women began seizing some of these offices. it sensitized women and minorities to the fact that our voices have to be heard. and the real way to have them be heard is to be holding the reins of power. >> $2.4 million. that's great box office for a wednesday, and that's what opening day crowds paid out to see "malcolm x." >> it's hard to miss the phenomenon called spike lee. spike lee is a black man who has reached the top of white culture. and he's done it his way. >> "malcolm x" is really an impressive achievement in terms of not being one of these small, independent, emergent new voices connected to hip-hop, but instead a big budget three-hour 20-minute epic about a very important african-american figure. >> take three. >> i asked if he was ever worried the movie would not appeal to a broad audience. >> if it's good enough, people are going to come.