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According to PolkOnline.com ("Your guide to Polk County, Florida"), Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" will be coming to that area this Friday, after not being included in the original release. The site reports that F-9/11 grossed $24 million up to Monday, and no wonder--according to the site,

"'Fahrenheit 9/11' was released to approximately 868,000 theaters last week; however, this week only 19,000 are carrying the film, according to reports received from Dickinson Inc., Lakeland Square 10 Cinema's parent company."

Nearly a million theaters got the film! I didn't even know there were that many theaters! So Lakeland Square 10 Cinemas in Polk County must have been the only one not showing the film! Taking that number, on can figure that's about one theater for every 350 Americans, and it means that the per-screen gross up to Monday was just $27 per theater. What a let-down; no wonder 849,000 theaters dropped the movie by this week so only 19,000 are carrying it still.

Posted by Luis at June 30, 2004 04:56 PM