After seeing Brokeback Mountain perform strongly in a handful of conservative test
cities last weekend, Focus Features has decided to accelerate its expansion schedule for the gay cowboy romance. Brokeback, which set a per-theater box-office record over the weekend for any non-IMAX movie released in more than 50 theaters, is expected to move onto 300-400 screens by Jan.
6. It currently is playing in
69 theaters and had been expected to expand to 250 on Jan. 13.
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