Posted on 03/07/2018 11:32:16 AM PST by C19fan
When “Black Panther” made its record-smashing $201 million start last month, it was expected that it would easily keep the No. 1 spot at the box office until Disney released its next film, Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time.” But as the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s famous science fantasy novel gets ready to enter theaters on 3,980 screens this weekend, that expectation may have been premature.
When tracking for “A Wrinkle in Time” first came out three weeks ago, opening weekend estimates were set at approximately $35 million against a production budget of at least $103 million, according to California Film Commission reports. Despite Disney’s usually intense marketing campaign which included TV and digital spots throughout NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, tracking has remained stuck in the mid-30 range.
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Not many black girls named Britney or Stephanie.
Why would you name your daughter after a dog anyway?
People are so weird.
The sanctimonious beached whale known as Oprah is in the movie, say no more.
Is THAT what you call that thing?
That statement can be read two ways. So I need to ask...In what universe?
As a lifelong history aficionado and reader, I don't recall black people saving the world the first time!
Wait. Give it a chance; there's a certain symmetry...
Fat Man, Little Boy and Fat woman...
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