Brokeback Mountain vs. The Passion

Last year I was stunned when I heard that Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" generated $612 mm in gross revenue at the box office worldwide, mainly because you didn't hear any of the "Hollywood buzz" surrounding the film.

Likewise, I was stunned to see the gross so far of "Brokeback Mountain." From everything I've heard, I expected that it was near the top of the box office. I was wrong.

John Hawkins has the ranking - only 14 films ahead of it...