From Hot Air:
We all know the rules when it comes to political films, right? They’re just not worth sinking your money into them because people don’t watch. With the sole exception of one “documentary” by Michael Moore, they don’t cover their own costs and people don’t turn out to the theater for them. This is particularly true if you try to produce one from a conservative point of view in the liberal lock-down atmosphere of Hollywood. Well, hold on to your hats. It looks like the the very unflattering critique of the current administration,2016 Obama’s America, is set to come in at number three this weekend and turn a profit in the first 24 hours since its wide release. (It actually premiered six weeks ago and was previously in limited release.)
Photo courtesy Joe Crimmings Photography, flickr
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I thought that was in the sounds to good to be true category. A quick little research shows that Fox must be using the Math Priciples of Enron.
According to actual box office receipts, not in the top 10 , according to one it is 13th place.
1 – The Expendables 2 – $28.5M
2 – The Bourne Legacy – $17.0M
3 – ParaNorman – $14.0M
4 – The Campaign – $13.1M
5 – Sparkle – $11.6M
6 – The Dark Knight Rises – $11.0M
7 – The Odd Life of Timothy Green – $10.8M
8 – Hope Springs – $9.1M
9 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – $3.8M
10 – Total Recall – $3.4M
TW – LW – Title – Studio – Weekend Gross – % Change – Theater – unt / Change – Average – Total Gross – Budget* – Week #
13 – 23 – 2016 Obama’s America – RM – $1,244,698 – +292.3% – 169 –
+108 – $7,365 – $2,028,067 – 6
Box office shocker. 2016 Obama’s America at #3?: http://t.co/qki32zAq
I thought the movie did a good job of searching inside of Obama’s head to find the reasons of why he does what he does. His upbringing, relationship with his anti colonial drunken father, Barrack Sr, Communist Frank Marshall, and radical terrorist Bill Ayers. Now we know his motives.
I just wished the movie would have shown a little more insight into his wife, Moochelle, who is obviously a racist, and who has overwhelming feelings that the world owes her because of her race.