The Brave One is a hit ! by Claudia Sonea

The box office offered some surprises. "The Brave One" managed to earn $14 million at the box office, only to become later the top film of the weekend. It's a 2007 criminal drama movie starring Jodie Foster; it was released on September 14, 2007 in the United States. Neil Jordan, the director got the success formula with a vigilante movie, although the box office take was not that much, but it's normal for this time of the year when the transition between the summer blockbuster season and the fall Oscar rush takes place. The Warner Bros tale about a woman that loses her fiancée due to the beatings applied by three punks and after she kills a guy in the supermarket because he just murdered his wife and threatened her, she becomes a vigilante. Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers said that was the change that the R-rated film needed to attract both men and women, because usually movies about revenge are for men, but Jodie Foster succeeded to enlarge the public. Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros said that it had a great success despite the cash earning, because during summer it is all reduced to weekend success. 3:10 to Yuma was the last weekend box-office winner with 9, 2 million dollars. Next week movies Good Luck Chuck and Resident Evil should not pose too much risk for this weekend winner. The David Cronenberg crime thriller Eastern Promises, the Julie Taymor film Across the Universe and the Iraq war film In the Valley of Elah represent the Oscar buzz, even though their earnings were not extraordinary. Dergarabedian assures that their names will definitely be heard on the red carpet. According to Media By Numbers LLC gave a top ten of the movies record at the box-office: The Brave One- $14 million; 3:10 to Yuma- $9.2 million; Mr. Woodcock- $9.1 million; Dragon Wars- $5.4 million; Superbad- $5.2 million; Halloween- $5 million; The Bourne Ultimatum- $4.2 million; Balls of Fury- $3.3 million; Rush Hour 3- $3.3 million; Mr. Bean's Holiday- $2.7 million. Buy tickets good fellows and take the ones you love to spend some quality time. The movie's forecast is looking perfect.

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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