Ricky Gervais has launched his second consecutive box office bomb as The Invention of Lying (Warner Bros) only mustered $2.2M or so to start the 3-day. The comedy should finish #5 with approximately $6.5M for the weekend. …Good.
[B]ut the biggest disappointment of the weekend is Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story (Overture). After a $57K per theatre average on 4 screens last weekend, the picture broke to a wider 962 locations with terrible results. The “documentary” only sold an estimated $1.3M in tickets to start the weekend, and it will finish at about $3.9M for a PTA of less than $4,000. That soft opening will almost certainly make Capitalism Moore’s weakest-grossing movie since 2002’s Bowling for Columbine ($21.5M domestic gross).
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Socialism and Atheism Tanking at Box Office
I told you yesterday about the new movie, The Invention of Lying, which portrays itself as a comedy but is actually one long lampooning of religion. It opened this weekend along with Michael Moore's latest brain fart anti-capitalism flick. So, how are they doing with the folks who buy the movie tickets?
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Dear Hollywood,
Get a clue.
Yours sincerely,
The Movie-Going Public
I guess it couldn't happen to nicer guys!
These two movies, outside of their artistic merits or lack thereof, are probably doing poorly because they both deal with intellectual issues the majority can't get, or don't wish to get. All in all, my point is this: if these movies deal with issues in ways you disagree with, it is more intellectually honest to go see them to further strengthen your opposition to their arguments. Avoiding them because you disagree with them actually strengthens their position. As a so-called "atheist", I make it a point to stay informed and experienced with those who oppose my point of view. Ignorance isn't strength, and willful ignorance is a death sentence self-imposed.
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