Burlesque broke a leg in the bad way over the holiday weekend, making only $17 million since its highly publicized debut on Thanksgiving Day; for a film that cost over $55 million (and one whose daily attendance figures are sinking), that's the equivalent of getting the hook.

Meanwhile, Nikki Finke mrows that its director and the studio head who inexplicably greenlighted it broke up after 20 years of togetherness over disagreements while making the film.

I suppose the movie could have made even less money and been even more disastrous. Did any of you see it? I'm 100% certain it will get Netflix money from my household.