Anti-Bush 'Fahrenheit' sets a record at box office

Anti-Bush 'Fahrenheit' sets a record at box office: "Theater owners in large cities and smaller towns reported sellout crowds during the weekend, with numerous theaters declaring house records.
The phenomenal opening represented a decisive victory for Moore and for the Miramax movie executives Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who released the film independently after it was rejected by Miramax's corporate parent, the Walt Disney Co., as too political.
'We sold out in Fayetteville, home of Fort Bragg,' in North Carolina, Moore said yesterday. 'We sold out in Army-base towns. We set house records in some of these places.'

Weinstein predicted that "Fahrenheit 9/11" would certainly take in $50 million, and possibly $100 million. He said he expected the film to expand to twice as many theaters next week, and ultimately to up to 2,000 screens."



By SHARON WAXMAN
THE NEW YORK TIMES