‘Pineapple Express’ the latest stoner hit
Monday, August 11th, 2008 at 11:33 am | By: Radical Russ
‘Pineapple Express’ the latest stoner hit – CNN.com
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Stoners are riding high nowadays. Fans are buzzing about the reunion of Cheech and Chong after a long feud, and a couple of tokers are lighting up the box office with “Pineapple Express.”The movie casts Seth Rogen as a pot smoker hunted by druglords and crooked cops after he witnesses a murder. He leaves a smoking gun — or rather, a smoking roach — at the scene, a strain of pot called Pineapple Express that’s so potent and rare, the bad guys can track it back to its source: Rogen’s dealer, played by James Franco.
So the duo ends up as an odd couple on the run. Rogen’s pot-hound is a fairly responsible guy with a day job as a process server, while Franco’s peddler is so lovably fuzzy-headed from the weed that it’s a wonder he can tell a nickel bag from a potted fern.
“Pineapple Express” inhaled a healthy $40.5 million at the box office since opening Wednesday, no doubt securing Rogen and Franco a perpetual place among partiers’ pantheon of Hollywood bong buddies.
According to the website the-movie-times.com, which tracks box-office receipts, Pineapple Express’s $40 million has grossed more than Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, which grossed about $38 million. Of course, the sales of DVDs and the international box office may push both of these movies closer to $100 million between them, especially considering Pineapple Express is still in wide release.
Topics: Harold & Kumar, Pineapple Express, stoner movies
