17 January 2013 2:09 PM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The “D” may be silent in Django Unchained, but it clearly stands for “dollar signs.” Quentin Tarantino’s revenge Western has topped Inglourious Basterds as the writer-director’s top grossing film — in the United States. With $129.1 million as of Wednesday, the controversial riff on American slavery looks headed to top out somewhere close to $150 million, placing it well ahead of Basterds’ $120.5 million total domestic gross.
Whether Django Unchained can beat Basterds’ global total of $321.5 million, however, remains to be seen. The film is just arriving in overseas theaters this week (with Sony Pictures handling international distribution), and whereas a World »
- Adam B. Vary
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