JBL/WWE Not On Good Terms?, Big WWE Box Office Update Reported by: Ryan Clark
Updated on April 13, 2009 2:03 PM EST
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Mike Mooneyham notes in his latest wrestling column for <i>The Post and Courier</i> that John Bradshaw Layfield didn't leave World Wrestling Entertainment on the best of terms. Mooneyham wrote: <b>"Word, however, has surfaced that JBL didn't leave the company on the best of terms. His wife, financial guru Meredith Whitney, also didn't attend what appears to have been Layfield's last match."</b>
As reported last night, <i>12 Rounds</i> starring WWE Superstar John Cena drew an estimated $775,000 at the box office this past weekend to finish in fourteenth place — raising its three week total to $10,740,000. The film has taken in an additional $1,645,691 million internationally.
In comparison, <i>The Marine</i> had pulled in $15,440,515 domestically by its third weekend. <i>The Condemned</i>, starring Steve Austin, pulled in $8,635,183 total for it's run, so <i>12 Rounds</i> managed to surpass at least one WWE-produced film.
Courtesy of www.BoxOfficeMojo.com, here is how the four WWE Studios theatrical efforts currently stack up:
1. <i>The Marine</i>, starring John Cena: $22,165,608 2. <i>See No Evil</i>, starring Kane: $18,420,968. 3. <i>12 Rounds</i>, starring John Cena: $12,385,691 4. <i>The Condemned</i>, starring Steve Austin: $8,635,18
Rey Mysterio and MVP will be moving brands during this weeks draft.
