Borat Conquer America

In his country there is no problem whatsoeverBorat” make big surprises on American boxed office, coming in at #1 for the weekend despite playing on barely a quarter of the screens of its closest competitors, “The Santa Clause 3” and “Flushed Away“.

This is huge. And if the movie maintains its position — or picks up additional speed — when Fox widens its release this weekend from the current 837 screens to an expected 2500, who knows where this could go?

Sacha Baron Cohen would make glorious Oscar nomination …