- We started hearing rumors of a Clerks II release date switch yesterday and were skeptical since things have been pretty mum about any change at all. Today, those rumors prove TRUE, as Kevin confirms that we’ll get to see the film in theaters almost a full MONTH earlier! July 21st, 2006! Check it out:
“Clerks II†is coming out EVEN EARLIER THIS SUMMER!
In a ballsy move that says “Fuck you: we’re a five million dollar flick and we’re coming out in the fucking middle of the summer, bitches!â€, Weinstein Co. has upped the “Clerks II†release date from August 18th to JULY 21st! The wait is now almost a month shorter, folks!
Why the move? Getting into Cannes changed everything. Since the film will have its world debut on May 26th, the Weinstein folks thought it’d make more sense to get the film out there sooner, rather than later. They found a weekend in which there wasn’t any flick that directly compete with the movie for an audience, and staked their claim.
Now, we’re opening against some pretty big flicks (â€Lady in the Waterâ€, “Monster Houseâ€), but nothing that’s appealing directly to our core audience. So while we’ll never open at number one (those two flicks alone are pretty mass-appeal movies), we stand to make a decent chunk of change and wind up somewhere in the top ten.
Good news for me, great news for anyone who’s been patiently waiting for “Clerks II†to open.
Peep the release schedule changes here… and also here.
(Note: those links list the film’s title as “Clerks II: The Passion of the Clerksâ€. That’s incorrect. It’s still simply good ol’ “Clerks IIâ€.)
In this webmaster’s opinion, while Monster House and Lady in the Water are definitely higher profile flicks, neither trailer is overly thrilling. We’re still on the side of realism with Kevin regarding a first place finish, but have a feeling that the dollar amounts aren’t going to be that far apart, really. Keep in mind Clerks II will have a much smaller release, screen-wise, so we’ll want to keep a close eye on those per-screen averages come July. Just a little over two months and counting now!
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