Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox Bomb at the Box Office

Us Magazine - September 21, 2009 6:57 AM PDT
Story photo: Jennifer Aniston, Megan Fox Bomb at the Box OfficeJon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Eric Charbonneau/Le Studio/WireimageUs Magazine

More people wanted to watch 3-D meatballs than Jennifer Aniston or Megan Fox at the box office this weekend.

The cartoon Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (featuring the voices of Al Roker and Mr. T) earned $30.1 million, claiming the No. 1 spot.

Aniston's new romance, Love Happens, was her worst opening in years, netting $8.5 million for the No. 4 sport.

See the Valentino dress Jennifer Aniston wore to the premiere of Love Happens

Critics had slammed the film.

"Ms. Aniston's role is underwritten to the point that her character barely takes shape," said The New York Times. "Once again she inhabits the Hollywood stereotype of a lonely all-American gal waiting to be completed by a man. Here her super-normality isn't simply bland; it is empty and lifeless; there is no gleam in her eye."

See what Jennifer Aniston used to look like

Fox didn't have much box office luck, either.

Despite buzz about her same-sex smooch with Amanda Seyfried, her chiller Jennifer's Body opened at No. 5 with $6.8 million.

See the Valentino dress Megan Fox wore to the 2009 MTV Movie Awards

However, the poor numbers don't mean Fox can't open a movie, says Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian.

"It may be a matter of just choosing the right projects for her," he told the Associated Press. "She's trying to find a world beyond Transformers, and she will. She's young and has a lot of promise."

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  • jelise
    I saw Jennifer Aniston's new movie and it was great! My friend and I both cried. I'm sure it hit home to alot of people. I'm not sure how close Shirley Anne and Jennifer are but from her post she definitely knows alot about JA's life. Why do people read articles about people they don't like?
    report abuseposted October 7, 2009 7:06 PM PDT
  • MYOB
    all Meagen does is talk the bi-sexual crap. that is so old and over. thats how she was getting the attention from the guys but like i said its just old so i would shut up about that. if your BI -SEXUAL or gay then so what ! do u always kiss and tell?! i can see her doing porn in another 10 yrs because she ain't all that. Jen plays the same roles all the time. are we suppose to feel ba
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 8:05 PM PDT
  • MYOB
    all Meagen does is talk the bi-sexual crap. that is so old and over. thats how she was getting the attention from the guys but like i said its just old so i would shut up about that. if your BI -SEXUAL or gay then so what ! do u always kiss and tell?! i can see her doing porn in another 10 yrs because she ain't all that. Jen plays the same roles all the time. are we suppose to feel ba
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 8:05 PM PDT
  • Shirley anne P
    why dowesn't jennifer get a grip. why does she go with men who are so scaggy and why doen't she get married and have sex with her husband and act like a good human being? she isn't getting any yourger as we can see and why wouldn't she love to have a baby and feel the joy of motherhood. that would be more of an accomplishment than any movie she has ever been
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 6:22 AM PDT
  • Shirley anne P
    why dowesn't jennifer get a grip. why does she go with men who are so scaggy and why doen't she get married and have sex with her husband and act like a good human being? she isn't getting any yourger as we can see and why wouldn't she love to have a baby and feel the joy of motherhood. that would be more of an accomplishment than any movie she has ever been
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 6:22 AM PDT
  • Shirley anne P
    why dowesn't jennifer get a grip. why does she go with men who are so scaggy and why doen't she get married and have sex with her husband and act like a good human being? she isn't getting any yourger as we can see and why wouldn't she love to have a baby and feel the joy of motherhood. that would be more of an accomplishment than any movie she has ever been
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 6:22 AM PDT
  • Shirley anne P
    why dowesn't jennifer get a grip. why does she go with men who are so scaggy and why doen't she get married and have sex with her husband and act like a good human being? she isn't getting any yourger as we can see and why wouldn't she love to have a baby and feel the joy of motherhood. that would be more of an accomplishment than any movie she has ever been
    report abuseposted October 6, 2009 6:22 AM PDT
  • LS
    I would love to do them both they rock!
    report abuseposted October 1, 2009 1:43 PM PDT
  • John
    Megan Fox is thoroughly disliked by most of her potential audience: men. Women have little interest in her unless they are gay for her. Her personality is zilcho and on top of that she has repeatedly said things that make it clear she is an anti-male bigot and also a woman who is fine with assaulting her bfs/victims. She's also dumb as a post; men don't find stupidity attractive
    report abuseposted October 1, 2009 11:42 AM PDT
  • Gloria
    Jennifer is beautiful. I will see the movie. She should try something out of her element but my guess is the studios want her doing love stories becuase they have made money off them. She would probably love to do something more serious. I love her movies.
    report abuseposted September 29, 2009 12:51 PM PDT
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