Another $1 million pours into "Milk" coffers...

Gee, I don't write enough about "Milk."

Ha! But you know what, with six days until the Academy Awards, it is exciting and amazing that this film has eight nominations including best picture and a solid chance of winning at least two of them for best actor (Sean Penn) and original screenplay (Dustin Lance Black).

It has been something of a letdown that this superb movie has not been seen by more moviegoers. Over the four-day Presidents Day weekend, "Milk" took in another $1 million fior a cumulative total of $26.7 million to date.

Moviegoers obviously prefer stuff like "Friday the 13th" and "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." to much of the Oscar nominated fare. I looked at the grosses of the four other best picture nominees and while "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" ($122.5 million) and "Slumdog Millionaire" ($88.1 million) are hits, "Milk" has outgrossed the two other nominees: "The Reader" ($19.4 million) and "Frost/Nixon" ($16.5 million).

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