I only found out about Free Comic Book Day the day before it happened. There's a big comic store downtown, so yesterday, I thought I would try it out.

I wound up giving up on the idea even before I went IN! I never saw a line for any comic store that long in my life! I would never wait hours to stand outside and slowly reach the register to get comics, even if they're free! Oh well. I guess it's the same everywhere else.

I did see Iron Man too. But it's the same there- I never saw the theatre that crowded in years! Curiously, it seemed like 80% of the theatre goers were African-American. About fifty people were waiting at the back corner of each lobby for something. Even when I arrived early, the auditorium was practically full.

The reason for all this? The box office emails I received put things in perspective. Iron Man grossed about $100,000,000 domestically in its first five days of release, towering over the 2nd biggest film, which was... wait for it... $15 million. And I personally didn't think it was that good either. If I should expect this big a crowd for the summer movies this season, I will think twice about going opening week.

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