End-Of-Monday Tallies Put ‘Racer’ At Third, UTA Minus One Emile Hirsch

It seems as if our reconnaissance on Speed Racer—quickly shaping up to be one of the biggest turkeys in recent Hollywood history—proved correct: The film was indeed third at the box office this weekend, taking in $18.6 million, $1.6 million short of the bloated studio estimates released yesterday. (What Happens in Vegas actually $200k more than its $2 million estimate.) And there’s more Racer roadkill:

Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that earlier today, star Emile Hirsch informed UTA, his agency of seven years, that he would no longer be using their services. They write: “[Hirsch] is planning to park himself with his manager Sam Maydew, I’m told. ‘He claims he just doesn’t want an agent.’” His agent Shani Rosenzweig, meanwhile, is described as “gobsmacked” by the news, a state of shock that falls somewhere between “flabbergasted,” “blindsinded,” and “OMFG” on the stunned-reaction spectrum. It will certainly be a sad moment this coming awards season when he and Rosenzweig aren’t able to share in any accolades bestowed up the young actor for his physically taxing performance as an overcaffeinated AV club geek in Gus Van Sant’s Milk.

• More ‘Speed Racer’ Fallout: Emile Hirsch Exits United Talent; “Total Shocker” [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
• ‘Speed Racer’ comes in 3rd as ‘Iron Man’ maintains grip [AP]