“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?
Zoolander’s popularity shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s a perfect fit for the iTunes store demographic (or what I imagine that demographic to be), young men into gadgets and silliness. The same crowd that enjoyed the 40 Year Old Virgin or Family Guy. The scene in the office looking for the files, banging on the tangerine iMac, alone is worth the price of the movie. (“The files are in the computer.” Trust me, it was funny)
Plus it’s easy to watch on an iPod’s small screen. And it was a much better movie than PotC or HS Musical. Both of which were terrible. Commercial success doesn’t equal quality.
So… the movies are IN the computer?
Sorry dallas, but I can’t find anyone here that agrees with you, and neither me, nor my friends, have rented a single movie yet.
I have, however, bought several.
Ben Stiller, I don’t find you funny.
Oh! Well, you’re very, uh… you’re very, uh… kind.
At all.
I’ve got two words for you, sugar: ZIP DISK!
IT’S A CASSEROLE, SHEILA! IT’LL STAY!
Ben Stiller can be seen using the 3G iPhone in Zoolander. I loved it.
I’m sure having Zoolander appear on all those iPod commercials didn’t hurt.
@loki
Your probably right.
@Passeryby
You’re may also be right
You want an opinion? With a push-up bra you could have a nice rack of lamb up there.
Someone must tickle me to laugh when watching Zoolander. Its low-level humour is not funny at all.
“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.”
totally agree!
Hmm, is it plausible that it’s been on the 99 cent iTunes Movie of the Week every week?! LOL
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_itunes_store_offers_movie_of_the_week_for_99_cents/
Geez, now I have to go rent Zoolander.
And “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” isn’t even available on DVD – let alone downloadable. The horror of it all.
me is big pooo
@macbill
Better than ratatouile? Seriously? Cause I figure I can ignore everything you say for the rest of time if you really mean that……
“Commercial success doesn’t equal quality.”
Where have I heard that before?
Every irritating Grateful Dead/Phish fan you meet.
Jobs actually mentioned Zoolander at an event demonstrating Apple TV. It got a giggle from the audience.I don’t know if that accounts for these sales, though.
That’s a movie someone can watch many times… So it’s worth buying (plus it’s not available to rent).
Mur Man!
I love that show, although, I will admit, I feel that every time I watch it, I get 10 times stupider (bad grammar intended)
everyone knows old films are all crap anyway
who needs the godfather or citizen kane when we can have police academy 18 or the masterwork that is good luck chuck ?
I rented it for me and the kids. It’s a silly movie with a cute message and great cast. Ben Stiller plays this type of character with grace and ease.
Same type of movie as Joe Dirt – which we laugh at every time we watch it. (yes – I skip over the your my sister?!?)
Zoolander is a nerdy guilty pleasure. Now that you don’t have to be seen at the Blockbuster renting it….
Just my $0.02
“Obviously, iTunes seems to scape up some of the dregs.”
We call those dregs Apple Fanboys.
odd, the funniest parts of Zoolander got deleted from the movie itself. Well, at least they’re all on the xtras/deleted scenes on the DVD. BTW, didn’t Zoolander premiere on 9/11…or some days just after?