Alpha Dog Finds an Audience in SB

Alpha
Dog, the Nick Cassavetes film that fictionalizes crimes
that occurred locally, premiered this weekend to packed movie
houses in Santa Barbara despite middling box office success
nationwide and lukewarm reviews. A Metropolitan Cinema
representative declined to give exact figures, but said the drama
based on Jesse James Hollywood did “very well” and played to
capacity at the Metropolitan 4 cineplex. The weekend’s top grosser
was Stomp the
Yard, which also debuted on Friday. Alpha Dog
earned $6.14 million over the weekend, making it the seventh
highest moneymaker.