Scott Pilgrim Bob-ombs at Box Office

The weekend box office numbers are in and they're not pretty. For gamers at least. Scott Pilgrim, the video game/comic book/nerdgasm hybrid, finished in 5th place behind 'The Expendables,' 'Eat, Pray, Love,' 'The Other Guys,' and 'Inception' pulling in a meager $10.5 million, with a rumored production cost of $60 million. :(

Should we as gamers be shocked though? The Scott Pilgrim comic franchise is basically an underground Canadian phenomenon that's permeated it's way into the hearts of American comic book readers (this writer included). But it's far from the mass appeal of Spider-Man.

Michael Cera once again portrays an awkward adolescent struggling with relationship issues, albeit in a universe where fights are visual effects smorgasbords and enemies explode into coins. Don't get me wrong, the film oozes charm and is a must see for anyone who hearts video games and comic books. Anyone outside of said demographic will look on in utter confusion spouting phrases like, "Is that the internet?"

Don't f*ck with Julia Roberts.

Sadly, mainstream audiences don't fit the bill and although Pilgrim may win vs. the world, he got totally KO'd at the box office.

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