Local movie “Streetballers” outperforms “Harry Potter” (sort of)
Last weekend, the locally produced sports movie “Streetballers” cracked the national top ten at the box office. According to Variety, the film averaged more than $5700 per screen, ranking it ninth in the country, ahead of “G.I. Joe,” “Julie and Julia,” “The Hangover” and even “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
Of course, “Streetballers” is only playing on two screens in the whole nation–the Tivoli and Ronnie’s. But the per-screen average is a measure that gets Hollywood’s attention, and the producers hope that the robust turnout in the Gateway City will enable them to take “Streetballers” on the road.
“Streetballers,” directed by Matthew Krentz and starring former Mizzou hoopster Jimy McKinney, premieres in Los Angeles on Sept. 25. And it continues at Ronnie’s and the Tivoli for at least another week.
Good for Saint Louis!