Posted on 08/25/2012 2:05:07 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
But the shocker was Rocky Mountain Pictures’ political documentary 2016 Obama’s America which expanded into theaters across America this weekend after a very limited release and wound up in 4th place. That’s stunning because it’s playing in 2/3 fewer theaters across North American than the other wide release actioners. (See below for more details). Due to its hot pre-sales, the pic is proving frontloaded, and its ranking will fall steeply by end of Sunday. But the doc made its point: its new cume after this weekend should make it the #1 conservative documentary (besting Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’s $7.7M).
The pic is based on conservative author and commentator Dinesh D’Souza’s New York Times bestselling 2010 book The Roots Of Obama’s Rage and co-directed by D’Souza and John Sullivan and produced by Academy Award winner Gerald R. Molen (co-producer of Schindler’s List). Its success comes because of savvy marketing on the eve of the Republican National Convention August 27-30. Exhibitors are reporting busloads 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. ”Yes, I also didn’t believe it when I first saw the film taking off in pre-sales on Tuesday,” an exhibition insider tells me. “Because there’s not a lot of new product that’s taking off.”
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>> the ones there were middle-aged and all quietly conversant after the movie
a.k.a. “likely voters”
I saw it yesterday. For awhile I was wondering why so much about BO’s father but he did a fabulous job of tying it all in with BO’s actions. I would recommend to anyone. Too bad members of the press won’t bother to see it.
The film settles the question of who B-HO’s father is. The half-brother in Africa looks just like B-HO. They have to have the same father.
It’s playing at thousands of theaters, so I don’t suspect that the prediction that it will fall off quickly can be true.
>> “The film settles the question of who B-HO’s father is” <<
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That was never seriously in question.
In the movie D'Souza interviews Barack Obama's half brother George. Recently George called D'Souza asking him for money to pay the hospital bill because his child was sick. Obama IS NOT his brothers keeper.
Haven’t heard anything about this either.
Lil and I just came back from seeing it. Excellent documentary!
I hope Dinesh D’Souza personally makes $50 million or more off this thing.
It is a well choreographed and documented ... documentary ... without any conspiracy or other childish flavor.
Kind of disappointed nobody mentions younger voters being there....we need to convert them also. If all we have is seniors, to be blunt, they won’t be here forever and each future generation will be more liberal.
I’m hoping for the DVD soon. I have to drive 100 miles in any direction to see the movie.
I live in Helena, Mt which is run by demorats so it is not surprising that the movie will not be show here. Damn demorats OIF vet
Cinergy cinemas isn’t showing it in my hometown in North Central Texas. I had to drive 35 miles, but it was well worth it. I plan to see it again and take friends. Hope it is on DVD before the election. Everyone in America needs to know the facts about Obama.
hubby & I going tomorrow with the youngest one for an end of the summer treat before classes resume.
Then going for all-you-can-eat sushi.
Should be a good day!!
I’m afraid he’s preaching to the choir. Those who worship him will always worship him. They KNOW all the crap about him is true but simply don’t care.
You make a good point. I thought the same thing when I saw the movie yesterday. I wasn’t planning on seeing this last night. I was going to wait untill Labor Day weekend when my family would be around, but my air conditioning broke down, so I went to the 9:20 pm showing. Decent crowd for a political documentary after 9;00 pm on a Friday night, but it was disconcerting that I was probably the only thirty-something in the audience.
When I heard the first few moments of the movie's radio ad aired on a local radio all news station, it sounded like a typical pro-Obama ad.
I had my finger on the button to change the station when I suddenly realized that the movie wasn't going to be a Michael Moore type "Go Through Another Four Years of Obama" movie.
And they will be swayed (if they haven't already).
IMHO, this race is Romney-Ryan's to lose.
A groundswell of grass roots support, first with the 2010 elections, then the turnout in support of CFA and now this film. The counter-revolution against progressivism is taking hold.
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