Are you excited by ‘Sex’?

Now that we’ve disposed of “Indiana Jones” – and the $5 gift certificate that I bought at Ben & Jerry’s yesterday to pay off my gambling debt – it’s time to look ahead at “Sex and the City,” which opens Friday.

To be honest here, I’ve never been a big SATC fan. My wife is, as is my daughter. And this is one of the only movies over which there’s been a definite gender split in our family. They like it, and I don’t understand why.

I don’t think I’m alone, though. And if we’re judging how well a movie connects with the overall audience by how much money it makes, especially during the opening weekend, it will be interesting to see just how much money SATC grosses.

Can a mostly female audience push the film into blockbuster territory? More important, will they provide it the staying power to stay there for a while?

Questions, questions. The only thing I know for sure is that I’m not likely to be offering any wagers on the outcome.

Below: Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker reprise their roles from “Sex and the City,” the movie version of the HBO series that opens Friday.

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