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| NYT Shocked to Learn "Lone Survivor" Is Box Office Hit |
| 2014-01-18 |
| Moviegoers have stubbornly refused to care about war movies set in Afghanistan, He means left-wing anti-military bloviations like "Lions for Lambs", which didn't sell out the Hahvahd faculty lounge contributing to modest prerelease expectations for Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor." Modest expectations among whom? Personally I expected it to sell out the Superdome. But ticket buyers, especially those in heartland states, You know the type: rednecks, bitter clingers, oil patch workers, farmers, the kind of people whose children actually defend the country surprised Hollywood over the weekend and powered "Lone Survivor" to an estimated $38.9 million in sales, roughly double the total that most analysts expected and easily enough for first place at the North American box office. Adapted from Marcus Luttrell's memoir, "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10," the film cost about $40 million to make. It received a rare A-plus score from ticket buyers in exit polls and therefore will be completely ignored by the Oscars etc. Just like 300 and just unlike Lion for Lambs, in Lone Survivor we know who the heroes are. And why we're cheering for them. |
| Posted by:Matt |
| #12 ...they make my DD-214 look like a 107... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-01-18 20:41 |
| #11 NYT should be ashamed of themselves. Lt. Murphy was from Long Island and the NYT should be printing a request to rename Park avenue Murphy Ridge Way. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-01-18 20:33 |
| #10 ...saw it this afternoon w/Mrs. Phester. Well worth it... ...btw: Today Is The Birth Anniversary Of Mohammad... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-01-18 20:33 |
| #9 I would enjoy him spending his fortune on this loser POS rather than donating to Democrats. It might even make him toxic |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-01-18 19:09 |
| #8 A subtle indication that Harvey Weinstein's (ptui) totally genius plan to destroy the NRA by making a movie is going to end up on the rocks. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-01-18 18:51 |
| #7 The book is available as a Kindle edition for a minimal price. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-01-18 15:14 |
| #6 Heh, kck ass Matt. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-01-18 13:36 |
| #5 Hollywood and the NYTs does have a penchant for believing their own B.S. Glad to see Lone Survivor doing so well. Occasionally a voice of reason in Hollywood breaks through. The book was a good read about brave men. Haven't seen the movie yet. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-01-18 12:18 |
| #4 NYT discovers there is an America beyond the Delaware River and before the San Joaquin. Make a movie 'they' like and the box office is 'boffo'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-01-18 11:14 |
| #3 Typical of lefty media. They have no clue outside their NYC world. When they think of the heartland, they go to long island. They believe their own propaganda. Reminds me of the first AQ captured and put on Navy ships. They had no idea there was an ocean. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2014-01-18 11:10 |
| #2 Thanks Matt. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-01-18 11:05 |
| #1 Wife and I went yesterday. Intense. Very intense. My hand is bruised from her squeezing it. (SHE was the one who pushed us to go, and she does not regret it.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-01-18 10:50 |