The Huffington Post has actually admitted that maybe, just maybe, Rob Pattinson has what it takes to be a star. They weren’t wild about Remember Me but “if he can open Remember Me to $8.3 million all by himself, he may just be a movie star.”

(We thought it odd that they brought out the trailer the day before, too. Shooting yourself in the foot comes to mind.)

The most oddly-high profile release of the weekend was the romantic drama Remember Me. Of course, the film was seen by many as a test of Twilight star Robert Pattinson’s draw as a movie star. Of course, if Summit was trying to prop up the numbers by attaching the Twilight Saga: Eclipse trailer to prints of Remember Me, it might have helped if they had NOT released the trailer online the day before the opening. So while some may decry the ‘mere’ $8.3 million, we must recall that a movie like this wouldn’t have made $1.75 if not for what drawing power Pattinson has. Sure Shia Labeouf can open slickly-marketed thrillers like Eagle Eye and Disturbia, but let’s see what happens when he has to open a movie all-by himself that doesn’t look awfully appealing regardless of him.

Besides, as word leaked out about the film’s extended-middle finger of an ending, even some of Pattinson’s die hard fans apparently decided to stay away. Speaking of females, the gender split was 84/16 on this one. Point being, if he can open Remember Me to $8.3 million all by himself, he may just be a movie star.

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I love Rob but he didn’t open this film by himself. The other two stars of the film, Pierce Brosnan, and Emilie De Ravin have their own fan base which had to help.