Posted on 05/14/2018 3:02:07 PM PDT by EdnaMode
While “Avengers: Infinity War” has dominated the box office in recent weeks, a new documentary about a different kind of hero has still managed to draw crowds.
“RBG,” a look at the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (the glass-ceiling shattering jurist who became a meme), secured the 10th slot at the domestic box office this weekend with $1.16 million. That’s a major feat considering that the non-fiction film, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, was showing in just 180 screens. Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media’s collaboration launched in limited release on May 4, with $560,000 in 34 locations for an impressive per screen average of $16,471.
“It’s a gutsy move on paper,” box office analyst at comScore Paul Dergarbedian said of “RBG’s” summer release. In comparison, Magnolia’s highest-grossing documentary to date, “I am Not Your Negro” ($7 million), bowed in February during the height of awards season.
The top-grossing movies of 2018 so far — Black Panther ($696.2 million), “Avengers: Infinity War” ($547.8 million), and “A Quiet Place (169.6 million) — have become cultural touchstones. It’s rare, but not impossible, for a documentary to become a conversation point. Politically charged pics such as “Fahrenheit 911” and “An Inconvenient Truth” have proved just that.
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Percentage of Hillary Voters to have watched RBG so far: .33%
Not very impressive when you look at it that way.
Did Buzzi Ginsberg ever look like the young actress who portrays her?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was awesome as Smeagol in Lord of the Rings.
It would be a great thing if the members of the SCOTUS actually believed in the Constitution. They have one job!
The way RBG snoozes all time a better role for her would have been the dead guy at Weekend at Bernies.
Uh, just to be clear, my RBG does stand for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Keep calm and carry on.....
Per CNN
Some comments on Twitter pitted Ginsburg against President Donald Trump, who in 2016 tweeted that “Her mind is shot — resign!” after she publicly criticized him and deemed him a “faker.” Trump has also said that he expects Ginsburg to leave the court while he is president and able to replace her with a new justice.
Ginsburg’s intention to remain on the bench at least through 2020 is not unexpected. Ginsburg has made clear in interviews that she would stay if her health holds. She has survived two bouts with cancer, colorectal in 1999 and pancreatic in 2009, and says she gets regular check-ups.
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Harry Reid, John McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg all have/had cancer..
Is that Michael Jackson’s glove?
It’s a long time to next year’s award season, but I predict this movie will win Oscars, Golden globes etc.
the meant SCAVENGER
I’d like to see a documentary about Scalia’s amazing career and suspicious death.
They should be able to sell a few tickets given the millions in free advertising they have gotten.
“Did Buzzi Ginsberg ever look like the young actress who portrays her?”
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Yes. When she briefly dated a major in the Union Army shortly after the Battle of Antietam.
Perfect.
That’s a good one right there.
You owe me a new keyboard!
LOL
“Is that Michael Jackson’s glove?”
No, it’s just the scales on her reptilian hand.
“Is that Michael Jackson’s glove?”
No, it’s just the scales on her reptilian hand.
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