June 24, 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11: Already Breaking Box Office Records
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F-9/11, as it is now often called, got off to a galloping start, breaking ticket sales records in two New York Theaters where it started showing prior to the main release on Friday to help generate good word of mouth.
In both theaters, it broke box office records, selling more tickets than the opening days for "Men in Black" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
the film opens to wide release in 868 theaters in two days, and seems set to break a lot more records, the first of which would be the highest-grossing documentary film ever.
Fandango reports that advance ticket sales for F-9/11 outstripped not only the current No. 1 film, but also a big summer blockbuster. Moore's film alone accounted for 48% of all advance ticket sales, followed distantly by Dodgeball (11%) and Spiderman 2 (9%).
Wow.
What should we conservatives do about Michael Moore's movie?..absolutely nothing. I'm reminded of my grandfather's philosophy with regard to these issues. "When you see a cow patty in your path step around it and leave it be. If you take a stick and stir it up, you are sure to bring in the biting horse flies."
The best way to treat such propagandists is to ignore them. It is maddening to them.
Posted by: ChuckyB at July 23, 2004 06:22 AM
