Golden Globe winners spark righteous anger

Times Online ^ | 1/18/06 | Chris Ayres

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pingomai

[Trust but Verify]

Roosevelt is a big boy. We had a big orange tabby like him until last year. We now have two little Burmese boys. Cats rule!

[bmwcyle]

He comes home with scares in the front of his head, never the back.

[rfreedom4u]

So if it such a great movie, why didn't one of the queer cowboys win the best actress award instead of Reese Witherspoon (hot)?

[Houmatt]

“Once again, the media elites are proving that their pet projects are more important than profit,” Janice Crouse, of Concerned Women for America, said. “None of the three movies — Capote, Transamerica or Brokeback Mountain — is a box office hit. Brokeback Mountain has barely topped $25 million (£14.2 million) in ticket sales. If America isn’t watching these films, why are they winning the awards?”

To be fair, Brokeback Mountain has been doing well in its limited release, according to last weekend's box office results, which can be seen here.

With 200 theaters added since last week, bringing the total to 683, the per screen average is $8,499, better than the top film, Glory Road, which was distributed to 2,222 theaters and picked up an average of $7,618 a screen.

However, it should also be noted that despite this, the film nevertheless dropped from its position of number 8 in box office rankings to number 9.

The mind boggles.