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FIRST BOX OFFICE: Anti-Obama Movie #1
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 8/24/2012 | NIKKI FINKE

Posted on 08/24/2012 4:09:21 PM PDT by Beave Meister

FRIDAY 2 PM: The anti-Obama movie 2016 Obama’s America went into wider release around America today and is opening right now in first place at the domestic box office. That’s quite a feat since the Rocky Mountain Pictures political documentary is still playing in only 1,090 North American theaters – or about 1/3 as many theaters as big-budget actioner The Expendables 2 (3,355 theaters). But these political documentaries like faith-based films are frontloaded. The Stallone picture from Millenium/Lionsgate is still expected to end the weekend #1 and should top the box office tonight. And, based on matinee trends, 2016 Obama’s America looks to gross $1.2M-$1.7M Friday for a $3.7M-$5.0M weekend. But right now it has grossed $700,000 today compared to $300,000 for The Expendables 2. Its new cume after this weekend could make it the #1 conservative documentary (ahead of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’s $7.7M). The success of the anti-Obama pic is based on big pre-sales leading into the Republican National Convention August 27-30, and exhibitors are reporting busloads of filmgoers arriving at theaters around the country in pre-organized trips. It also employed much of the same marketing techniques used to garner attention and support for faith-based films, understandable since the audience is overlapping. Its campaign included advertising nationally over the past two weeks on talk radio and cable news channels including Fox News Channel, A&E, History and MSNBC.

(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2012; 2016; 2016obamasamerica; boxoffice; conservatives; democrats; elections; hollywood; hollywoodreporter; liberals; mediawingofthednc; obama; obamamovie; partisanmediashills; republicans
Jam packed theatres....As Flounder from Animal House would say, "This is great."
1 posted on 08/24/2012 4:09:28 PM PDT by Beave Meister
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To: Beave Meister

Truth about Obama is immediately characterized as anti-Obama.


2 posted on 08/24/2012 4:11:40 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: Beave Meister

I am dying to see this movie. Sadly I’m doing hurricane prep now, so hopefully I’ll have time this weekend to catch it, almost done with prep.


3 posted on 08/24/2012 4:11:50 PM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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"Doggone!"





- Barry Hussein Obama II



4 posted on 08/24/2012 4:13:57 PM PDT by devolve (------------------- ammo bans or limits? - Lee Harvey Oswald only needed 2 or 3 cartridges ---------)
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To: Beave Meister
Deadline Hollywood is an upfront and honest source of news about Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

That said, most of its readers are in the industry, meaning that they tend to skew well to the left.

I was very surprised then to see that the bulk of the comments were very much supportive of this film and its message.

I've seen it, and it's well worth anyone’s time.

5 posted on 08/24/2012 4:19:41 PM PDT by mojito
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To: Beave Meister

Celluloid smelling salts for the public. Better than popcorn.


6 posted on 08/24/2012 4:22:42 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: luvbach1

Remember when the media was falling all over itself to label Fahrenheit 9/11 as anti-Bush, neither do I.


7 posted on 08/24/2012 4:23:01 PM PDT by middlegeorgian
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To: Beave Meister

Saw this at the 4 pm show and it was well done. Packed theatre although there was one person younger than me (I’m 50). My husband was there too (he’s 51) so maybe just retirees were able to make it to the matinee. I’ve read several books so there wasn’t a lot of new info in it for me.


8 posted on 08/24/2012 4:26:05 PM PDT by Calm_Cool_and_Elected ("The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." --Flannery O'Connor)
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To: Calm_Cool_and_Elected

There’s a 1:15 matinee tomorrow for 7 bucks ... I’m ON it.


9 posted on 08/24/2012 4:52:12 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: Beave Meister; moder_ator

Would someone please move this to the forum?


10 posted on 08/24/2012 5:02:47 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: mojito

It’s not worth my time. I don’t need to watch a movie to see how we’ve been cornholed by this pr**k.


11 posted on 08/24/2012 5:06:16 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: Beave Meister
The success of the anti-Obama pic is based on big pre-sales leading into the Republican National Convention August 27-30, and exhibitors are reporting busloads of filmgoers arriving at theaters around the country in pre-organized trips. It also employed much of the same marketing techniques used to garner attention and support for faith-based films, understandable since the audience is overlapping.

BS!

Liberals don't miss a chance to misrepresent and malign Conservatives.

12 posted on 08/24/2012 5:36:27 PM PDT by fanfan ("But if Muslims were asked to go to church on Sunday and take Holy Communion there would be war.")
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To: Cyber Liberty

You don;t need to see the movie, for sure, but is there anyone you think you could/should/would take?

Buy someone some popcorn, and let the movie explain the rest of it.

*Hugs*


13 posted on 08/24/2012 5:43:33 PM PDT by fanfan ("But if Muslims were asked to go to church on Sunday and take Holy Communion there would be war.")
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To: fanfan
... is there anyone you think you could/should/would take?

Everybody who needs it would punch me, so no.

*Hugs Back!*

14 posted on 08/24/2012 5:46:35 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: Cyber Liberty

LOL, THAT, I understand!


15 posted on 08/25/2012 3:07:29 PM PDT by fanfan ("But if Muslims were asked to go to church on Sunday and take Holy Communion there would be war.")
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