Catch and Release, 2006, Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith
Catch and Release is a romantic comedy film released on January 26, 2007. It is the directorial debut of Susannah Grant, who wrote the movie Erin Brockovich. It stars Jennifer Garner as a woman mourning her fiance's death who finds a more than welcoming shoulder to cry on in his best friend. Timothy Olyphant and filmmaker Kevin Smith co-star. Mat Kearney's song "Nothing Left to Lose" is used in commercials for the movie.
Box office prediction and analysis site Boxofficemojo.com pegged Catch and Release for a $4.6 million opening weekend at its 1,622 sites, with Leesmovieinfo.com estimating $5.0 million. The film edged above these expectations and grossed $7,658,898 in its first three days — with Sony indicating that 75% of the audience was female (with 58% being over 25). The pattern of films that rely heavily on its leading ladies having a dominantly female audience can also be seen in pictures like In Her Shoes, Just Like Heaven and Because I Said So, other medium sized box office successes.
The film ended up with a final gross of $15,539,051 in the United States and $456,458 overseas, less than its estimated $25 million budget. .
Critical reaction towards the movie has been largely negative. The Rotten Tomatoes ratings was at 22% and 29% for Cream of the Crop respectively. On Metacritic the film had a slightly better 43, indicated as "Mixed or Average Reviews." The film did receive "Two Thumbs Up" from Richard Roeper and guest critic Govindini Murty. Wikipedia
