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Disney’s 1st Black Film “The Princess and The Frog” #1 at the box office!

“The Princess and the Frog,” Walt Disney Studios’ first hand-drawn animated film in six years, debuted to a estimated $25 million!

The film, a twist on a Brothers Grimm tale about a woman turned into a frog after a kiss, enjoyed the highest debut for an animated movie released in December. It supplanted Beavis and Butt-head Do America, which opened to $20 million in 1996.

Like that film, The Princess and The Frog drew a surprising number of unaccompanied adults. Nearly one in five moviegoers came to the theater without children, according to Disney exit polling.

“That’s the number that’s sweetest,” Disney’s Chuck Viane says. “We knew families were going to come. But we didn’t know about the adults without kids. That was going to depend on reviews.”
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About 83% of the nation’s critics recommended the movie, according to RottenTomatoes.

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VERSE1
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Mood Aggravated
December 14, 2009 at 6:33 AM
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Me and my son saw this… musically entertaining but I felt the story line dragged in some places. He didn’t like it either. Not enough adult humor like the other animated films. Still got #1 though. LOL

 
Dari2886
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Mood Cheerful
December 14, 2009 at 7:22 AM
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Koool…. I knew it :-)

 
mstif2u411

Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 7:32 AM
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My and the little one saw this I personally thought it was a great movie. The humor in it is more for adults. I think i enjoyed it more than she did! But is def a go see

 
BigDrew (IS ONLINE!)
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Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 7:46 AM
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I love this movie and my kids had a good time ..But the things is would it have been number at the box office if it was not made by Disney’s ????!

 
LaChelleJ
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Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 9:09 AM
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I enjoyed the movie, my youngest boy entertained his self.

 
Julanta

December 14, 2009 at 9:30 AM
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Haven’t seen it yet, but seen a lot of clips of it, not just the trailers and I proud that Disney finally has a princess that looks like me.

 
joeross8900
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Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 10:10 AM
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I’m disturbed by the prince.Black Men can’t be princes even though our ancestors were kings and queens.

 
babygyrl02119
is enjoyn the b­eautiful wea­ther have in­ the bean
Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 10:20 AM
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I saw the movie and liked it. There was a few draggn parts but all in all a GREAT movie.

 
Yobaby2004

December 14, 2009 at 12:13 PM
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#7 WtF?

Anyways, I wanna take my neice to see this. About time they made an all black fairy tale cartoon…and from disney.

 
joeross8900
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Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 12:51 PM
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People like Spike Lee talking shit about the characters in Tyler Perry movies even though Tyler Perry always sends a good message in his movies but they ok with this Frog and Prince bullshit WTF

 
FlyyMami

December 14, 2009 at 1:45 PM
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I wanna see ittt
Maybe i’ll take my little cousin .. she’s at that “princess” stage.

 
blackisbeautiful88
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Mood Happy
December 14, 2009 at 3:50 PM
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i took my lil sis to see it this past weekend and we looooooooved it

 
honey_brown_79
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Mood Amused
December 14, 2009 at 4:12 PM
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not going to see it was a little upset the the black girl has to be a frog, they could have chosen far better stories than this one, if my girls want to go thy are more than welcome but i will wait until it comes on TV

 
Starr6
is Boy that fri­ed chicken g­ave me a hea­dache,lol.
Mood Full
December 14, 2009 at 5:03 PM
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Like a black prince would have a Black Princess, sureee.Well, I’m happy with the outcome.

 
BigDrew (IS ONLINE!)
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Mood Blessed
December 14, 2009 at 5:43 PM
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Honey-Brown79 grown up ! U Actting like u 5 !

 
kishbox
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December 14, 2009 at 7:03 PM
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I agree w/ Joe, Disney finally took the opportunity to make a Black princess, but they couldn’t make the prince Black too? Besides that I’m glad they made this movie and I can’t wait to see it :)

 
5starchic
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Mood Loved
December 14, 2009 at 7:16 PM
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What a cute lil princess! @16 That’s because Will and Jada are not norm in black america. Most black rich men don’t wife black women. I see why they went the way they went with the prince. It should’nt have been any other way.

 
blackisbeautiful88
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Mood Happy
December 14, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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i like the fact that the price wasnt black…oit shows that other races appreciate a chocolate sista lol

 
Russell

December 14, 2009 at 11:29 PM
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To be honest, I see both sides of this. if the prince was black, then people would have something to say about that. They would ask why a Black princess has to be with a Black Prince. While I would have loved to have seen a Black prince be her suitor, I dont think disney is trying to imply that Black men can’t be Princes. I think that seeing an interracial couple shows that America is more comfortable with seeing that, which is beautiful to me.

There’s always this pressure on Black men to date Black women, and if we don’t we’re race traitors, or we’re implying that being with another race is a step up. That’s not true. You love who you love.

I think some of that same pressure is on Black Women to date Black men, and shouldn’t there either. Just date who you want man, we shouldn’t worry about race all the time

 
ushouldbemyne
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Mood Fabulous
December 15, 2009 at 10:45 AM
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YAY!!! Our first Black Princess..
Glad it debuted at #1!!

 
honey_brown_79
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Mood Amused
December 15, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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@ Big Drew i can act whatever age i like it’s called free speech and this is for opinions to be voiced and i have the right to voice mine just like you do i did not knock you for enjoying the movie please do not knock me for being dissappointed with Disney for their choice of story, I happen to be a VERY big Disney fan the first movie i ever saw at a theater was a Disney movie when i was 12 i have been a fan ever since, i feel that being who they are they could have done better but that is just my OPINION.

 
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December 15, 2009 at 12:26 PM
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Yay!!!! I didn c dis yet n i doubt my lil one will keep still 2 c it, not quite @ dat age yet, but I’m sooo soooo happy there iz finally a blac princess…. now day needa have a Spanish princess n all da otha races…. I loved Pocahontas wen i was a youngn….

 
blackindian

December 15, 2009 at 4:31 PM
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**** that movie i dont know y yall stupid motha****as supportin that shit, they couldnt make the prince black? i really hope that yall dont let ur little girls watch that shit!!!!!!!!!!! this is for disney and yall stupid fuks supporting it, KILL YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!

 
Julanta

December 15, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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@23, you the stupid as ignorant bastard that is coming in trying to spoil something that rest of happen to appreciate , your dumb ass should burn in hell for being so damn ignorant. No one asked for opinion is we should see or not, bitch.

 
Starr6
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Mood Full
December 15, 2009 at 5:07 PM
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@23 shut da fu ck up bitch! The Prince have to be black!

 

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