Brokeback Mountain opening Dec. 9
12-19-05, 10:22 AM
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In terms of the ending, I have heard that the author has said
At least that's her viewpoint.
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12-19-05, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
I just love when movies such as "BM" bring out the heterophobes. These types and their ilk don't hesitate to fling nasty names at anyone who knows that homosexuality is immoral. ...
12-19-05, 11:17 AM
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Well after saying I would not see it I did anyway. It was a good film. The crowd had a lot of variety. The crowd clapped at the end which seem strange with the way the film ends. I would give it 3 out of 4. The scenery was amazing. My wife found it funny that they did the dishes more than they had sex. 
12-19-05, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. DVD
I got news for you, that wasn't Wyoming, it was Alberta,Canada!
12-19-05, 11:54 AM
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It made #8 this weekend which is fantastic considering it is still only playing in limited release.
'Brokeback' Wrangles Strong Numbers in Expansion
by Brandon Gray
December 18, 2005
In limited release, Brokeback Mountain saw another stampede of moviegoers in its second weekend, while there was no springtime for The Producers in its debut.
Focus Features' cowboy love story lassoed an estimated $2.4 million from 69 locations, averaging a potent $34,188 per site, raising the total to $3.3 million in 10 days.
Last weekend, Brokeback Mountain trumpeted a $109,485 average at five bustling theaters in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. It's natural for a picture's average to drop significantly as it adds smaller markets.
"The danger with distributing a movie like this is if you get ahead of it, you lose it," said Jack Foley, Focus' president of distribution. "We'll do what we have to do to meet the business capabilities and the demand. I'd love to see this movie in 2,000 theaters. I have no limits to how wide I want it to go."
Foley said that the expansion will be more aggressive than previously planned, with around 275 theaters set for Jan. 6 and about 400 for Jan. 13. The original intent was to be in 300 venues by the end of January.
MOUNTAIN HIGH: Brokeback Mountain's eighth-place finish in the weekend box-office tally betrays its accomplishments. The groundbreaking film took in $2.4 million across just 69 theaters, an average of $34,194 per screening — a record for a non-IMAX film with more than 50 playdates — and is the first film since 1995 to crack the box-office Top 10 while in fewer than 100 theaters. "You can't do what we're doing [appealing to just] one demographic," a Focus Pictures exec tells Variety. "The notion that this is a 'gay film' is proving to be mistaken."
'Brokeback' Wrangles Strong Numbers in Expansion
by Brandon Gray
December 18, 2005
In limited release, Brokeback Mountain saw another stampede of moviegoers in its second weekend, while there was no springtime for The Producers in its debut.
Focus Features' cowboy love story lassoed an estimated $2.4 million from 69 locations, averaging a potent $34,188 per site, raising the total to $3.3 million in 10 days.
Last weekend, Brokeback Mountain trumpeted a $109,485 average at five bustling theaters in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. It's natural for a picture's average to drop significantly as it adds smaller markets.
"The danger with distributing a movie like this is if you get ahead of it, you lose it," said Jack Foley, Focus' president of distribution. "We'll do what we have to do to meet the business capabilities and the demand. I'd love to see this movie in 2,000 theaters. I have no limits to how wide I want it to go."
Foley said that the expansion will be more aggressive than previously planned, with around 275 theaters set for Jan. 6 and about 400 for Jan. 13. The original intent was to be in 300 venues by the end of January.
MOUNTAIN HIGH: Brokeback Mountain's eighth-place finish in the weekend box-office tally betrays its accomplishments. The groundbreaking film took in $2.4 million across just 69 theaters, an average of $34,194 per screening — a record for a non-IMAX film with more than 50 playdates — and is the first film since 1995 to crack the box-office Top 10 while in fewer than 100 theaters. "You can't do what we're doing [appealing to just] one demographic," a Focus Pictures exec tells Variety. "The notion that this is a 'gay film' is proving to be mistaken."
