Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s semi-autobiographical drama “Get Rich or Die Tryin”‘ premiered at No. 4 with $12.5 million, though it played in fewer theaters than its competitors. The movie has grossed $18.2 million since opening last Wednesday.
Last Friday, 50 Cent said he was saddened by the fatal shooting at a theater where his movie was playing.
“I feel for the victim’s family in this situation,” 50 Cent said on ABC’s “The View.”
“But you know, these weren’t kids. This was a 30-year-old man (who) had a dispute with three other guys.”
Shelton Flowers, 30, was shot at least three times Wednesday night after he got into an argument with another man inside a Loews multiplex just east of Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County police said Flowers had just watched 50 Cent’s movie and got into a confrontation with three men in the bathroom. A fight ensued and spilled out into the concessions area, where Flowers was shot, police said.
No one has been arrested.