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| 'Act of Valor' wins box office war |
| 2012-02-27 |
| Military drama "Act of Valor" claimed the No. 1 spot on movie box office charts, beating expectations with an estimated $24.7 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during another busy weekend at theaters. "Act of Valor" stars real-life, active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs alongside professional actors in a fictional story about a mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA agent. Some scenes used live fire rather than visual effects. Audiences liked the movie, awarding an "A" grade in polling by survey firm CinemaScore and providing high marks in studio exit polls, said Kyle Davies, president of worldwide theatrical distribution for Relativity Media, the independent studio that released the film. "You don't get a consistent reaction like that unless the movie delivers," he said. The movie attracted a 71 percent male audience, and 60 percent of filmgoers were older than age 25, Relativity said. The studio acquired the film for $13 million and had projected opening weekend sales of up to $17 million. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Saw it last night. Worth the $9.50 I paid to get in. |
| Posted by: Charles 2012-02-27 17:57 |
| #4 I plan on seeing this. My money goes towards good movies where I don't get preached at. Captain America was the first movie I went to see in the theater in 4 years. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-02-27 14:22 |
| #3 ...but we were assured by the Hollyweird types that after a series of (anti-)war movies that the public wasn't interested in this sort of stuff. Ah, yes, someone in finally remembered the old adage - if you want to send a message, use Western Union. As for the critics, it's a self identifying posting that they are indeed above the mob and truly |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-02-27 09:44 |
| #2 Sack the reviewer! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-02-27 08:40 |
| #1 The "actuals" weekend b.o. come out on Monday afternoon, and judging from SRO reports from around the country, this is a certified hit. Almost comically, lefty critics abhor it, with a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but the public reviews are 85% favorable with glowing reviews. Some viewers have noted that the violence is very graphic, and is too much for some. Also that unlike Hollywood movies, this does not disparage or look for flaws in the SEALs, nor does it try to undermine their heroism in any way. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-27 08:34 |