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Fey, Poehler expected to be box office champs

Baby MamaI've always been amazed at how analysts can project who's won the box office for the weekend before that weekend even ends. But I've never seen a box office champ predicted before the movie is even released. Apparently, though, that seems to be the case with the new movie from two of the funniest women on TV.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie Baby Mama, which stars SNL's Amy Poehler and 30 Rock's Tina Fey, will likely win the box office race this weekend. The film, which is being released today, has been garnering a lot of pre-release interest among 12-to-16 year-old girls, according to tracking surveys taken over the last few weeks. Huh? Didn't know stories about surrogacy were big with teenage girls. Is there something someone isn't telling me?

Anyway, I'm not surprised that the movie will be a success; Fey is so hot career-wise right now that she could star in a Saw sequel and make money. And Poehler isn't far behind.

Oh, and it's a decent movie, too; I'm doing a little moonlighting for our sister site Cinematical while the Tribeca Film Festival is going on, and I reviewed the movie as part of its festival coverage (here's some fun stuff -- including audio -- from the movie's press junket last week). It's nothing spectacular or revolutionary, but Fey and Poehler have great chemistry together, and Poehler carries the comedy load for the movie. I just wish it had some of Fey's snark in it; alas, it was written by director Mike McCullers of the Austin Powers movies and not Fey. Surprising, huh?

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