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Box Office Report: Anti-Obama Doc Drawing Big Crowds, Even in New York City
Hollywood Reporter ^ | August 21, 2012 | Pamela McClintock

Posted on 08/22/2012 7:35:29 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

An anti-Obama documentary based on conservative author Dinesh D’Souza’s book The Roots of Obama’s Rage will expand nationwide this weekend after doing notable business in select markets across the country -- including in liberally minded New York City.

Overall, 2016: Obama's America grossed an impressive $1.2 million last weekend as it upped its theater count from 61 to 169 for a total gross of $2 million, the second-best showing of the year for a documentary after Bully ($3.2 million). That doesn't include nature documentaries Chimpanzee ($29 million) and To the Arctic ($7.6 million).

It's already the No. 12 political documentary of all time -- a market that Michael Moore has cornered -- as well as the No. 2 conservative documentary after Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed ($7.7 million).

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2016; 2016obamasamerica; democrats; elections; gop; liberals; movie; newyorkcity; nyc; obama; republicans; romney; romney2012
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1 posted on 08/22/2012 7:35:39 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Popular or not, Dinesh D’Souza, do not expect an invitation to the White House anytime soon.

Wish a condensed version of 2016 could be seen on primetime TV before November.


2 posted on 08/22/2012 7:44:38 AM PDT by Proud2BeRight
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3 posted on 08/22/2012 7:45:40 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

$2m is incredible for a doc, esp when you consider that Palin’s movie only made about $400k in theaters (although the producers did get a great up-front deal with Wal-Mart.)


4 posted on 08/22/2012 7:48:43 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

When will Axelrod start screaming about Zero being Swiftboated?


5 posted on 08/22/2012 7:49:16 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

http://www.dineshdsouza.com/


6 posted on 08/22/2012 7:52:58 AM PDT by Red Badger (Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

I believe it is in town this weekend, I intend on going.
Will this make a difference?


7 posted on 08/22/2012 7:59:58 AM PDT by vanilla swirl (searching for something meaningfull to say)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

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8 posted on 08/22/2012 8:00:35 AM PDT by MrKatykelly
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

With this weekend’s upcoming theater expansion up over 1000 theaters, if 2016 does well this weekend, expect an explosion of viewership across the nation!!! Keep your fingers crossed, folks!!! Nothing succeeds like word of mouth input!!!


9 posted on 08/22/2012 8:01:39 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: vanilla swirl

Saw it on Sunday in a FULL house. It was VERY well done. No tirades or inflammatory tone, just facts that most folks may not know about. I could, and probably will recommend it to my decidedly left leaning thoughtful, if politically misguided friend ; )

Lord, may this film help to open the eyes of many.
Tatt


10 posted on 08/22/2012 8:13:19 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." Dorothy Bernard)
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To: thesearethetimes...

....to all...and don’t forget to clap at the end of the show....


11 posted on 08/22/2012 8:18:01 AM PDT by spokeshave (The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
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12 posted on 08/22/2012 8:20:28 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: tgusa

Heard D’Souza say in an interview is that his goal is to draw enough attention to this film that the Left is forced to respond to it, thereby drawing Barry into a debate about his past.


13 posted on 08/22/2012 8:21:25 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: thesearethetimes...
I wonder if some misguided people might just look at the title and go to see it thinking it is a pro-Obama film?
14 posted on 08/22/2012 8:22:48 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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To: spokeshave

We, and many others did as well!

:)

It was great, especially after watching Atlas Shrugged in a theatre with probably less than 6 people, (including my Libertarian friend and I !).

May God bless.
Tatt


15 posted on 08/22/2012 8:23:55 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." Dorothy Bernard)
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To: Proud2BeRight

I’m looking on Fandango for movie times but I don’t even see the movie listed.


16 posted on 08/22/2012 8:25:18 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Works for me ; )

Blessings.
Tatt


17 posted on 08/22/2012 8:25:18 AM PDT by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." Dorothy Bernard)
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To: Proud2BeRight

I’m looking on Fandango for movie times but I don’t even see the movie listed.


18 posted on 08/22/2012 8:25:42 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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Box Office Mojo (one of the best sites for box office info) had the weekend figures listed, but not the daily ones. That may be because the daily figures aren’t being reported, as it is only in 169 theaters at this point. It banked just shy of $1.3 MILLION this past weekend, for a total of just over $2 MILLION to date. It was ranked #13 out of all films currently showing in America. You can also use BOM to see if the film is playing in your area; although the 2016 movie website gives you a current/opening soon list by state...major expansion coming this weekend.


19 posted on 08/22/2012 8:26:56 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: CaptainK

Box Office Mojo (one of the best sites for box office info) had the weekend figures listed, but not the daily ones. That may be because the daily figures aren’t being reported, as it is only in 169 theaters at this point. It banked just shy of $1.3 MILLION this past weekend, for a total of just over $2 MILLION to date. It was ranked #13 out of all films currently showing in America. You can also use BOM to see if the film is playing in your area; although the 2016 movie website gives you a current/opening soon list by state...major expansion coming this weekend.


20 posted on 08/22/2012 8:27:16 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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