But I don't like misleading, pandering headlines from the right any more than I do from the left. Their article text itself states it won't be number one for Friday or the weekend, so the headline is unjustified. Take it up with the original author. The Breitbart article's information most likely came from a piece at the Deadline Hollywood website. I think Nikki Finke was trying to make sure she used the term "anti-Obama" in the title when that is not an accurate description of the movie at all.
OTHER FR THREAD: FIRST BOX OFFICE
DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD (where screenshot was taken) Anti-Obama Movie #1
There are interesting conversations via comments at the Deadline site.
Finke probably did that because she wanted to make the top headlines on Drudge and get all the hits. #4 at the box office doesn’t cut it for breaking news. To me, it’s hype and spin to say a movie is #1 when only half of Friday’s ticket sales are in, and it’s not even being projected to be #1 for the full day, but that’s just me. It would be cool if it did make #1 for the full Friday though.