Slog - Comments on MLK Box Office http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office The dream has finally been reelized. Four out of the five top grossing films over the MLK weekend are basically black movies. 1 Stomp the Yard $26,400,000 ($26,400,000) 2 Night at the Museum $21,500,000 ($190,156,000) 3 The Pursuit of Happyness $11,000,000 ($138,379,000) 4 Dreamgirls $10,242,000 ($67,084,000) 5 Freedom Writers $8,776,000 ($20,100,000) Americans forked out nearly sixty million bucks to see blacks do their Hollywood thang. I suppose that's progress.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:19:05 -0800 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:53:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will Sweet.

I'd like to thank the black folks who talked ALL THE WAY THROUGH MY FUCKING MOVIE LAST NIGHT. "Children Of Men" was so great, especially with commentary. Thanks for doing your best to disprove the stereotype.

]]> Will http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589870 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589870 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:46:22 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Watching a movie with a mostly black audience is an experience and a treat. However, it can be annoying when a small group of African-Americans fail to realize it when they're watching a movie with a bunch of honkies. Honkies no likey talking during movies.


I'm not certain that Freedom Writers counts as a black movie. That's a white-guilt, feel-good movie with some black people in it.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589873 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589873 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:55:17 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Night at the Museum? seriously? um, did you have super-secret black cast specs on or is this a misprint?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589878 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589878 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:05:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Or did you guys mean Hillary Swank is African-American? Maybe ... as much as Charlize Theron is ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589880 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589880 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:08:17 -0800 Comment by boyd main It may be progress - but the concept of "black movies" is not.

]]> boyd main http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589881 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:08:32 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle good point. so long as it's only one week or day or even month ... it's not progress.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589882 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:10:30 -0800 Comment by JC Dude, the mummy in the museum was black, don't ya know.

Oh, and the dinosaurs were too.

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589886 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589886 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:16:39 -0800 Comment by Joe Actually, Ben Stiller converted to black. He's the inverse Sammy Davis Jr.

]]> Joe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589900 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589900 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:52:25 -0800 Comment by Giffy Night - Dark. Dark - Black. Black - Movie.

]]> Giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/mlk_box_office#c589988 Arts Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:53:24 -0800