devise to paper over their destruction of the environment." However, he was turned off by the premise of "Brendan Fraser getting beat up by creepily anthropomorphized animals." An Entertainment Weekly critic praised the choice of non-speaking animals as Kumble's "rare show of restraint" as well as the presence of comics like Bee and Kinsey; however, he found the cartoony comedy direction "creepy in live action:" "I'm not convinced that repeated assaults to the groin, bee stings to the eyes, raccoon pee in the mouth, or skunk stink sprayed head to toe is the way to teach ecological balance." However, Furry Vengeance did receive a decent review from Empire: "Fraser's gift for goofball comedy gets a full workout, Brooke Shields proves game for a laugh, and there's a decent subtext about corporate eco-hypocrisy. The CG-enhanced animals don't talk, and the comedy is as broad as a barn—no face goes unsprayed by skunks, no crotch unsplashed by sprinklers—but kids, not to mention grown-up fans of knockabout comedy, will howl like hyenas." Box office The film debuted at #5 at the box office, with an estimated $6.5 million during its opening weekend; although Summit distribution president Richie Fay reported a positive audience response, he also stated the opening weekend was below their expectations. The film went down to sixth place in the next weekend, where its gross amount was 40% less than the opening. At the end of its run, it came up with $32 million worldwide. Domestically grossing $17,630,465, it was the ninth-biggest 2,000-plus-theater box office bomb of 2010. However, it has earned at least $3 million with DVD sales, debuting at number four on Home Media Magazine rental chart. The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2010, and opened on #2, behind Iron Man 2. Accolades Furry Vengeance garnered a Worst Picture nomination from the Houston Film Critics Society, losing to Jonah Hex. Shields and Jeong were also shortlisted for worst actor nominations (Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actor, respectively) from the Golden Raspberry Awards. References Citations Works cited Videos External links 2010 films 2010 comedy films American children's comedy films American black comedy films Environmental films Films scored by Edward Shearmur Films directed by Roger Kumble Films about animal rights Films about bears Films about birds Films about cavemen Films about foxes Films about rabbits and hares Films about raccoons Films about skunks American films about