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Even though the book on which it was based was infinitely better than the resulting movie, the quasi-racist 21 still managed to dominate the weekend box office in its debut. It pulled in a healthy $23.7M, easily outdistancing the resilient Horton Hears a Who ($17.4M/$117.2M). The pathetic Superhero Movie underperformed at $9.5M in its first weekend, followed by Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns ($7.7M/$32.8M) and Drillbit Taylor ($5.8M/$20.2M).
The bottom half of the top 10 was headed by the non-scary Shutter ($5.3M/$19.1M) and the inept 10,000 B.C. ($4.8M/$84.9M). Newcomer Stop-Loss did the same middling business as its Iraq War-themed brethren ($4.5M). College Road Trip ($3.5M/$38.3M) and The Bank Job ($2.8M/$24.1M), however, continued to hold onto their audience while Run Fatboy Run fell flat ($2.3M). In limited release, Flawless ($5142 per theater), Priceless ($4875) and My Brother is an Only Child ($10,500) all performed okay.
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Asian-American protagonists was relegated to a non-contributing role in the plot of 21.
I agree completely. Considering that virtually every character in the book Bringing Down the House is Asian, it's a particularly egregious slight that there was only one Asian cast member. Typical Hollywood, I guess.
I enjoyed 21.
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quasi racist?!!
As an Asian-Americna female, I am hurt and offended by Hollywood's blatant racist move to cast a non-Asian cast ( with the exception of ONE Asian), though almost everyone in the novel IS Asian.
Would you have MLK JR. played by ... Sean Penn? NO!