Will 'The Goods' Movie Save Will Ferrell's Career;

'Land of the Lost' lost on audiences

After an unfortunate start for his movie "Land of the Lost, " all Will Ferrell can definitely do is hope his next movie, "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" hits just a little nearer to home with audiences in August.

Perhaps it had been because of "Up" and "The Hangover, " but "Land of the Lost" didn't perform perfectly in the box office a few days ago.

'Up' still tops at box office

Despite new movies opening a few days ago, "Up" sold the most tickets once more a few days ago, taken in $44. Two million a few days ago on the top of the payday it made last weekend as the No. 1 seller for your weekend. America's favorite brand-new release ended up to be "The Hangover, " making $43. 3 million.

"Land of the Lost" arrived third with $19. 5 million. That does not sound too bad before you element in your budget for "Land of the Lost": $200 million. The majority of Ferrell's movies within the last decade have experienced far smaller budgets and taken in nearer to $30 million on opening weekend.

Looking toward 'The Goods' movie

Perhaps "Land of the Lost" suffered because it had not been targeted at Ferrell's usual audience. Even though it shows up as "adventure/comedy/sci-fi, " marketing for "Land of the Lost" has emphasized the "adventure/sci-fi" aspects while its star, Ferrell, includes a long good reputation for drawing audiences to comedies.

Luckily, "The Goods" movie shows up as strictly a comedy on the internet Movie Database. My prediction is the fact that a comedy by having an economy-based theme with Will Ferrell at its center appeals to more everyday Americans than the usual sci-fi movie time travel and dinosaurs.

'The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard'

"The Goods" movie targets an entity that's been a standard feature of everyday news this season: the vehicle dealership. Will Ferrell has top billing for that film, but his character's name isn't yet listed. "The Goods" movie is slated hitting theaters Aug. 14.

The celebrities Jeremy Piven, who's hired with a flailing auto dealership to make their Independence day sale successful. Many American families happen to be impacted by the dwindling auto industry. Any seeking solace as satire will probably think it is in "The Goods" movie.

Limited info on 'The Goods'

I couldn't discover the plan for "The Goods" movie, but all I have seen about, it appears to follow along with exactly the same formula as numerous prior Will Ferrell movies. It will also take advantage of other big names contained in the cast, for example Ed Helms and Rob Riggle.

Strangely, although Will Ferrell shows up first under "cast, " he doesn't come in a clip for "The Goods" movie, which you'll watch here. Will Ferrell also produces the film together with Adam McKay. Both make up Gary Sanchez Productions.

Adam McKay also produced "Step Brothers" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, " each of which starred Ferrell. "Step Brothers" cost $65 million to make and introduced $31 million on its opening weekend and $100 million overall within the U. S. "Talladega Nights" cost $72. 5 million to make, made $47 million on opening weekend and $148 million overall within the U. S. Here's hoping, just for the sake of the Will Ferrell fans omitted there, that "The Goods" movie performs as well or better.