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'Inconvenient' change for Gore film ["ticket sales plummet"]
UPI ^ | June 28, 2006

Posted on 06/28/2006 3:02:05 PM PDT by John Jorsett

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" has seen its ticket sales plummet after a promising start.

After Gore's global warming documentary garnered the highest average per play ever for a film documentary during its limited Memorial Day weekend opening, recent theater takes for the film have been less than stellar, Daily Variety reports.

The film dropped from its record $70,333 per play to $12,334 during its third week and its numbers have continued to fall as the film opens in smaller cities and suburbs across the country.

Yet despite its failing numbers, the film has brought in $9.6 million to date, making it one of the most successful documentaries to date.

In comparison, the 2004 documentary "Super Size Me" brought in $11.5 million, while the title for most successful documentary remains with director Michael Moore's 2002 film, "Bowling for Columbine," which brought in $21.6 million, Variety said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange
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To: DoughtyOne

Wow, that sure didn't turn out like I wanted it to. Repeat...

Look at that! Global warming is also destroying the Left-wing Whackjob's will to pay to see unsubstantiated and successfully challenged propaganda.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...


21 posted on 06/28/2006 3:20:33 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Al Qaeda / Taliban operatives: Read the NY Times, for daily up to the minute security threat tips.)
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To: MinuteGal

Better the dems spend their cash on converting the converted than funding elections.


22 posted on 06/28/2006 3:20:38 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: dead
GMTA, though you're G-er... beat me by a mile.
23 posted on 06/28/2006 3:21:45 PM PDT by AnnaZ (I think so, Brain, but if we give peas a chance, won't the lima beans feel left out?)
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To: Lexington Green

That's Manbearpig dammit.

signed, Cartman.


24 posted on 06/28/2006 3:36:12 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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To: A_perfect_lady
"How many trees... had to be cut down... CUT DOWN!!! ... to make those tickets?! THINK!! Think of those poor trees!!"

.......and think of the fact that most of those trees were Algore's relatives, their lives in government service "cut short" so tragically!
25 posted on 06/28/2006 3:48:18 PM PDT by shibumi (".....panta en pasin....." - Origen)
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To: A_perfect_lady

my heart bleeds for each tree that was cut down.

and what about all the GASOLINE used by those cars and SUVs getting all those people to the movie!!!

i think gore might be in league with bush and cheney on this!!!!!


26 posted on 06/28/2006 3:51:25 PM PDT by drhogan (!)
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To: John Jorsett

Kinda like "cheeseburger" Moore's Farenheit 9/11. The faithful followers flock to see their hero, the rest of the world ignores him.


27 posted on 06/28/2006 4:04:48 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: John Jorsett

"$ Per play" - doesn't that mean it didn't play in very many theaters/times, so people who wanted to see it were forced to stuff themselves into one or two screenings? Fine way to misrepresent the numbers.


28 posted on 06/28/2006 4:10:34 PM PDT by AmericanChef
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To: John Jorsett

29 posted on 06/28/2006 4:15:17 PM PDT by pjsbro
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To: jaydubya2
I remember when documentaries consisted of facts.

And I'm old enough to remember when only about half of the Democrats were traitors. But if Gore's movie is considered a "documentary", then perhaps "Team America: World Police" should also be considered to be one...

30 posted on 06/28/2006 4:24:16 PM PDT by Zeppo
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To: John Jorsett
Al Gore: The Dixie Chicks of Movie Producers


31 posted on 06/28/2006 4:35:45 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of "dependence on government"!)
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