2 Posts, 1 Day?

In a time of such economic instability, you'd think people would start being smarter with their money. You'd think a decrease in overall disposable income throughout the country would translate into less superfluous consumer spending. You might even go so far as to believe that with so much important news, more Americans would pay attention to the world around them and therefore, perhaps, slightly increase their knowledge...or at least become a little more informed (the exception being those who watch FOX News). Most of the time my faith in the American public is minimal. This time, however, I was hoping (just hoping) I'd be proven wrong and our collective ability to act like intelligent, deciphering adults would shine through.

But even that was too much to ask...

BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA WAS THE #1 MOVIE IN THE COUNTRY UNTIL LAST WEEKEND. People paid $11.4 million to see it last week, which was 2nd only to Max Payne. It has grossed a total of $69.3 million.

So let me do the math on this. In 2007, the average price of a movie ticket was $6.88, including children's and matinee pricing (according to the Theatrical Market Statistics Report). Using that figure, approximately 10.1 million people saw this film. And, because this was a kids' movie, we can safely assume that the average ticket cost was lower due to more matinees and child-priced tickets, which would make the number of people even higher.

So what, you say? It's just a kid movie, you say? People are free to see whatever movies they want, you say? Maybe some people just want a break from the mental and emotional strain they're experiencing from recent world events, you say? Go to hell Jake, you say? OK, but don't forget about child abuse. I mean, I'm pretty confident in saying little kids don't like BHC. They're too smart for it. Much smarter, I must say, than the people who've forked over $69.3 million for tickets.