How crazy is it that teenagers are flocking to see a Ridley Scott movie? Maybe there IS hope for the youth.
On 11/8/07 5:27 PM, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > (great marketing job. my fifteen year-old daughter tells me Denzel > was even on BET's 106 & Park hawking this flick) > > http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2414&p=.htm > <http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2414&p=.htm> > > by Brandon Gray > November 5, 2007 > > American Gangster racked up $43.6 million on approximately 5,300 > screens at 3,054 theaters, while Bee Movie collected $38 million on > around 6,100 screens at 3,928 theaters. Gangster packed a more > impressive punch than its $5.5 million lead on Bee Movie would > suggest. > > High profile crime dramas bolstered by star power like American > Gangster have been a consistent draw over the years, though they > rarely reach blockbuster levels. Gangster marks the first crime saga > to crack $30 million on its opening weekend, blasting past titles > like Sin City and The Departed for top honors in the genre. In > addition, Gangster delivered career best starts for lead actors > Denzel Washington (well ahead of Inside Man) and Russell Crowe > (higher than Gladiator). > > In its marketing, American Gangster replicated the bravado audiences > have appreciated in past gangster pictures, like New Jack City and > Scarface (1983). Its black and white poster was even similar to > Scarface's. Combining that quality with true crime and Seventies era > trappings as well as Mr. Washington and Mr. Crowe in roles fitting > their popular personas led to a broad appeal among mostly adults. > Distributor Universal Pictures' exit polling indicated that American > Gangster's audience was 53 percent female and skewed older with two > thirds over 30 years old, while a quarter was 50 and over. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
