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Fool's Gold

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  • 29   Metascore
  • 2008
  • 1 hr 52 mins
  • Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Suspense
  • PG-13
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Benjamin Finnegan is a deep-sea treasure hunter certain he's onto the find of the century in waters near an island close to Key West owned by a murderous rap star to whom Ben is in debt. Ben's flat broke and recently divorced from Tess, his long-time research and diving partner whom he still loves. She's nearby, working as a steward aboard the yacht of Nigel Honeycutt, a multimillionaire. The rapper has hired a rival treasurer hunter. Can Ben convince Nigel to bankroll his search, convince Tess to work with him, keep the rapper and his thugs at bay, and find a Spanish treasure hidden for centuries and rich beyond imagination?

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Matthew McConaughey
Finn
Kate Hudson
Tess
Donald Sutherland
Nigel Honeycutt

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Awards

  • 2009 - Razzie Award - Worst Actress - nominated
  • 2008 - Golden Trailer - Best Romance Poster - nominated
  • 2008 - Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Chick Flick - nominated
  • 2009 - Taurus Award - Hardest Hit - nominated

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Gold Shines at Box Office; Paris' Hottie Gets Cold Shoulder

Repeat scene partners Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson topped the weekend box office as Fool's Gold drew $22 million in its debut. Coming in second was Martin Lawrence's Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, which opened with $17.1 mil.Rounding out the top five were Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert ($10.5 million), The Eye ($6.6 mil) and Juno ($5.73 mil). Paris Hilton's The Hottie and the Nottie bombed with a take of just $25,000 on 111 screens, or an average of about $225 (20 people?) per screening.

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