While some might find Adam Sandler to be Satan incarnate, is it fair to blame him for Time Warner's slide in earnings growth? In a Dec. 18 press release, the media giant (and EW's parent) projected an earnings dip -- in part due to the ''disappointing performance'' of his Little Nicky. The bedeviled New Line flick reportedly cost $80 million but hasn't cracked $40 million after five weeks. Despite Warner Bros. duds like the $70 million Red Planet, which opened the same day and has earned $17 million so far, Nicky was the only movie cited. (New Line declined to comment.) Perhaps Sandler will become an all-purpose scapegoat for woes like these.
-- Gillian Flynn
-- The predicted U.S. recession -- The Monkees reunion tour -- Irritable bowel syndrome -- Charlize Theron's 1,427th film -- The looming actors' strike -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's alleged groping of a blond British TV presenter -- All those annoying talking fish
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