Comments on: Weekend Box Office: ‘True Grit,’ ‘Fockers’ Defeat Nicolas Cage’s Sleepytime Witch Adventure

By: Wat

Wat — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:20:18 +0000

\”Lon: Tregacy\”?

By: bonzob

bonzob — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:20:18 +0000

1) Marketed as a prestige picture, rather than a Coen Brothers film. Great trailer and TV ads made it look exciting and funny (which it is).

2) Big family pictures underperformed and disappointed (Fockers, Gulliver\’s Travels, Yogi Bear), leaving the PG-13 rated Grit to fill the gap.

3) Audiences love discovering a new star, especially a young ingenue in a challenging role. Call it the Steinfeld factor.

4) Strong word-of-mouth.

5) People who loved the original/love Wayne/the Gran Torino market alluded to above.

By: Oliver Lyttelton

Oliver Lyttelton — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:20:18 +0000

And John becomes an early front-runner for the 2011 Playlist Commenter Who Most Spectacularly Misses The Point award.

By: John

John — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:20:18 +0000

Your list of the top ten needs to be proof read.

1. True Gritz (should be True Grit)
4. Lon: Tregacy (Tron: Legacy)
5. Mixed Race Swan (For crying out loub, Black Swan)
7. The Fiytah (The Fighter)
8. The King’s Beast ( The King\’s Speech)

By: RE

RE — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:20:18 +0000

Is there any explanation for the success of a True Grit remake in 2011? Is this the Gran Torino market in the red states getting next to The Duke again or is it pure buzz?