“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” bests “300″ at the weekend box office. Does it mean anything? NO!
“Turtles Make Soup of 300″ is the way E! Online headlined its story, typical of the way the popular press handled the weekend box office results. More evidence to support my theory that the popular press shouldn’t report on the weekend box office.
Is “TNMT” a better movie than “300″? A more popular movie than “300″? Will it do better at the box office than “300″? Will its success this past weekend have any effect on future Hollywood films? Four
NOs. Full Story on ABC News (Opens in new window)
In case you have been a hermit for the last two weeks, here the synopsis:
In the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. Based on Frank Miller’s (Writer of Sin City) graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae.
Check out the 300 Trailer, it’s pretty cool.
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