ZitatOctober 15, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A biopic about a notorious late-term abortionist was the most successful independent film at the box office last weekend despite a mainstream media blackout.
Opening on the same weekend as moon-landing film First Man and the kids’ movie Goosebumps 2: Haunted Hallowe’en, Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer was the fourth most successful of new films released in the U.S. last weekend and ranked 12th overall at the box office.
Opening in 673 cinemas, Gosnell grossed $1,235,800 over the weekend despite the reluctance of mainstream media, including Hollywood’s Variety magazine, to review the film. Of the heavy-hitters, only the Los Angeles Times and Forbes bothered to review Gosnell. (The LA Times panned the film; Forbes granted it cautious praise.)
The film’s producers, investigative reporters Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, stated that the blackout was not surprising as the media also refused to cover Gosnell's trial until shamed into action by a massive social media/citizen journalist campaign.
I know that at our local theatre the movie debut was Friday. I then tried to get tickets for the late Saturday night showing only to discover it was already all sold out for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday showings.
Anyone see it and what did you think?
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