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In reply to the discussion: Re: Attacks on Snowden, Greenwald. How the fuck do people like that sleep at night? [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Citizenfour grossed $125,172 from five cinemas in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C. for a screen average of $25,034, the best showing for any documentary since Waiting for Superman in 2010 ($34,758).
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Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth ranks No. 1 among political documentaries in terms of best opening theater average, not accounting for inflation. The movie, debuting in May 2006, grossed $281,330 from four theaters for an average of $70,332.
Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 ranks No. 2 ($27,558), followed by Moore's Bowling for Columbine ($26,134). Citizenfour ranks No. 4, not accounting for inflation.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-edward-snowdens-citizenfour-744007
Citizen4 is going to change a lot of minds. It's going to be a movie that everybody sees.
Greenwald's book was shocking enough.