Box Office Numbers “Just Wright” or Just Wrong?

Common and Queen Latifah’s new romantic comedy Just Wright opened in theaters on Friday, May 14th and landed on the box office strip at number four taking in a lackluster 8.5 million for the weekend. Action-packed, comic book sequel Iron Man 2 held on strong at number one, followed by Robin Hood which earned 37.1 million this weekend, Letters to Juliet which scored 13.8 million this weekend, rounded out by How to Train Your Dragon at number 5 with now, a total of 207 million at the box office.

Just Wright may have come in third place for opening films for the weekend but it was up against some serious competition and only opened in 1800 theaters. In comparison, Robin Hood was broadcast in 3500.

Still, considering that Tyler Perry’s most recent flicks far outnumber Sanaa Hamri’s release, one has to wonder what is the fate of black romantic comedies?  What does Tyler have in the script of Why Did I Get Married Too that Hamri was lacking with Just Wright? The cast was certainly of the same caliber. The advertising seemed to be there as Just Wright was on every urban blog and website with more than 200 views… Yet in still, the ticket numbers just didn’t add up. Sadly, Just Wright’s poor turn out at the box office could possibly affect the fate of future urban romantic comedies, unless of course, Tyler Perry is involved.

What say you?

Serena Williams Covers Up Ebony Magazine

Tennis Pro, Serena Williams graces the cover of Ebony Magazine (which has taken on a whole new look in the last year) with an ice blue bathing suit and a most fabulous body. According to reports, Serena discusses her healthy diet, tennis and the Olympics, of course, and her rumored romance with Common.