Okay, I had a very random revelation recently. I think I've figured out the secret to a successful movie aimed at teenage girls: breasts! It seems so obvious now. Let's take a look at recent movies:
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen: Lindsay Lohan with average breasts = average hit
Lizzie McGuire Movie: Hilary Duff with big breasts (for a 15/16-year-old) = big opening weekend
Mean Girls: Lindsay Lohan with huge breasts (especially for a 17-year-old) = huge hit
13 Going on 30: Jennifer Garner with good-size breasts = successful
Prince & Me: Julia Stiles with fairly small breasts = fairly small gross
New York Minute: Olsen twins with no breasts = bomb
So what is it about big breasts that draws teenage girls? Do they want what they don't have? Is the audience really filled with horny teenage boys (or sleazy older men)? Someone should really research this further.