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12-19-05, 12:57 PM
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1st week: Highest per-screen average ever on record while being shown on 5 screens.
2nd week: First movie since 1995's Pochahontas to crack the top 10 while being shown on less than 100 screens.
2nd week: First movie since 1995's Pochahontas to crack the top 10 while being shown on less than 100 screens.
12-19-05, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by adamblast
1st week: Highest per-screen average ever on record while being shown on 5 screens.
2nd week: First movie since 1995's Pochahontas to crack the top 10 while being shown on less than 100 screens.
2nd week: First movie since 1995's Pochahontas to crack the top 10 while being shown on less than 100 screens.
12-19-05, 03:43 PM
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Might check it out this week if I get my christmas shopping done early.
it's now open at a bunch of houses here in nyc...including the AMC in times square which is damn mainstream.
it's now open at a bunch of houses here in nyc...including the AMC in times square which is damn mainstream.
12-20-05, 07:40 AM
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creekdipper, if you have seen the movie and want to comment on it, then do so while sticking to the actual movie. If you want to debate the merit of homosexuality in film or to debate the morality particular forms of sexual expression, then this is not the appropriate thread.
BTW...did anyone ever comment about the fact that these guys are carrying on an adulterous, dishonest relationship that hurts their "wives" and families?? <Sorry..."bible-belt crackhead" craziness coming out there. Realize that archaic notions such as honesty, faithfulness, and truth have no place in discussing such a "beautiful" love story>
***One related comment that has nothing to do with the other topics discussed: If BM only costs $14 million to make, why do I so often read that studios avoid making westerns because they are so "costly"?? Have the quality westerns ("Unforgiven", "Dances With Wolves", "Open Range", "The Missing") released over the past 10-15 years not done all right at the box office?
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12-20-05, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
***One related comment that has nothing to do with the other topics discussed: If BM only costs $14 million to make, why do I so often read that studios avoid making westerns because they are so "costly"?? Have the quality westerns ("Unforgiven", "Dances With Wolves", "Open Range", "The Missing") released over the past 10-15 years not done all right at the box office?
12-20-05, 10:33 AM
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Looking at Western's top money makers, Dances with Wolves made 184.2 million and opened limited. Man, looking at the list, I didn't realize that Dead Man only got released to a max of 37 screens, that is one of my favorite movies of the year.
from boxofficemojo.com:
from boxofficemojo.com:
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date
1 Dances With Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1,636 $598,257 14 11/9/90
2 Maverick WB $101,631,272 2,537 $17,248,545 2,537 5/20/94
3 Unforgiven WB $101,157,447 2,087 $15,018,007 2,071 8/7/92
4 Back to the Future Part III Uni. $87,727,583 2,070 $19,089,645 2,019 5/25/90
5 Open Range BV $58,331,254 2,268 $14,047,781 2,075 8/15/03
6 Shanghai Noon BV $56,937,502 2,751 $15,607,034 2,711 5/26/00
7 Tombstone BV $56,505,065 1,955 $6,454,752 1,504 12/24/93
