I have not given a penny to hollyweirdo liberals for over 15 years. And never will. The worst book is far,far better than the (so-called) best movie.
I hate to tell you, but this film is your classic "platform release." That means they keep expanding throughout the awards season as the film gets more publicity. It's going to keep making money up through the Oscars the first week in March. It looks to me like it's almost certain to pass 70 million domestic now and possibly break into the top 25 at the box office for the year. I don't know why everyone is so surprised though. Farenheit 9/11 made abour 120 million in the US. Practically half the country voted for John Kerry. There are a lot of liberals in this country and, among the liberal whites, at least, there is a lot more acceptance of homosexuality than there used to be.
Sure, Narnia is more popular, cause it gets the family business. But Brokeback is a legitimate hit too. There are two Americas, as Edwards says--just not what he means, exactly. America is more divided by social issues than economic ones. Hollywood tends to ignore conservative America, but they have to be aware of the popularity of The Passion and Narnia. A sequel to Narnia already is in production. And, yeah, there will probably be some more gay films too now.