Talladega Nights & Step Up beat out World Trade Center

[lovuian]

in gross


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2131&p=.htm
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby took the lead again, but Step Up stood out with an unexpectedly potent opening that transcended the solid debut of the weekend's most high profile release, World Trade Center.

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According to Buena Vista's exit polling, 70 percent of Step Up's audience was female and 72 percent were under 25 years old—the under 18 segment alone accounted for 47 percent. Moviegoers polled by CinemaScore gave the picture an "A-" on average
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Meanwhile, the second major motion picture set amidst the Sept. 11, 2001, Islamic terrorist attack on America, World Trade Center, eschewed the real-time, docudrama style of the first, United 93, for a conventionally sentimental approach reminiscent of Ladder 49. The result was an $18.7 million weekend at 2,957 locations, for a $26.5 million tally since Wednesday, versus United 93's $11.5 million start last spring.
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Paramount pitched World Trade Center as a cathartic feel-good event, brushing aside the evil and the loss of 9/11 for how that dark day brought people together. The $65 million picture was distinct in a market catering to the young, but Paramount targeted them as well with ads set to modern rock music and the tagline: "Every generation has a defining moment. This was ours." News of England's thwarted Islamic terrorist threat on Thursday had no noticeable effect on the movie's business, which was expected given how the movie isn't really about terrorism
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Even with the Terrorists being arrested in London still the World Trade Center did nothing
"News of England's thwarted Islamic terrorist threat on Thursday had no noticeable effect on the movie's business, which was expected given how the movie isn't really about terrorism"

No Noticeable effect... interesting huh


Has the American public had enough of the fear mongering tactics of the Bush regime

[SteppingRazor]

1. How is Oliver Stone's movie...

"the fear mongering tactics of the Bush regime"?

I mean, I don't have any plans to see it myself, but I don't see anything wrong with making a movie about one of the defining historical moments of our times, no?

[Jara sang]

2. You can't see that this movie is pure propaganda?

[Charlie Brown]

3. I'm curious. Have you seen it? nt

[reichstag911]

5. Bet on it...

...he hasn't. No one who's actually seen the movie before offering their opinion has called it propaganda on any of the threads I've seen.

[SteppingRazor]

7. Pro-Bush propaganda... by Oliver Freaking Stone?

The guy who made JFK, Nixon and Looking For Fidel? No, I certainly don't see him making a pro-Bush propaganda vehicle.

[Charlie Brown]

8. don't forget Platoon

Stone may be many things, but a right-wing propagandist he ain't.

[SteppingRazor]

10. And Born on the Fourth of July, for that matter n/t

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[ProfessorGAC]

19. Verbosity Is Not A Substitute For Critical Thought

That is all.
The Professor

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. You realize it's a business, right?

They're trying to make cash in.

[Charlie Brown]

15. I guess I shouldn't have gone to see Brokeback Mt. or Syriana

because it's a business, and they were clearly exploiting the sensitive issues in those films to make cash.

Movies should be judged on their content, not their marketability.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. Did Brokeback Mountain exploit gay cowboys?

You're perfectly welcome to see the movie. In fact, wear your "Al-Qaeda Flew Planes Into The WTC And All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt" and take your commemorative 9-11 victim skull refillable drinking mug.

[MrCoffee]

4. 26.5 M...thank god we can start making money on 9-11 entertainment.

The terrorists still haven't won.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

6. Amazing that a documentary leads the week.

[Rosemary2205]

9. For the record. Talledega Nights was terrible.

A few high spots but the movie isn't worth it even at discounted times.

[lies and propaganda]

11. I had tears rolling down my face.

Of course, im from Louisiana and had a gaggle of gays with me, so the humor was dead on.

[AlCzervik]

14. "Dear 8 pound 6 oz. Baby Jesus" i thought it was hilarious but then

again i enjoy movies like that, it's a nice break from all the shit thats going on.

[lovuian]

17. Tallaqueda was making fun of Bush's favorite cheering section

The Nascar daddies

it was hillarious... that it beat out Oliver Stones Patriotic World Trade Center

was very interesting

I noticed young girls spent their dollars on Step up...

[alpizzy]

13. I actually fell asleep!

I did have a late night but come on!
Not even worth catching it on cable.

[wuushew]

18. I agree it was not a good movie

I did not enjoy it as much as Old School or Anchorman. The performance was almost too dead pan as I felt it needed slightly more "airplanesque" elements.

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[Cocoa]

20. lol

I saw "Anchorman." Did Steve Carrell do a sequel? :-)

[wuushew]

21. See what happens when I don't eat lunch until 2:00!

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