March Of The Penguins!
Forget Batman Begins, Fantastic Four or War Of The Worlds... the must-see movie of the season is a natural history documentary about penguins going for a stroll and falling over a bit.
La Marche de l'Empereur (March Of The Penguins) has made more money per screen than every US blockbuster relased thus far this year - $2 million from a paltry 64 screens since its release on 24 June to be exact. Obviously, in total gross that doesn't compare to the $50 million+ the big blockbusters make in their first weekend but, then again, they get shown on 3,000-4,000 screens.
I love it when small, obscure, specialist films break out like this and piss over the mega-budget Hollywood competition.
You can read more about the penguin sensation on The Guardian's website.
La Marche de l'Empereur (March Of The Penguins) has made more money per screen than every US blockbuster relased thus far this year - $2 million from a paltry 64 screens since its release on 24 June to be exact. Obviously, in total gross that doesn't compare to the $50 million+ the big blockbusters make in their first weekend but, then again, they get shown on 3,000-4,000 screens.
I love it when small, obscure, specialist films break out like this and piss over the mega-budget Hollywood competition.
You can read more about the penguin sensation on The Guardian's website.
posted by Steve Kane at 2:30 PM
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