Brokeback Mountain, Take 2

Despite doomsday predictions1 by some conservative watchers and the “righteous” efforts of Larry H. Miller2, Brokeback Mountain is doing phenomenally at the box office. Obviously it can’t compete with major studio releases on the weekend. This past weekend it came in at #9 with about $7M in box office receipts compared to Glory Road’s $16.9M.3 What is surprising is yesterday Brokeback was #1 at the box office,4 this with Brokeback showing in 1,076 theaters5, compared to Glory Road’s 2,222 theaters6, Narnia’s 3,224 theaters7 or Kong’s 2,814.8 Granted, it’s mid-week, but since no one expected a gay love story to even register on the charts, I think it’s pretty damn cool.

What does it mean? I don’t know. Could it mean that despite ignorant rants like from the likes of Rip Rense,9 America is a lot more open to the idea of two men in love than conservatives would have us believe? We can always hope.

1Stockinger, Mick, “Us v. Them,” Uncorrelated, uncorrelated.com
2Me, “H is for dipsHit,” Hiding in the Backwaters, s007767.com
3Weekend Totals, Box Office Mojo*
4Daily Totals, Box Office Mojo*
5Daily Totals for Brokeback Mountain, Box Office Mojo*
6Daily Totals for Glory Road, Box Office Mojo*
7Daily Totals for The Chronicals of Narnia, Box Office Mojo*
8Daily Totals for King Kong, Box Office Mojo*
9Rense, Rip, “Brokeback Mountin’!”, rense.com, HAT TIP: Positive Liberty

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