Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Weekend Box Office

Here's proof of what I say: the numbers!

Talk about a sucker punch! The golden age of Zach Snyer may be over. His Sucker Punch, a $75 million epic based on yet another graphic novel,  premiered at #2 with $19 million. Depressingly, it was beaten by a presold property, a sequel to Diary of A Wimpy Kid (subtitled Rodrick Rules!) that took the weekend with $24 million. It reportedly cost $18 million to make. I don't want to think about what this means.

This weekend I took in Of Gods and Men, a contemplative true story of French monks in Algeria, coming to terms with terrorism in their community. I have no idea what it cost, but considering the subject matter, the fact that it made $333,000 is the stuff of prayer. It's pretty good by the way, a combination essay/thriller. Worth seeing, if you can find it.

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