'Boy Culture'
blasts off at box office

Q. Allan Brocka's new film, Boy Culture, blasted off at the box office this weekend, snagging a per-screen average that bested Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 300,Shooter, and WildHogs.

The film, an adaptation of Matthew Rettenmund's novel, opened on Friday in three theaters--one in New York, one in Los Angeles, and one in San Francisco. It netted a total of $27,835, according to Variety.Boy Culture's per-screen average was $9,278, one of the highest for any film currently in U.S. theaters.

Boy Culture was probably helped by favorable reviews in both The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. The film tells the tale of X, played by Derek Magyar, a hooker who falls in love with his roommate. On a larger scale, Boy Culture deals with the complexities of gay male relationships and monogamy.

The film will open April 3 in Chicago and April 13 in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Palm Springs, Calif. (The Advocate)