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I can't say that I'm surprised. We won't go support movies like this. I remember going to see a movie the same weekend that ATL came out and the AMC here was packed. There were people buying tickets for Saturday shows because all the Friday night shows were sold out. The larger problems is also that Black Hollywood doesn't support each other either. Tyler Perry should have been out helping to support this movie. At some point Madea can only be done so many times. Unless Madea is gonna live as long as Miss Jane Pittman. Mr. Perry doesn't understand that Madea doesn't give him carte blanche to do other types of movies and projects unless projects like 'Akeelah' are able to do well.
Hopefully for those of us who have seen this movie we can help encourage others to see this movie as well. 'Eve's Bayou' was a very good movie, but how many of us actually saw that movie when it was in the theater? Our movies are also not nominated for anything either unless they are a financial success. Why? Studios won't market and campaign for movies doing awards season if our movies don't do well during it's initial release. Akeelah not doing well just greenlighted ATLl 2, or the next 50 cent vehicle. And while 'Hustle and Flow' was a pretty decent movie do we really need another story about a Pimp who's trying to get of the game?
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