To: RAY
19 posted on
02/01/2006 7:55:25 PM PST by
Sabo
To: All
They are cowboys. They worked herding sheep for one summer to earn extra money. Heath Ledger's character works on a cattle ranch for the rest of his life. Jake Gyllenhall's character grew up on a cattle ranch and was a rodeo bull rider for years.
The movie cost less than $20 million to make and has made over $60 million worldwide so far. Any movie that makes 3x the amount of money it cost to make is considered a hit.
Yes, it was "just" #6 last week, but consider that it was released almost two months ago and showing on 1,654 screens. Movies one through five were either showing on 3,000+ screens or it was the opening weekend.
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