Video: ‘One For The Money’ And ‘The Bounty Hunter’ Are The Same Movie
There are plenty of reasons to skipKatherine Heigl’sOne for the Money, starting with its truly pathetic score of 3% on Rotten Tomatoes. And based on its weak opening performance this past weekend, it seems most moviegoers are already well aware of what those reasons are. But just in case you needed one more, there’s also the fact that you may have already seenOne for the Moneybefore — in the form of a 2010Jennifer Aniston/Gerard Butlermovie calledThe Bounty Hunter.
After the jump, check out a mashed-up trailer that makes the very convincing argument thatOne for the Moneymay just be warmed-over version ofThe Bounty Hunter.
To be clear,The Bounty HunterandOne for the Moneyaren’tactuallythe same movie. The latter is an adaptation ofJanet Evanovich’s bestselling Stephanie Plum books, while the former is an ostensibly original work. But as /Film reader Katy A., who sent in the video, notes, “it’s likeThe Bounty Hunterripped off the Stephanie Plum novels before [theOne for the Moneyfolks] could make their movie.”
For its part,The Bounty Hunteralso has a pretty dismal Rotten Tomatoes score, with just 9%. So it’s not exactly a classic in its own right, but it does appear to be the superior take on the “bounty hunter tracks down ex-lover” thing by a tiny margin. It also did better in its opening weekend, taking in a respectable $20.6 million.
In contrast,Box Office Mojoreports thatOne for the Moneytook in just $11.5 million this weekend, putting it below Heigl’sLife as We Know ItandKillers, despite the enduring popularity of the source material and a well-publicized Groupon promotion. But hey, Heigl knows it could be much, much worse. It’s doubtful she’ll ever make another film that performs as poorly as 2006’sZyzzyx Road, which is notorious for having made just $30 — yes,that’s $30, not $30 million — in its entire theatrical run.
