I just want to add, that while I'm not a Perry fan, I do get a kick out
of the fact that he was not even on the radar of the analysts and yet he
topped the list. He's laughing all the way to the bank.
ravenadal wrote:
>
> Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" is number one at the box
> office, taking in $21.4, almost twice as much as this weekend's No. 2
> film, "The Game Plan."
>
> While I wish Mr. Perry all the best, his success (this is his third
> number one at the box office) does not bode well for serious black
> filmmakers, or black filmmakers in general. His success will lead to
> something similar to the embarrassing black publishing boom in large
> part spawned by the success of Terry McMillan.
>
> I am personally curious as to why "Why Did I Get Married?" struck gold
> with black (and white) movie-goers while Chris Rock's "I Think I Love
> My Wife," tanked. "Married" unseen, I am confident "Wife" is a
> better, more accomplished movie.
>
> ~rave!
>
> > Actually, I think its the same syndrome as the Black Movie
> > industry. Movies like Soul Plane get multi-million dollar
> > promotion while movies like Why Did I Get Married don't. To
> > paraphrase Marshall McCluan(sp?) - the media don't tell us that to
> > think, but they *do* tell us what to think about.
> >
>
>
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