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Tim Briody: Since Adventureland didn't have any vampires, I'm trying to figure out why any Twilight fans would have gone to see this.

Brandon Scott: You need more carnies to make Adventureland work. I am not surprised at all, and despite her presence, I think by far and away the biggest marketing aspect of the film was the "makers of Superbad" angle, which didn't work out so well. I heard this is not funny at all but much more in the coming-of-age vain, and just a so-so venture. $6 million is what it deserves, just ask John Cena? Who? Exactly.

Kim Hollis: Adventureland is 89% fresh at RottenTomatoes, which is close to as good as it gets, Brandon. I think that puts it pretty well above so-so in the eyes of most who have seen it. It's just tough to market something like this, especially when there's not a Seth Rogen with a recent big hit a la Superbad to carry you. And I'm not sure Kristen Stewart's presence mattered much one way or the other. It's not like the studio pushed the film heavily.

Josh Spiegel: Kristen Stewart's presence in the film was definitely not the top marketing angle, though it arguably could have been if Miramax hadn't gone down the "This is a wacky comedy" route. Adventureland is more of a coming-of-age movie, one that I thought succeeded pretty well, but despite having some SNL actors make appearances and some solid comedy, the marketing was too deceptive. Also, I'm not sure the marketing was as wide as it could have been; still, Stewart's been seen in more independent projects, whereas a Twilight is the exception to the rule. Anyway, she's probably too busy trying to pretend she's in love with a vampire to care.

Apparently, God is against dancing (Footloose) and so is the devil (C Me Dance).

Kim Hollis: Something called C Me Dance was dumped into 151 venues and had a per location average of $199. Say something funny about C Me Dance.

David Mumpower: We're going to have to update all of our Delgo jokes now. When you're looking at a $237 per-location average with jealousy, you know you're in rare bomb territory. $199? I think I paid more for a tank of gas last summer.

Tim Briody: Clearly, C Me Dance gets an F.

Brandon Scott: C Me Macarena would have opened bigger. C Me Humpty Dance would have been huge!! C Me Hump While I Dance is a direct-to-video title, you can find it filed under Jenna Jameson.

Josh Spiegel: C Me Dance, C Me Dance....C Me Scratch My Head and ask what C Me Dance is. I think the $199 average was better than expected with the dearth of advertising for this film (or documentary? Seriously...no idea what this is).

Kim Hollis: The poster for this film is so ludicrous - a pair of evil red eyes looking out over a dancer. What the hell? Why would anyone want to see it? My understanding that this is intended to be a Christian-targeted film, but you've got to do a better job at making a grass-roots effort to get people out to see this kind of thing. Or even have a plot that people are interested in, you know?

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