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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I tried to see it last night -- completely sold out. It was sold out on Saturday night too. Sort of surprising that Dallas crowds came out for it. Pleasantly surprising.
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I saw it on Friday. I thought it was very well done, but tough to watch here and there, for a variety of reasons (none of which will be the ones slave and penske suggest).
But they're surprised at how well it's doing in the red states. And the screens on which it is being shown will increase from eight hundred something to two thousand.
From the link below:
'The movie, mocking President Bush and criticizing his decision to go to war in Iraq, was No. 1 at the box office, beating out the popular comedies "White Chicks" and "DodgeBall," which were playing on almost triple the number of screens.
Theater owners in large cities and smaller towns reported sellout crowds over the weekend, with numerous theaters declaring house records.
"The biggest news to me this morning is this is a red-state movie," he said, referring to the state whose residents voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. "Republican states are embracing the movie, and it's sold out in Republican strongholds all over the country."'
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/28/movies/28BOX.html?hp
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