“United 93” Finds an Audience
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 05.01.06 | 10:25 AM ET
It turns out a lot of people are ready to see the tragic events of 9/11 played out on the big screen. United 93, which recounts the last moments on the hijacked flight that crashed into a field in Pennsylvania, finished second at the box office this weekend. “The doggedly fact-based drama grossed $11.6 million in its Friday-Sunday debut, per estimates from the box-office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations,” writes E!Online’s Joal Ryan. “Its per-screen average was even more impressive: $6,462—average-wise, no other major movie played to bigger crowds.”
The Los Angeles Times has more details and reaction from moviegoers.
Previously on World Hum:
* “United 93”: Editors, Writers and 9/11 Family Members Speak Out
* Theater Pulls Trailer for 9/11 Film “United 93”