Queen Latifah Comedy Beats War Film

‘Bringing Down the House’, the comedy starring Queen Latifah and Steve Martin, steamrolled Bruce Willis’ war-themed ‘Tears of the Sun’ last weekend at the box office, taking in $31.7 million, besting ‘Tears’ which brought in $17.2 million. “It’s not just that people want to escape in movies,” Los Angeles-based psychologist Henry Nguyen said. “They want to escape somewhere fun. That’s why comedies and fantasies are doing so well, while police dramas and … real-world violence are a harder sell.” Read more.