Box-office stars Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler both stepped out of their comfort zones in movies that opened this weekend — “Rock of Ages” and “That’s My Boy” — and landed flat-footed.
Warner Bros.' $74-million "Rock of Ages," with Cruise as an aging rock icon, opened to a disappointing $15 million. Sony's $65 million "That's My Boy," with Sandler in his first R-rated comedy, did even worse with just $13 million.
Both are likely to lose money, say box office analysts.
To put it in perspective, the grosses of “Rock of Ages” and “That’s My Boy” combined couldn't match "Madagascar 3," an animated film in its second week, which took in $35 million.