WHOA! WHAT HAPPENED?! This weekend we preferred turtles over trunks?! We opted to see 300 nearly naked white dudes dead in a field rather than 8 brothers diving in a pool?
We selected a shooter over a swimmer?! With the movie “Pride’ predicted at grossing only $4 million on its opening weekend (bringing it in at number 10) it certainly looks as if a whole lot of people did not see the movie or read our review. Yes, it was only on 1,518 screens but the average dollar per screen was $2,635 -- putting it well below TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) which averaged $8,183 per screen.
So, we’ll withhold wagging our fingers (mainly at those who clamor for more solid black films) and invite you to read what we have to say about “Pride” once again, and then take your cine-butt to the theater.
U.S. Box Office Totals - March 26, 2007
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - raked in $25.4 for the #1 spot.
300 - second with $20.5 million.
Shooter - debuted third with $15.4 million.
Wild Hogs - fourth with $14.3 million.
The Last Mimzy - opened fifth with $10.2 million.
Premonition - came in sixth with 10.1 million.
The Hills Have Eyes 2 - seventh with $10 million.
Reign Over Me - eighth with $8 million
Pride - number nine with $4 million. (RECOMMENDED)
Dead Silence - rounded out the Top 10 with $3.4 million, reports UPI.
Box Office Estimates Provided By Box Office Mojo