Brokeback Beefing Up [Hits #1 For The Entire Country] [View All]

[ruggerson]

So, what happened to the rightwingers contention that Brokeback wouldn't play in the Heartland?

Read it and weep, bigots.

http://www.variety.com/VR1117936467.html


Posted: Thurs., Jan. 19, 2006, 5:10pm PT

'Brokeback' beefing up
Cowboy pic rides Globe win at B.O.

By BEN FRITZ

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'Brokeback Mountain' got a boost from its Golden Globe win.

Who says the Golden Globes don't matter?

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.

Also bowing, and considered a lock for the top weekend spot, is Sony Screen GemsScreen Gems' "Underworld: Evolution." Indie distribdistrib Rocky Mountain Films will be aiming for a Christian niche with "End of the Spear," while New Line puts Terence Malick's "The New World" in a small wide run and Warner Independent debuts Albert Brooks' comedy "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" in limited release.