Fahrenheit 9/11 tops weekend box office

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SUCCATASH

Sunday, June 27, 2004 7:10 PM

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Tops North American Box Office

http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/weekendboxofficer.html

the film played strongly in both Democrat and Republican states, even drawing sell-out crowds in Republican strongholds like Nassau County, New York and Fayetteville, N.C., home of Fort Bragg.

JCKNIFE

Monday, June 28, 2004 3:38 AM

Just for a sense of perspective: $21.8 million puts it at #222 on the list of all-time opening weekends, slightly worse than "Inspector Gadget" did on its premiere weekend.

Also I'm pretty sure a film about my scrotum could outsell "White Chicks," the #2 film this weekend.

JANIELYNN

Monday, June 28, 2004 3:55 AM

Remember, Fahrenheit 9/11 only opened on about 868 screens. Which gives it a per screen average of over $25,000.

White Chicks is playing on around 2700 hundred screens.

Not all areas are showing Michael Moore's film, but I'm willing to bet White Chicks is showing in almost every corner of the US. People in many places actually have to seek out the Michael Moore film, if not drive several hours to the closest theatre.

If it had opened on 2700 screens and it's per screen average of $25,000 had remained consistant... The film would have averaged about a $67 million opening weekend.

I'm pretty sure Inspector Gadget opened on around 2000 or more screens as well. It's not just the opening gross that's important, but the per screen average as well.

SUCCATASH

Monday, June 28, 2004 3:55 AM

The film cost only $6 million to make.

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Sets Record
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=502&e=5&u=/ap/20040628
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JCKNIFE

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:00 AM

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Originally posted by Succatash:

The film cost only $6 million to make.

Most of it was probably Moore's Krispy Kreme budget. Let's see, no actors (or were there?) no sets, no special effects, just a vivid imagination and LOTS and LOTS of editing.

SUCCATASH

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:03 AM

What does that have to do with Inspector Gadget? Can you please make sense?

JCKNIFE

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:07 AM

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Originally posted by Succatash:

What does that have to do with Inspector Gadget? Can you please make sense?

What are you confused about?

JANIELYNN

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:08 AM

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Originally posted by Succatash:

What does that have to do with Inspector Gadget? Can you please make sense?

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Originally posted by JCKNIFE:

Just for a sense of perspective: $21.8 million puts it at #222 on the list of all-time opening weekends, slightly worse than "Inspector Gadget" did on its premiere weekend.

Hence the comparison to Inspector Gadgets per screen average

SUCCATASH

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:10 AM

You're sneezing at $20 million and comparing Fahrenheit to Inspector Gadgit. As if production costs mean nothing.

JCKNIFE

Monday, June 28, 2004 4:11 AM

I don't know if a per-screen average is a telling statistic for a film that will most likely nosedive significantly in the next couple weeks. The people who walked 40 miles through snow uphill to see this film would have done it no matter what, but they've seen it now and unless they go back next weekend, well, I'm just saying you've got a fanatical base that WILL see anything he puts out. I can't see this film generating word-of-mouth audience.

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