8 Young Guns Fox $45,661,556 1,416 $7,011,393 1,387 8/12/88
9 Young Guns II Fox $44,143,410 1,770 $8,017,438 1,770 8/3/90
10 Pale Rider WB $41,410,568 1,710 $9,119,111 1,710 6/28/85
11 Silverado Col. $32,192,570 1,190 $3,522,897 1,168 7/12/85
12 The Missing SonR $27,011,180 2,756 $10,833,633 2,756 11/26/03
13 Wyatt Earp WB $25,052,000 1,859 $7,543,504 1,859 6/24/94
14 Quigley Down Under MGM $21,413,105 1,094 $3,853,149 996 10/19/90
15 The Quick and the Dead Sony $18,636,537 2,158 $6,515,861 2,158 2/10/95
16 Geronimo: An American Legend Col. $18,635,620 1,636 $4,018,452 1,605 12/10/93
17 Posse Gram. $18,289,763 949 $5,311,902 949 5/14/93
18 The Long Riders UA $15,795,189 - $2,351,112 759 5/16/80
19 Bad Girls Fox $15,240,435 2,012 $5,012,200 2,008 4/22/94
20 American Outlaws WB $13,342,790 2,348 $4,855,475 2,348 8/17/01
21 The Legend of the Lone Ranger Uni. $12,617,845 - $2,945,600 1,018 5/22/81
22 Comin' at Ya! Film $12,000,000 - n/a - Jun 1981
23 Comes a Horseman MGM $9,585,769 - n/a - 10/25/78
24 The Frisco Kid WB $9,346,177 - $160,292 26 7/13/79
25 Goin' South Par. $7,435,671 - n/a - 10/6/78
26 Rustler's Rhapsody Par. $6,090,497 1,480 $2,374,973 1,480 5/10/85
27 The Grey Fox MGM $5,516,140 - n/a - 3/13/83
28 Heaven's Gate UA $3,484,331 - n/a - 11/19/80
]29 Brokeback Mountain Focus $3,474,311 69 $547,425 5 12/9/05
30 Wild Bill MGM $2,193,982 775 $987,515 775 12/1/95
31 Barbarosa Uni. $1,736,123 187 $285,312 187 2/19/82
32 Dead Man Mira. $1,037,847 37 $104,649 16 5/10/96
33 Lust in the Dust NW $727,639 - n/a - 2/8/85
34 Thousand Pieces of Gold Grey $717,772 10 $16,553 1 4/26/91
35 The Claim MGM $669,258 29 $7,131 1 12/29/00
36 Texas Rangers Mira. $623,374 404 $319,516 402 11/30/01
37 The Ballad of Little Jo FL $543,091 40 $20,773 3 8/20/93
38 Cattle Annie and Little Britches Uni. $534,816 - $115,679 215 4/24/81
39 Silent Tongue Trim. $61,274 3 $18,227 3 2/25/94
40 South of Heaven, West of Hell BSR $28,149 9 $16,666 9 6/15/01
1 Dances With Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1,636 $598,257 14 11/9/90
2 Maverick WB $101,631,272 2,537 $17,248,545 2,537 5/20/94
3 Unforgiven WB $101,157,447 2,087 $15,018,007 2,071 8/7/92
4 Back to the Future Part III Uni. $87,727,583 2,070 $19,089,645 2,019 5/25/90
5 Open Range BV $58,331,254 2,268 $14,047,781 2,075 8/15/03
6 Shanghai Noon BV $56,937,502 2,751 $15,607,034 2,711 5/26/00
7 Tombstone BV $56,505,065 1,955 $6,454,752 1,504 12/24/93
8 Young Guns Fox $45,661,556 1,416 $7,011,393 1,387 8/12/88
9 Young Guns II Fox $44,143,410 1,770 $8,017,438 1,770 8/3/90
10 Pale Rider WB $41,410,568 1,710 $9,119,111 1,710 6/28/85
11 Silverado Col. $32,192,570 1,190 $3,522,897 1,168 7/12/85
12 The Missing SonR $27,011,180 2,756 $10,833,633 2,756 11/26/03
13 Wyatt Earp WB $25,052,000 1,859 $7,543,504 1,859 6/24/94
14 Quigley Down Under MGM $21,413,105 1,094 $3,853,149 996 10/19/90
15 The Quick and the Dead Sony $18,636,537 2,158 $6,515,861 2,158 2/10/95
16 Geronimo: An American Legend Col. $18,635,620 1,636 $4,018,452 1,605 12/10/93
17 Posse Gram. $18,289,763 949 $5,311,902 949 5/14/93
18 The Long Riders UA $15,795,189 - $2,351,112 759 5/16/80
19 Bad Girls Fox $15,240,435 2,012 $5,012,200 2,008 4/22/94
20 American Outlaws WB $13,342,790 2,348 $4,855,475 2,348 8/17/01
21 The Legend of the Lone Ranger Uni. $12,617,845 - $2,945,600 1,018 5/22/81
22 Comin' at Ya! Film $12,000,000 - n/a - Jun 1981
23 Comes a Horseman MGM $9,585,769 - n/a - 10/25/78
24 The Frisco Kid WB $9,346,177 - $160,292 26 7/13/79
25 Goin' South Par. $7,435,671 - n/a - 10/6/78
26 Rustler's Rhapsody Par. $6,090,497 1,480 $2,374,973 1,480 5/10/85
27 The Grey Fox MGM $5,516,140 - n/a - 3/13/83
