P2P-Zone - View Single Post - Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' wins Cannes festival

JackSpratts · 28-06-04, 09:53 AM

Theater owners in large cities and smaller towns reported sellout crowds over the weekend, with numerous theaters declaring house records.

"We sold out in Fayetteville, home of Fort Bragg," in North Carolina, Mr. Moore said on Sunday. "We sold out in Army-base towns. We set house records in some of these places. We set single-day records in a number of theaters. We got standing ovations in Greensboro, N.C.

"The biggest news to me this morning is this is a red-state movie," he said, referring to the state whose residents voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. "Republican states are embracing the movie, and it's sold out in Republican strongholds all over the country."

Harvey Weinstein said: "It's beyond anybody's expectations. I'd have to say the sky's the limit on this movie. Who knows what territory we're in."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/28/movies/28BOX.html?hp

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JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,017	Theater owners in large cities and smaller towns reported sellout crowds over the weekend, with numerous theaters declaring house records. "We sold out in Fayetteville, home of Fort Bragg," in North Carolina, Mr. Moore said on Sunday. "We sold out in Army-base towns. We set house records in some of these places. We set single-day records in a number of theaters. We got standing ovations in Greensboro, N.C. "The biggest news to me this morning is this is a red-state movie," he said, referring to the state whose residents voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. "Republican states are embracing the movie, and it's sold out in Republican strongholds all over the country." Harvey Weinstein said: "It's beyond anybody's expectations. I'd have to say the sky's the limit on this movie. Who knows what territory we're in." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/28/movies/28BOX.html?hp