200 additional copies of F-911 have been distributed for Wednesday opening

[Robbien]

Chad Souder, manager of Crossroads 12, said Cinema Entertainment Corp. was given another copy of the movie "Fahrenheit 9-11" and will place it on a screen at the College Square Theaters. Both theaters are owned by CEC.

Both theaters received numerous calls over the weekend, requesting to see the film. Souder said he wanted it for opening weekend, but CEC was given only one copy to play in all of its Iowa theaters. They chose Iowa City, where the movie was sold out all weekend and brought in about $21,000.

"We've been accused that we don't want it out there. But ... we don't choose movies based on a political agenda. We choose them because they are going to make us money," he said.

The movie was given a limited release on just 868 screens. About 200 additional copies of the movie have been distributed for the Wednesday release.

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/06/29/news/metro/45c7fc7f6220df3e86256ec200472944.txt

posting this here because I like my title better, it highlights the most important news of the article.

[Poiuyt]

1. There are other ways around having just one copy.

When reel 1 is finished playing in theater 1, move it to theater 2, etc.

Still, it's good news to have more copies out there.

[rocktivity]

2. I love it when a plan comes together

"...we don't choose movies based on a political agenda. We choose them because they are going to make us money..."

"Just be grateful that more than one distributor (for F9/11) is interested...And they're interested because they can smell big money. I wouldn't worry about the three or four week deadline (for a July 4 release), either--if the Bush regime has taught me anything, it's that when big money is the reward, anything is possible."
--Rocknation, June 1, 2004

:headbang:
rocknation

[ShaneGR]

3. E! News said that the film would be playing on a 1000 extra screens...

But they said "next weekend" so the Wednesday stuff might just be a part of that.