Has anyone seen coverage of F911's weekend takings on CNN?

[jpgray]

I watched for about a cycle and they had nothing--only BS about Bush smirking about with Blair and passing notes during the handover, and the handover itself. What's up? Has it been covered at all today in any depth?

[redqueen]

1. Dunno - at work, but there's *nothing* on their website

Sickening.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/articles/news/?id=040627bo.htm

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Ignites Box Office Passion
by Brandon Gray
June 28, 2004

HOLLYWOOD (Box Office Mojo) – Over three million people elected Fahrenheit 9/11 to be the No. 1 movie of America.

Incensing as many as it's entrancing, writer-director Michael Moore's Bush bash celebrated over the weekend with $23.9 million at 868 theaters, beating co-distributor Lions Gate's $21.8 million estimate on Sunday by 9%. Lions Gate released the picture along with IFC Films and Fellowship Adventure Group -- the latter quickly formed by Miramax chiefs Bob and Harvey Weinstein to release the $6 million picture after buying it back from corporate parent Disney. Around $10 million was spent on prints and advertising, less than a third of the average Hollywood release.

The estimate for Fahrenheit 9/11 was trounced thanks to a much stronger than expected Sunday. Breaking the weekend down, the picture attracted nearly $8.6 million on Friday, fell 5% on Saturday to about $8.1 million, but then eased just 12% to around $7.2 million on Sunday. By comparison, the other wide releases in the marketplace experienced Sunday drops ranging from 22% to 35%.

(snip)

Fahrenheit is also the first documentary to land in the weekend top five, let alone be No. 1. Its opening topped Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction's $9.3 million as the best ever for a Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or winner, and it was Tarantino's jury that handed Moore the prize this year.

[Qutzupalotl]

2. CNN Headline News had it

Said it took in $21 million this weekend, the most ever for a documentary opening, and the first time a documentary took the #1 spot on its opening weekend. Not really in-depth, but at least it got mentioned without adding, "but it's full of lies!"

[redqueen]

4. They're STILL Lying by using the ESTIMATES

Shameless bastard whores

:mad:

[Qutzupalotl]

5. I might have that figure wrong.

Could've said 21 or 23, I don't recall.

[heidiho]

3. Limbaugh said it ranks behind Legally Blonde 2

so it's a non-event!

I had to listen to him in the car today to see what he would say about the movie. I laughed out loud at his desperation.

[mvd]

6. I have been watching a little just too see the reaction

Usually with blockbusters and especially #1 movies, they go on and on. But the coverage for Fahrenheit 9/11 has been suspiciously little on MSNBC and CNN. Refuse to watch Faux under any circumstances. I just saw a few statistics on CNN.