‘Bruno’ sashays to box-office fame with $30.4M
LOS ANGELES (AP): Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it’s uncertain how much staying power he has. Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Bruno” started big on opening day Friday but had a huge drop the rest of the weekend, with the Universal Pictures mock documentary finishing with $30.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie took in nearly half of its weekend total – $14.4 million – on Friday, then tumbled with just $8.8 million Saturday and an estimated $7.2 million Sunday. Revenues for hit movies typically go up on Saturday, so the nosedive for “Bruno” could be a sign that it lacks the shelf life that made Baron Cohen’s “Borat”…
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