“iTunes users must be hypnotized by his ‘blue steel’ gaze, because Zoolander has been hanging out in the Top 10 movies purchased on iTunes,” Chris Albrecht reports for NewTeeVee. “Wait, what? An eight-year-old comedy is more popular than Ratatouille, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, and High School Musical (parts 1 and 2)?”
Albrecht muses, “Either Ben Stiller is HUGE with iTunes users, or Apples sales are so low that it doesn’t take much to make it into the top 10. Zoolander isn’t even in the top 100 iTunes rentals.”
“For comparison, the digital download of Zoolander ranks #339 on Amazon Unbox, and the Zoolander DVD ranks #1,830,” Albrecht reports. “So why is Zoolander so darn popular on iTunes?”
Full article here.
The results are in, amigo. What’s left to ponder?
I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good selling movie.
Boggles the mind! :O
I detested the horrid little brain-dead movie myself. :oP
I agree, the Buy the Movie option was a bad idea. SJ should have pushed for rentals all along.
“I detested the horrid little brain-dead movie myself.”
Yeah, but if Ben didn’t make ’em, Christine Taylor would never get any work.
quite enjoyed it myself.
My theory is Mr Stiller hasn’t figured out how to use his AppleTV yet and has been accidentally making multiple purchases of Zoolander.
people would probably prefer to purchase Ratatoullie or Pirates with the packaging and extras.
Zoolander would be easy to just buy and watch instead of being caught with the case on your DVD shelf!!
“I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good selling movie.”
@Ampar
LOL… you gotta love that line… Zoolander is one of those movies that you and your family can watch over and over again. Thats right, families. Not the typical basement living in their mothers house 40 year old Windows weenies watching from UNBOX or other internet video crappy services on the X-Box.
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Yeah, slappy, the group sex scene and drug use in Zoolander will go over great with my pre-teen kids.
I’ve always wondered how I’d get the chance to explain the meaning of “ménage a trios” to my 9-year-old daughter.
Or how to let my 7-year-old twins know that smoking Peyote for six straight days might make them think they’re rappelling down Mount Vesuvius.
Thanks for the family film recommendation.
Stupid movie, but it was somewhat redeemed by the appearance of David Bowie.
I LMFAO at Zoolander!
freak gasoline-fight accidents for all!
Thriller vid has been in the top ten in the UK store since time began
@Wha
Your too uptight. LOL Of course you don’t sit your 8 year old there. I guess I should have said teens as far as family is concerned… I guess I’m old. lol
Maybe it’s just one of Steve Jobs’ favorites, so he gave an order to keep Zoolander in the top 10 until further notice.
And we all know that the penalty for violating one of SJ’s directives is far worse than anything Zoolander could inflict upon us.
It was promoted during the Apple TV “Take 2” presentation.
David Bowie cameo FTW.
Because we all want to be super models!
Yeah, not so much a kid-friendly movie (remembering the massage scene with the animitronic appendage under the sheet…)
But, I love the movie! (And we own the DVD)
Mugatu is my favorite character, especially whenever he says “That Hansel is so hot right now…” 😀
Wow, he really rips apart iTunes and Zoolander. Lucky for them, no one really reads his NewTEEVEE magazine or whatever it’s called.
@Passerby:
To help Ben Stiller (and others) use his Apple TV, Apple should start the “Apple Inc. Center for People Who Can’t Operate Their Apple TVs Good, and Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.”
I think it has potential.
This article should be at least 3 times longer. What is it? Made for ants?!
Um, Zoolander is an INFINITELY better movie than “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and the ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE “High School Musical”. And it’s better than Ratatouille too.
There are only 4 movies worth watching on itunes..the catalog is so ridiculously (yes…that word again) small that it’s no wonder a mediocre film from the brilliant Stiller would still be popular.
Obviously, iTunes seems to scape up some of the dregs.
Clearly, this is the downside of catering to Windows users.
How else can a detestable piece of garbage like Zoolander be in the iTunes top ten.
Fsck Windows. Bring back FireWire iPods!
Because every frat boy has to have his own copy?