Liberals Delude Themselves on Brokeback Mountain's Popularity

RealCearPolitics.com ^ | 2/20/06 | John Leo

[Jeff Chandler]

Brokebutt mountin'?

[DouglasKC]

have disagreed with this allegedly obvious idea for thousands of years because they never concluded that an arrangement built on same-sex love qualifies as a real marriage

It drives me crazy. It's same sex "sex", or sexual attraction.

[Godebert]

Why would you pay to watch a movie about two faggots?

[Godebert]

" I haven't seen March of the Penguins myself. It seems like the type of where liking it or hating it hinges on a bong-hit."

Only if you're a dope addict.

[NJ Freeper]

Ping.

("Meme" refers to a cultural copying unit that hops from brain to brain without much thought or any at all).

Is this scary stuff or what.

[1035rep]

I can relate with your wife :)

[Wuli]

Movie Data from "The Numbers - Box Office Data, Movie Stars, Idle Speculation"

at: http://www.the-numbers.com/charts/daily/2006/20060217.html

The Top Movies of Friday, February 10, 2006

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Final Destination 3	New Line	Horror	$7,200,000		2,880	$2,500	$7,200,000	1
2	(new)	The Pink Panther	MGM/UA	Comedy	$5,892,787		3,447	$1,710	$5,892,787	1
3	(new)	Firewall	Warner Bros.	Action/Adventure	$4,331,159		2,840	$1,525	$4,331,159	1
4	(new)	Curious George	Universal	Comedy	$3,759,190		2,566	$1,465	$3,759,190	1
5	(1)	When a Stranger Calls	Sony Pictures	Horror	$3,235,539	+340.02%	3,004	$1,077	$28,081,941	8
6	(3)	Big Momma's House 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,863,302	+237.17%	2,733	$682	$49,840,590	15
7	(2)	Brokeback Mountain	Focus Features	Drama	$1,200,000	+110.53%	1,966	$610	$63,600,000	64
8	(5)	Nanny McPhee	Universal	Comedy	$1,159,920	+227.58%	2,148	$540	$29,175,560	15
9	(8)	Something New	Focus Features	Drama	$700,000	+180.00%	1,265	$553	$6,700,000	8
10	(4)	Underworld: Evolution	Sony Pictures	Action/Adventure	$682,559	+61.92%	1,835	$372	$55,428,452	22
11	(re-entry)	Hoodwinked	Weinstein Co.	Comedy	$488,956		2,085	$235	$45,352,176	57

The Top Movies of Friday, February 17, 2006

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Date Movie	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$6,900,000		2,896	$2,383	$6,900,000	1
2	(new)	Eight Below	Buena Vista	Action/Adventure	$5,000,000		3,066	$1,631	$5,000,000	1
3	(2)	The Pink Panther	MGM/UA	Comedy	$3,900,000	+267.41%	3,447	$1,131	$29,600,000	8
4	(1)	Final Destination 3	New Line	Horror	$2,900,000	+164.84%	2,880	$1,007	$28,600,000	8
5	(4)	Curious George	Universal	Comedy	$2,400,000	+228.18%	2,570	$934	$20,600,000	8
6	(3)	Firewall	Warner Bros.	Action/Adventure	$2,400,000	+162.57%	2,840	$845	$20,700,000	8
7	(new)	Freedomland	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$1,800,000		2,361	$762	$1,800,000	1
8	(5)	When a Stranger Calls	Sony Pictures	Horror	$1,500,000	+227.84%	2,629	$571	$37,800,000	15
9	(7)	Big Momma's House 2	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,100,000	+215.30%	2,039	$539	$58,000,000	22
10	(8)	Nanny McPhee	Universal	Comedy	$900,000	+249.16%	1,995	$451	$35,000,000	22

[bcsco]

"Most people just don't give a crap about homos and wish they would just STFU."

Your comments were well stated. As a Christian I don't hate homosexuals. I detest their sin. Everyone is a child of God. Not all of us accept the Spirit coming into our lives. That's an issue we all will have to face one day.

[highlander_UW]

When you're movie is 8 places BELOW the Dukes of Hazzard I think it's safe to say it's a flop.

[CaptainK]

That chart only takes into account the money taken in. As of today both have grossed $110 million, domestic and overseas. But "Dukes" cost $50 million to make. "Brokeback" cost $14 million. The former is the flop, not the latter.

[Radix]

The last movie that I saw in a theatre was Team America.

That was only because of so many FReepers giving it a thumbs up!

I refuse to contribute $$$ to the Hollywood agenda.

Well, I do have HBO, but thats different.

[little jeremiah]

Just in case you haven't seen this one yet.

[highlander_UW]

That chart only takes into account the money taken in. As of today both have grossed $110 million, domestic and overseas. But "Dukes" cost $50 million to make. "Brokeback" cost $14 million. The former is the flop, not the latter.

You're talking profit from the movie, I'm talking popularity, which can somewhat be determined by how many tickets they're selling. And, if one thinks about it, since it's primary ticket sales was in high ticket cost markets, such as NY and SF it actually might represent fewer tickets sold.

In my book, they're both flops. But the media is trying to present the gay sheepherder movie as a big splashy hit, which is false. Would the same media dare publish the sentence "Brokeback Mountain"...so popular that it's only 8 places below the smash hit Dukes of Hazzard?

[Stellar Dendrite]

who added the keyword "TURD BURGLARS"......LOL!!!!!!!!!!

[DBeers]

Just in case you haven't seen this one yet.

LOL - YES! I have been laughing at all the liberal 'acclaim' hoisted upon the artistic treatment of cowpoke mountain love and adultery the last day or two... The film is truly a monumental achievement reminiscent of both Gore's and Kerry's political campaigns -ALL talk no substance...

[A. Pole]

Bump

[Carry_Okie]

Methinks they should rename it, "Bareback Mountain" doncha think?

I'll go hide now.

[little jeremiah]

BTW Casloy's still here. Why isn't he getting the zot, I wonder. He's classic.

[Erasmus]

Do you have any idea how long it takes to teach full-body massage to a stupid sheep??!!

You gotta admit that once you do, that warm 'n fuzzy feeling makes it all worth while.

[RightWingAtheist]

The media has supported the meme that "there were no weapons of mass destruction." Correct?

CORRECTIMUNDO!