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 $21.6 million, Variety said.
Wow, that sure didn't turn out like I wanted it to. Repeat...
Look at that! Global warming is also destroying the Left-wing Whackjob's will to pay to see unsubstantiated and successfully challenged propaganda.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...
Better the dems spend their cash on converting the converted than funding elections.
That's Manbearpig dammit.
signed, Cartman.
my heart bleeds for each tree that was cut down.
and what about all the GASOLINE used by those cars and SUVs getting all those people to the movie!!!
i think gore might be in league with bush and cheney on this!!!!!
Kinda like "cheeseburger" Moore's Farenheit 9/11. The faithful followers flock to see their hero, the rest of the world ignores him.
"$ 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.
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...
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