How little-seen 'Hurt Locker' beat out blockbusters - San Jose Mercury News

"Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow made history Sunday night when she became the only woman to win a directing Oscar in the 82 years of the Academy Awards.

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But in the aftermath two questions linger: What in the long run does it mean? And how did the little-seen "Hurt Locker" end up taking home the most Oscars (six) including the top prize against a field that included the blockbuster "Avatar," Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up In the Air"? For the film — made for just $11 million and grossing around $14 million during its summertime American theatrical release — the impact was immediate. On Monday, the DVD of "Hurt Locker" jumped from 13th place to third on Amazon.com 's DVD sales chart. It was the most-rented movie on Amazon's video-on-demand as well as Apple's iTunes service. Distributor Summit Entertainment was not commenting Monday on its plans for its Best Picture, but David Joyce, an analyst with New York-based Miller, Tabak & Co., told Bloomberg News service that the Oscar win could double the box office gross for the movie and its DVD sales.

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