Posted on 01/20/2006 10:16:53 AM PST by Lee_Marvin
Jumping off a big win at the kudofest Monday and helped by an otherwise weak field, "Brokeback Mountain" garnered the impressive achievement of a solid No. 1 win at the box office Tuesday and Wednesday despite playing just 682 theaters. With about $740,000 both days, Focus' cowboy love story beat "Glory Road," which was on 2,222 playdates, by approximately $50,000 Tuesday and $100,000 Wednesday.
That puts "Brokeback" in a very strong position as it expands this weekend to 1,194 playdates -- a significant boost from the 800-900 Focus was planning before the Globes victories.
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Focus has been regularly expanding "Brokeback" by 100-200 playdates per week for the past few weeks, but decided to take advantage of excitement among exhibs and the public after the Globes.
"We have the opportunity now with these exhibitors to play at least through the Academy Award nominations," said Focus distrib toppertopper Jack Foley.
If, as expected, "Brokeback" garners a slew of Oscar noms on Jan. 31, it could go significantly wider then.
Pic will push into remaining small cities, as well as further into the suburbs, this weekend.
"Brokeback" also has a big weekend overseas, where it's opening in Spain, Italy, France, Norway and Taiwan. It's cumed $6.1 million foreign so far, mostly via two strong weeks in the U.K., where it's playing on 275 screens.
Pic bowed Wednesday in France with 155 prints, becoming the No. 2 pic in the country and the highest-ranked in Paris with 15,397 admissions. In all of France, it finished with 37,331 admissions, missing the No. 1 spot by about 1,000.
http://www.variety.com/VR1117936467.html
My guess is that every homosexual in the world with a DVD player will own a copy.
To hell with this movie.
You mean forwards.
difference between wool and leather
it is kind of comical for me. I don't have tv and don't even listen to the radio any more. The ONLY place I have ever seen the title of this movie or its discussion is here on FR.
Oh, and nothing whatsoever compels me to see this movie.
Nice nic. ;o)
Another good comparison would be My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Its production costs were only 1/3 of BM ($5 million vs BM's $15 million), and yet it has a worldwide gross of almost $369 million. By those standards, BM will break into the black, but it certainly isn't a blockbuster.
I'm sure every gay is going to see this movie 10 times just to try and shoot the box office up but normal people aint going.
"I'm sure every gay is going to see this movie 10 times just to try and shoot the box office up but normal people aint going."
not only that but it may be a place they can hook up as well - kind of like a new bath house scenario or something
I've been wondering if the two-day bump in box office receipts for Bareback Mountin' is due to the Golden Globe awards the film received or the new theater promotion where they serve pudding at each showing. It is certainly one or the other.
Ennis: Say Jack, do ya have any pudding left?Jack: I ate all mine up, silly.
Ennis: Well now what do we do?
Jack: Why don't we explore our sexuality?
Ennis: Oh good idea. Let's....
Moviegoer: Aww dude I shouldn't be seeing this!
Yes, this was taken from the South Park episode that featured commentary about all independent films being about gay cowboys eating pudding. Yes, I changed the names to match the names of the gay sheepherders in Bareback Mountin'. No, I don't watch South Park and I have not seen this episode. And, no, there were no sheep harmed in the writing of this post.
This is very bad news. I wasn't expecting anything over $25 million. But what other movie opens with virtually no box office and then goes on to $100 million two months later? After a week or two box office usually trails off.
The MSM did their job, that's for sure.
HA....how many other times have you seen any movie cited for their sales on a Tues or Wed????
It's just a silly abuse of statistics.
"Glory Road" or "Glory Hole"?
Is there some kind of Liberalese being spoken here?
"The movie is not even showing around here !"
I don't see it playing in Dallas suburbs, either.
I'm guessing it will make a few bucks in Europe and Japan.
Box Office Mojo shows $14 in production costs. Most of the publicity I mentioned is free. So it's easy to be in the black, pun intended.
LOL, your right!
I guess that means all the seats are filled.
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