Commercial goals centered on achieving a stronger opening weekend, but results are viewed with hindsight. Despite ongoing noise about box office numbers, years after Bros released, many people—especially gay men—continue to approach and speak about the film in emotional terms. The comments described are deeply personal and heartfelt, not comparable to reactions to Billy on the Street. While Billy on the Street is credited with making people laugh, Bros is said to move viewers who understood it. Pride is expressed in the film’s lasting emotional effect.
"Obviously, from a commercial standpoint, we wanted a better opening weekend and all that. But hindsight is 20/20. I will say for all the noise about the box office and all that, it's almost four years since 'Bros,' and people, not only gay men, but a lot of gay men, come up to me all the time and talk about 'Bros' in a very emotional way...Sometimes they really pour their hearts out."
"The things they say are not the types of things that anyone would say about 'Billy On The Street.''Billy On The Street' makes people laugh a lot, and I appreciate that, but for the people who saw 'Bros' and understood 'Bros,' I think it really moved them and that moves me, and so I'm proud of it. And that's that."
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