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Ok, here's a thought. While I admit, that we as African Americans don't have the best track record as far as supporting African American films, truthfully, how well is any black film going to do w/o the support and buying power of white America? Looking at the list, the only two movies (good or bad) that seemed to do well were Soul Food and Waiting to Exhale, and even that is mediocre for the entire theater life of the film. I'm just wandering if any movie solely targeting the black community will ever truly prosper in the way that 'white' movies do (even if fully supported by the black community). I honestly don't know, its just a thought. I'd be interested to see what percentage of any movie's revenue is generated by African Americans.
Personally, I'm not a huge movie goer (usually only while on dates), so I can't really speak to why Akeelah and the Bee didn't do well. The impression that I got from the few commercials that I did see was that it had something to do w/a spelling bee and an African proverb/fable (that's just what the name sounded like to me) and it'd be good for the kids. As a young, single, child-less woman it didn't strike me as 'must see on the big screen' film. However, like I said, I'm not a movie goer, so I really only come out for movies that I think will have more of an impact in the theater (action-type flicks).
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