Bob GarverSpecial to the Valley NewsIt’s hard to believe that the new big-screen adaptation of the classic Judy Blume novel, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” made only $6.8 million at the domestic box office this past weekend. The theater where I saw the movie was more crowded than usual, and the audience clearly liked it to the point where there was applause at the end. I know that the film’s female-centric subject matter can be off-putting to male audiences, but this movie didn’t make a fifth of what “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” made in its fifth weekend. The blockbuster filled with eye candy was always going to steamroll this relatively quiet effort, but I would like to see this movie do better because it is the superior film.Abby Ryder Fortson stars
