Fools Strikes Gold

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in “Fool’s Gold”.

By Dean Goodman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In their second on-screen pairing, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson returned to the top of the North American box office Sunday with the adventure comedy “Fool’s Gold.” The movie earned $22 million for the three days beginning Friday, according to estimates issued by its distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures. The Time Warner Inc-owned studio said the tally exceeded its expectations by $3 million to $4 million.

Mathew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in “Fool’s Gold”

McConaughey and Hudson topped the charts exactly five years ago with the romantic comedy “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” which kicked off with $23.8 million; it finished with $106 million.

This time, McConaughey plays a bounty hunter who reunites with his estranged wife (Hudson) to search for sunken treasure in the Caribbean. Critics almost unanimously lambasted the film. Warner Bros. said older women were the primary audience. Clearly, audiences were eager to catch McConaughey and Hudson on this quest for 18th century treasure lost at sea.

View Trailer for “Fool’s Gold”