Nicole Kidman = Box Office Poison, Part 2

After Nicole Kidman’s last movie came out (Invasion) – I wrote about how I thought Nicole Kidman was box office poison. A bunch of you got upset with me, so I just dropped it. Well, I hate to say it – but it looks like the curse is about to continue.
And just for s**t’s and giggles – I would like to know what was the last movie Nicole was in that actually did well…? I’d say the last movie she did that actually made any real money was Moulin Rouge!
Well, don’t listen to me…here’s what the NY Post has to say:
PITY Nicole Kidman, who hasn’t had a hit in several years. Early buzz on “The Golden Compass” – based on the first book in Philip Pullman‘s “His Dark Materials” trilogy – is negative as well.
“It is a $175 million investment for New Line Cinema, which has been hurting ever since ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy,” says an insider. “People working on the movie say it is just plain bad.”
The picture is said to rely too much on computer-generated images and may stumble with its talking, armored polar bear. But a New Line rep said, “That’s bull[bleep],” and got us a quote from Ted Cooper, the senior vice president of Regal Entertainment Group who saw the movie at the Showeast convention.
Cooper said, ” ‘Golden Compass’ has been on my radar for nearly a year now. I perceive this as one of the most important films to play throughout the holidays.”
Kidman’s latest flicks have been a flock of turkeys: “The Stepford Wives,” “The Invasion,” “Bewitched,” “The Interpreter,” “Dogville” and “Fur.” A rep for Kidman didn’t return e-mails.

















