Fandango (online movie ticket seller) reported large numbers of block-purchases. This means that groups bought out whole sections of theaters, not individual ticket purchases. Also, I read that moveon.org had enlisted over 100,000 of its members to pledge to see it opening weekend. And I'm sure that many of the faithful went to see it two and three times to inflate the numbers.
Yep, the movie made money, but there's no reason to think it's popular with anyone who isn't already a loony.
Fandango (online movie ticket seller) reported large numbers of block-purchases. This means that groups bought out whole sections of theaters, not individual ticket purchases. Also, I read that moveon.org had enlisted over 100,000 of its members to pledge to see it opening weekend. And I'm sure that many of the faithful went to see it two and three times to inflate the numbers. Or in short, it was a case of cooking the books by Democratic operatives buying large blocks of tickets to inflate the viewership numbers. It will be VERY interesting to see how it fares against Spiderman 2 when it comes out Wednesday in over 3,500 screens. Given that Spiderman 2 will have from June 30 to July 5 for a full holiday weekend count, I expect Spiderman 2 to make around US$145 million by the end of July 5th, while Fahrenheit 9/11 will probably add another US$10 million to its total by the same date.