October 24: Angelina, Jennifer, And Zac In A No-Holds-Barred Cage Match To The Death!
Well, not really, but close. On October 24th, the planets and stars all converge and will orchestrate the simultaneous release of three movies. First, the Angelina/Jennifer battle:
Jolie’s drama Changeling and Aniston’s romantic comedy He’s Just Not That Into You are both scheduled to be released October 24, Usmagazine.com has confirmed. (Changeling will be out in limited release before going wide October 31.)
Jolie — who earns $12-15 million a movie — is already generating Oscar buzz for her role a mother whose son is kidnapped (”her performance hits home,” a Variety critic wrote).
Meanwhile, Aniston — who rakes in an estimated $8 million a movie — plays Ben Affleck’s love interest in the adaptation of the best-selling relationship book.
And then we’ll let Zac Efron into the ring, because his movie High School Musical 3: Senior Year will be released on the same day. I know, I know…cover your ears now!
So who will come out on top? Angelina does appeal to certain people, but she’s much less successful branching out from her bad girl or vixen roles, while it seems more people relate to Jennifer as the girl-next-door. However, I think Zac might just be the sleeper here, because you can never underestimate the spending power of a tweenage girl, ten of her bff’s, and their daddies credit cards.
Me? I won’t be watching any of those movies. I’m a movie exec’s worst nightmare…none of them appeal to me. 
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Excuse me, but Angelina Jolie IS the leading role in The Chalenging, while Jennifer Aniston’s is just a little one. There’s no comparison you should do, I really doubt that Jen earns 8millions dollars in this one.
Comment by lennie — June 12, 2008 @ 8:39 pm
Excuse me, but we’re comparing people, not roles. The point was that Angelina is perceived as a homewrecking slut, while Jennifer is perceived as a jilted girl next door, and that might or might not affect the box office returns.
Take notes, if it will help.
Comment by k — June 12, 2008 @ 9:51 pm