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Comics on the big screen

We’re of the opinion that regular folks caring about such matters as box office is just as pointless and geeky as rotisserie baseball. Getting overly concerned about per-screen averages and platform releases (and trying to work such nuggets into conversation) is akin to a movie mogul version of fantasy football.

Having said that, we direct your attention to BoxOfficeMojo.com, which has the data on last weekend’s box office in America. We only point it out to our readers because there are two movies that premiered last weekend that feature comedians.

You’ll notice “Allah Made Me Funny” came in 52nd, grossing $38,867 on 14 screens and Bill Maher‘s “Religulous” came in 10th, grossing $3,409,643 on 502 screens. Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss and Mo Amer are the performers in AMMF, which is a live standup comedy concert film.