Posted on 01/10/2006 11:11:58 AM PST by HostileTerritory
Nothing is standing in the way of "Brokeback Mountain."
Expanding to 214 new playdates and more than 60 new markets, including numerous small cities in mountain, Midwestern, and southern states, Focus' cowboy love story averaged a still-strong $11,905 per theater.
Playing at 483 locations, weekend gross was $5.8 million, bringing the pic's cume to $22.5 million.
"Brokeback" came out ahead of several new pics on twice or four times as many playdates, including "Casanova," "Bloodrayne" and "Grandma's Boy."
Among the new markets where the critically acclaimed pic opened strong were Tulsa, El Paso, Des Moines and Lubbock, Tex.
Pic, which has been nominated for every major award thus far, also experienced its first flash of controversy as the Jordan Commons theater in suburban Salt Lake City reneged on a contract with Focus to play the pic. More information on reasons weren't available, though it appears to be over the film's same-sex romance.
With cities of every size in nearly every location doing well with "Brokeback," the next challenge is expanding further into the suburbs. Pic will likely expand to around 600 playdates by Friday and closer to 800 by Jan. 20.
"The film is maintaining its rock-solid consistency, and I think suburban markets are now ready for it," said Focus distribdistrib toppertopper Jack Foley.
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The average box office revenues that go to the studio after distributor costs, etc. are factored out is about 55%. So, BM needs to make about $25.5 million in order to break even on production costs (that's a given now).
Well, I think its time some conservative movie maker makes a movie from the WIVES or Childrens view of these two characters.... show the destructiveness and abandonment that their selfishness leaves in its wake....
Instead of having to deal with the sympathetic lense of the gay apologists, show the true reality of it.
On the DVD
commentary for "Alone
In The Dark," Boll says
his films are financed
by German investors who
get big incentives
from the government
(the German government) if
their film projects use
German resources.
So, Boll only answers to
scheming German guys,
not scheming US
social activists . . . Europe
is good for something!
I read that post, the person claimed that someone had called in to Michael Medved and reported this.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA> FELICITY HUFFMAN Transamerica
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – Capote
BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE ANG LEE – Brokeback Mountain
BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE LARRY McMURTRY & DIANA OSSANA – Brokeback Mountain
BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE “A LOVE THAT WILL NEVER GROW OLD” – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Music by: Gustavo Santaolalla Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin
NOPE! No agenda here!
Who attended Brokeback Mountain?
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