the timing of movie releases--what might content analysis reveal about the general state of consciousness during 2001?
1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Warner Bros. $317,575,550
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line $313,364,114
3 Shrek DreamWorks $267,665,011
4 Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista $255,873,250
5 Rush Hour 2 New Line $226,164,286
6 The Mummy Returns Universal $202,019,785
7 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista $198,542,554
8 Ocean's Eleven Warner Bros. $183,417,150
9 Jurassic Park III Universal $181,171,875
10 Planet of the Apes Fox $180,011,740
11 A Beautiful Mind Universal $170,742,341
12 Hannibal MGM $165,092,268
13 American Pie 2 Universal $145,103,595
14 The Fast and the Furious Universal $144,533,925
15 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Paramount $131,168,070
16 Dr. Dolittle 2 Fox $112,952,899
17 Spy Kids Miramax $112,719,001
18 Black Hawk Down Sony $108,638,745
19 The Princess Diaries Buena Vista $108,248,956
20 Vanilla Sky Paramount $100,618,344
21 The Others Miramax $96,522,687
22 Legally Blonde MGM $96,520,674
23 America's Sweethearts Sony $93,607,673
24 Cats & Dogs Warner Bros. $93,385,515
25 Save the Last Dance Paramount $91,057,006
26 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Buena Vista $84,056,472
27 Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius Paramount $80,936,232
28 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Warner Bros. $78,616,689
29 Training Day Warner Bros. $76,631,907
30 Along Came a Spider Paramount $74,078,174
31 Bridget Jones's Diary Miramax $71,543,427
32 Scary Movie 2 Miramax $71,308,997
33 The Score Paramount $71,107,711
34 Shallow Hal Fox $70,839,203
35 Swordfish Warner Bros. $69,772,969
36 The Mexican DreamWorks $66,845,033
37 Down to Earth Paramount $64,186,502
38 Spy Game Universal $62,362,560
39 The Wedding Planner Sony $60,400,856
40 Behind Enemy Lines Fox $58,856,790
41 Ali Sony $58,203,105
42 The Animal Sony $57,743,062
43 Moulin Rouge Fox $57,386,607
44 Rat Race Paramount $56,618,055
45 A Knight's Tale Sony $56,569,702
46 Don't Say a Word Fox $55,001,642
47 Blow New Line $52,990,775
48 The Royal Tenenbaums Buena Vista $52,364,010
49 Exit Wounds Warner Bros. $51,758,599
50 Enemy at the Gates Paramount $51,401,758
Data Source: Box Office Mojo © 2007
here's what it means
that americans are gullible idiots, by and large. not their fault though. public schools, controlled media, reality shows, sports, celebrities, fast food, etc... these are the results. interesting though.
americans aren't idiots
I mean obviously some are but generally Americans are as smart as anyone else. They are naïve though, and in this case were cruelly tricked in such a psychologically shocking way that they can be given the benefit of the doubt. Sure there are a bunch of people who really are dense but most people are perfectly capable of understanding what is going on--the issue is one of psychology.