https://filmjunk.com/2009/08/17/monday-morning-box-office-report-district-9-delivers-the-goods/ The World's Longest-Running Movie Podcast Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.33 https://filmjunk.com/2009/08/17/monday-morning-box-office-report-district-9-delivers-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-619770 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:54:52 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=24463#comment-619770 I’m actually surprised Ponyo made the top 10. I bet it may actually have a pretty good per screen average.

]]> https://filmjunk.com/2009/08/17/monday-morning-box-office-report-district-9-delivers-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-619760 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:27:03 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=24463#comment-619760 I think a combination of the marketing, Peter Jackson’s name, and the fact that people appreciate seeing something original once in a while.

]]> https://filmjunk.com/2009/08/17/monday-morning-box-office-report-district-9-delivers-the-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-619751 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:58:40 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=24463#comment-619751 So how do people account for the success of “District 9″ during its opening weekend? I think the take is high considering that there are no movie stars in the movie and that the movie has a science fiction premise. Is the general public not as “shallow” as some people say?

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