one of the Cutest Pranks

I rarely see the silver haired host in a not-serious scenario. He's either reporting about a war, dodging bullets or saving a boy from a serious disaster. But this is one cute scene from CNN as Isha Sesay who is obviously in on the prank tries to keep a straight face and fails.

The Most Disgusting Food on Earth!

This is hands down the most disgusting food in the planet. It's called 'balut', a boiled duck egg with a nearly develoved embryo.
It is eaten from the shell itself. As you can see from the images, the entire thing is already nearly formed, with its beak, head and entire body.
So when it is chewed, it can be crunchy because you are munching on the head, the beak and its bones. Are you gagging yet?
Here's the finale, what is more disgusting is sometimes it is eaten with the developed feathers that look (and taste) like soft hair.
As I write this, I am trying so hard not to look at the images so I am keeping my head glued to the keyboard. My stomach is already churning but I have my responsible duty to ensure that this is finished for all you maniacs who like reading shit like this.
So. enjoy the picture while I go to the bathroom and puke the hell out of me.

Want to see more amazing foods? Find out about Korean foods that are still alive here.

Unsolved Mysteries of the Earth finally Solved!

Ever wondered about those 700 pound rocks that move "on their own" over the years? Or the Nazca lines in Peru that can be seen only if you ride a plane hundreds of miles off the ground? What about the ghostly sightings that have been around to scare you as a little kid and even now as a grown person?
Don't scratch your redneck head no more. All of it can be explained by science along with other fascinating facts that we thought were unexplainable except by aliens or magic.
More here...

Best Bad Ass Sniper who ever existed: Simo Hayha

So I came across this story one day and I was immediately hooked. His name is Simo Hayha, a simple Finnish farmer who was named the "White Death" by the Soviet troops he stalked in the forests of Finland during the winter war between the two countries.
This man who is not even five feet tall declined the use of a scoped Swedish Mauser rifle for the smaller, old, Mosin carbine with iron sights. No telescopic aid and he killed each soldier who went into the forest single-handedly. His favorite pickings were officers and weapons crews.
Dude would just pick a comfortable place int he woods, hide and wait then head-shoots each Soviet military who goes into that forest.
The Soviet Government put a price on his head to kill him. Even sending their own snipers to put an end to his carnage but he managed to wipe their existence everytime.
At one point he even managed to kill 25 Russians in a single day. They would send several commies to the forest to look for him and he would take them out like he was swatting flies with accuracy.
One day, someone shot him in the face and was pulled off the field. Several days later with a part of his face blown away, he came out of the coma and lived to a ripe old age of 97.
He is credited all over the world for being the most effective sniper in the history of warfare.

Read more about him here: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/hayha.html
or here: http://www.suite101.com/content/simo-h-yh--the-greatest-sniper--a5714