The Lyons Den

Starring E! movie dude Ben Lyons

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Beat Ben @ the Box Office: What's the Point?

Despite Vantage Point featuring an all-star cast—Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver—the presidential-assassination thriller is not tracking strongly. It'll be lucky to crack $15 million.

My Call:  I'm going shoot a little lower, even, and call the opening weekend numbers at $14.4 million.

Here's Why:  Let's face it, political films have not been performing well. Lions for Lambs, In the Valley of Elah, Shooter and Rendition were bombs. And this being an election year, audiences don't want to spend more free time with presidential subject matter. If it were George W. Bush getting assassinated in the movie, maybe things would be a little different...

Your Turn:  Think I'm nuts...or totally electable? Vote below and sound off in Comments.

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