Jack Black and Ben Stiller's latest movie
Envy has had its release date pushed back. Dreamworks have pushed it back from April 2 to April 30, according to Variety.
A studio spokeswoman said that the move was strategic and that the later weekend was a better fit for the film.
One reason DreamWorks may have gotten cold feet is the surprise blockbuster perf of Mel Gibson's
The Passion of the Christ, which grossed $31.7 million in its third weekend.
Even without the Gospel factor, however, April 30 is a less competitive weekend than April 2.
Now
Envy will go up against Lions Gate's
Godsend, with Robert De Niro; New Line's
Laws of Attraction, starring Pierce Brosnan; and Paramount's bitchy teen pic
Mean Girls.
"April 2 is almost like a summer weekend, with
Hellboy, an animated film, plus a comedy," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations. "DreamWorks knows what it's doing."