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Yup, he’s a movie star

January 18, 2009

Kevin James stars in Paul Blart Mall Cop

Kevin James kept me from fleeing the theater while watching Will Smith’s one true disaster - “Hitch.”

But that, plus co-starring with Adam Sandler in “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry” didn’t certify his box office clout.

It took a “Mall Cop” to do that.

James’ “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” could earn as much as $35 million this weekend, and that’s all based on his hefty appeal. “Cop” isn’t a sequel, or a remake, and there’s no box office draws in the cast other than James.

So congrats, erstwhile “King of Queens.” And let’s hope you use your clout wisely.

(Photo: Kevin James proves he can draw a crowd in the amiable comedy “Paul Blart; Mall Cop.”)


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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

Dan 02.26.09 at 12:25 am

OK, so Kevin James can open a movie all by his lonesome. And he can do it without uttering a single F-bomb. Does that excuse what, above all else, is an utter piece of crap? James should take a lesson from Steve Martin who’s thrown away his own comic legacy to make movies that are to what Peter Sellers did what Buddy Van Horn is to Stanley Kubrick.

cftoto 02.26.09 at 1:02 am

Good point … the difference is that James started out as a TV star on a show that’s hardly “Seinfeld.” So his ability to open a film is a surprise. Martin is a comic icon who we expect great things from.

Let’s hope James can build off “Mall Cop” and deliver increasingly better films.

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