'Funny People' Disappoints at Box Office.

''Funny People'' sputtered at the weekend box office, weakening Judd Apatow's batting average as a director and continuing a slump at Universal Pictures. The movie, a two-and-a-half-hour look at stand-up comedians, one of whom is dying (Adam Sandler), sold an estimated $23.4 million in tickets at North American theaters over the weekend, according to box office tracking services. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]