28 Heaven's Gate UA $3,484,331 - n/a - 11/19/80
]29 Brokeback Mountain Focus $3,474,311 69 $547,425 5 12/9/05
30 Wild Bill MGM $2,193,982 775 $987,515 775 12/1/95
31 Barbarosa Uni. $1,736,123 187 $285,312 187 2/19/82
32 Dead Man Mira. $1,037,847 37 $104,649 16 5/10/96
33 Lust in the Dust NW $727,639 - n/a - 2/8/85
34 Thousand Pieces of Gold Grey $717,772 10 $16,553 1 4/26/91
35 The Claim MGM $669,258 29 $7,131 1 12/29/00
36 Texas Rangers Mira. $623,374 404 $319,516 402 11/30/01
37 The Ballad of Little Jo FL $543,091 40 $20,773 3 8/20/93
38 Cattle Annie and Little Britches Uni. $534,816 - $115,679 215 4/24/81
39 Silent Tongue Trim. $61,274 3 $18,227 3 2/25/94
40 South of Heaven, West of Hell BSR $28,149 9 $16,666 9 6/15/01
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12-20-05, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
BTW...did anyone ever comment about the fact that these guys are carrying on an adulterous, dishonest relationship that hurts their "wives" and families?? <Sorry..."bible-belt crackhead" craziness coming out there. Realize that archaic notions such as honesty, faithfulness, and truth have no place in discussing such a "beautiful" love story>
It's worth pointing out that being married and "living a double life" is still a very common way of dealing with being gay--and that it's a problem created by repression, not by homosexuality. It's still the most common way of coping in repressive cultures like the Musliums and even present-day Mormons. As the TV Guide reviewer put it: "Lee's film says unequivocally to straight audiences that it's in everyone's best interest for gay couples to live openly and safely."
12-20-05, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by creekdipper
BTW...did anyone ever comment about the fact that these guys are carrying on an adulterous, dishonest relationship that hurts their "wives" and families?? <Sorry..."bible-belt crackhead" craziness coming out there. Realize that archaic notions such as honesty, faithfulness, and truth have no place in discussing such a "beautiful" love story>
The whole basis of the movie is and is very true to life in its portrayal of society and what men should act like and who they should be with even if they are unhappy. When they go against what they are feelings towards men (and I know a few in real life) they ruin not only their own lives but the people around them as well.
If society were more supportive of their feelings instead of making them hide them because of hate than they would be better off in the first place.
12-20-05, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisKnudsen
Westerns also don't really make much money. I won't be surprised if Brokeback Mountain becomes the highest grossing western of all time.
12-20-05, 04:27 PM
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Thanks for the information regarding western grosses (although had to laugh at seeing Back To The Future III on the list). Sad to see the fine western The Long Riders barely ahead of Bad Girls. Also interesting to note the nearly identical returns for Young Guns I and II. Apparently the exact same viewers went to see both...or hung around the theater until the second half was released.
12-20-05, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by William Fuld
If you adjusted for inflation it probably wouldn't break the top 100.
12-21-05, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Xander
Hey, how are you finding that out?
I'll most likely wait for the following weekend to let the crowd die down.
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