'Pirates' Gets a Chilly Exit Poll in NYC
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHESThas been the most popular movie in the U.S. for three weeks in a row, earning $321 million at the box office. Can that mean that people are actually sitting through this movie more than once?
Maybe when the weather gets unbearably hot, ticket buyers don't really care which movie they're seeing, so long as it's funny (Johnny Depp, present and accounted for), attractive (Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, check), and mildly diverting (running time 151 minutes: check your watch. I did. Frequently.)
New York magazine's exit poll confirms that some filmgoers are satisfied simply to get out of the heat. For once, an overlong running time may be part of the attraction. That and Johnny Depp's eyeliner: nice.
