Blonde Ambition

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name = Blonde Ambition
imdb_id = 0887719
director = Scott Marshall
producer = Justin Berfield
Jason Felts
writer = Matthew Flanagan
David McHugh
starring = Jessica Simpson
Luke Wilson
Drew Fuller
Paul Vogt
Willie Nelson
distributor = Sony Pictures Entertainment
released = December 21, 2007
runtime = 93 minutes
language = English
budget =

"Blonde Ambition" is a film released in December 2007 and inspired by the theme of the Academy Award-winning movie "Working Girl" starring singer/actress Jessica Simpson playing the part of a small town girl who moves to New York City and rises up into a career as a business woman. The film also stars Luke Wilson, Paul Vogt and actor/comedian Andy Dick.

Before the movie started filming, the media reported that "Blonde Ambition" was a remake of the 1980s film "Working Girl". After Simpson learned about this rumor, she talked to Empire Online and stated, "I don't know where that came from", "it's a movie called "Blonde Ambition" co-starring Luke Wilson. It's definitely the theme of "Working Girl" - this small town girl that moves to New York City to rise up into this great career as a business woman pretty much. But it's definitely not a remake." Simpson also said that this film is more of a knockabout comedy than the Melanie Griffith starrer, which was a drama genre movie.

The official trailer for the movie leaked to the internet on early May 2007 [ [http://www.moviesonline.ca/TheFeed/index.php?id=blondeambition_trailer Blonde Ambition Trailer ] ] , a full version of a pre-release DVD was leaked on December 16 2007.

Box Office

It was released into eight theatres in Texas, the home state for stars Simpson and Wilson, on December 22, 2007 before a DVD release date on January 22, 2008. [ [http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/catalog/catalogDetail_DVD043396227569.html Blonde Ambition - DVD ] ] "Blonde Ambition" averaged $48 per screen on December 22, 2007 for a total box office of $384. This meant, based on an $8 ticket price, that only 6 people paid to see the movie at each of those eight theatres and only 48 people went to see the movie. [ [http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/12/22/jessica-simpson%e2%80%99s-new-movie-grossed-384-on-friday/ Only 48 People Paid to See Jessica Simpson’s New Movie | /Film ] ]

Opening weekend, the film finished 54th at the North American box office with a three-day gross of $1,332 and a per-theatre-average of $165. [ [http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/thisweek.php The Numbers - Weekend Box Office Chart ] ] [cite web
url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blondeambition.htm
title = Blonde ambition gross
publisher = BOX OFFICE MOJO
author = Lacey Rose
date= 2008-02-10
accessdate = ] In Ukraine, however, the film opened at #1 in its first weekend (February 16-17, 2008), earning $253,008.Fact|date=August 2008

In Russia, "Blonde Ambition" opened up at #7 at box office and has grossed $399,854 to date, and in the Philippines it opened at #5 and has grossed $16,538 to date. [ [http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=blondeambition.htm Blonde Ambition (2007) - International Box Office Results ] ]

"Blonde Ambition" grossed 2.7 million in the first five days of release ranking #23 on the DVD sales chart. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dvd/top_rentals.php ROTTEN TOMATOES: Top Rentals ] ]

Since the movies DVD release date it has grossed $11.56 million in the United States. [ [http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=blondeambition.htm Blonde Ambition (2007) - DVD / Home Video Rentals ] ]

Credited cast

* Jessica Simpson - Katie Gregerstitch
* Luke Wilson - Ben Connelly
* Drew Fuller - Billy
* Rachael Leigh Cook - Haley
* Paul Vogt- Floyd
* Andy Dick - Freddy
* Bill Jenkins - Robert Perry
* Karen McClain - Betty
* Larry Miller - Richard Connelly
* Penelope Ann Miller - Debra
* Piper Mackenzie Harris - Amber Perry
* Sarah Ann Schultz - Samantha
* Dan Braverman - Cab Driver
* Willie Nelson - Pap Paw
* Casey Keene - office assistant

Soundtrack

* Jessica Simpson - "A Public Affair" (For Trailer Purposes Only)
* KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I See" (For Trailer Purposes Only)
* Lily May - "I Got Love"
* Monique Ximenez - "You Can Fly"
* Austin - "Let's Make Love"
* Hipjoint - "Girl From Nowhere"
* MegaJive - "The Way I Rock"
* Stretch Nickel - "Beautiful Day"
* Price - "Something In Your Eyes"
* Hugh James Hardman - "Live A Little"
* Adam Ant - "Wonderful"

DVD release

The DVD was officially released in the US on January 22, 2008, and was also been released on iTunes.

References

External links

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* [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=32079 DVD Talk discusses Jessica Simpson's performance in "Blonde Ambition"]