[FreeKeys]

Atlas Shrugged is being made into a series of 3 movies.  The first part of the 3-part trilogy opened yesterday, tax day, April 15, 2011 in over 300 theaters nationwide.   Last year, in 2010, ATLAS SHRUGGED sold about 500,000 copies, more than in any year since it was first published in 1957.  This is ten times as many copies as Hillary's and Obama's books sold last year combined.

Awesome.

[DollyCali]

I was lucky. Our party saw it at first matinee at Cinemark. Only 5.00. In OKlahoma City the Cinemarks showings before 6 are all 3.75!

[Mama_Bear]

Awesome, indeed! My son saw it with his family yesterday and called last night to rave about it. We discussed Ayn Rand, her books and this movie for over an hour. He was beyond impressed at how perfectly it was cast and how close to the book they stayed on message. He said he believed Ayn Rand would be very proud of this portrayal of her novel.

He also said that the theater (in Dublin, CA) was not sold out but about 2/3 full and the average age of the movie-goers appeared to be fifty-ish. Lots of seasoned citizens. And, one thing he said he has never seen in a movie theater; the crowd erupted in applause at the end of the movie. He told me at what point part 1 ended, but I won't spoil it for others. I will just say that it ended at a climactic event.

I am so looking forward to seeing this movie and am wearing my Rearden Metal Liberty bracelet as I type.

[GSP.FAN]

Box office Mojo has it at number 13,not bad for a limited release movie..

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping; post; thread.

I saw it last night in downtown Birmingham, Michigan in Oakland county. Oakland county used to be one of the wealthier counties in the U.S.A. Birmingham is still one of the most affluent cities in Michigan. Lots of wealthy job creators/producers live there. (Lots of General Motors/auto company managers...oh, the irony) There was applause at the opening and applause at the end. It was good.

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