Year One was a flop in correlation to its budget, but $43M is a lot more than any Pegg film has done.Buscemi wrote:Year One was an enormous flop. Jack Black and him should not translate to only $43 million and it was clear proof that audiences are tiring of Cera (and Black as well). Nick and Norah was going to break profit no matter what (it cost just $10 million) and Superbad (which oddly enough has the same director as Paul) and Juno weren't sold on him (the former was sold on Apatow and Rogen, the latter was sold on Ellen Page and critical acclaim).
Cera headlined Youth In Revolt, Paper Heart and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. All were flops (especially Scott Pilgrim, which bombed pretty much everywhere).
He DID headline Superbad and was the male lead in Juno - hell he takes up half the poster and got second billing behind Ellen Page.
No matter what way you spin it, Cera has had hits to his resume - movies where he's an integral character - while Pegg has not. And I repeat: Scott Pilgrim made more than ANY Simon Pegg starrer.
Universal knows this, and that's why Simon Pegg nor Nick Frost are on the theatrical poster for Paul.
