How 'Lone Survivor' Scored Top Opening of Post-9/11 War Pics

Seven of the patriotic-themed film's 10 top-grossing theaters were in Texas. Hollywood is often accused of ignoring Middle America  -- but not in the case of Navy SEALs pic Lone Survivor. Igniting moviegoers in the country's heartland, Peter Berg's movie opened to a dazzling $38.5 million over the weekend, by far the biggest debut of any post-9/11 war film and the second-best nationwide launch of any January title after Cloverfield ($40.1 million). To boot, it nabbed a coveted A+ CinemaScore, g...