nikki finke & "bridesmaids"

http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/first-box-office-bridesmaids-looking-to-open-to-20m-weekend-priest-17m/

Tipsters told me that the studios weren't touching any new film comedies that featured women until they saw how Bridesmaids did. "And they're hoping it tanks or at least does business they can put a negative spin on," one source emailed. "Talk to Natalie Portman about the double-talk she's enduring over Best Buds, a female stoner comedy she's trying to set up. When Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler or Seth Rogen tank, there are no ramifications. It's ugly out there."

scary stuff