The numbers are in and ‘Red Tails‘ hit the number 2 spot at the box office over the weekend, bringing in 19.1 million. This movie has already exceeded expectations, but will Hollywood wake up to the fact that when African-Americans come together for a cause something great happens.
We need more opportunities to put positive stories on the big screen. The reason a lot of movies with all black casts don’t do well, is because many times the movies are one-sided and don’t show how diverse we are.
No we don’t all fight, kill, rap, rob and sell drugs on the street corners…so if you give us a chance to tell our story, then you’ll see more people fill those seats.
According to Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian :
A grass-roots effort to get groups of people into the theaters to see “Red Tails,” along with positive word-of-mouth, helped its strong showing. The film saw an uptick from about $6 million on Friday to $8.65 on Saturday.
Congratulations to George Lucas, the cast of Red Tails & the Tuskegee Airmen
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