Exclusive: Beck’s movie bombs in New York (17 Tickets sold) Boston (17 tickets) D.C. (30 tickets)

[kpete]

http://www.ncm.com/FathomContent/PDF/Participating_Theatres_GBXMAS_LIVE.pdf

In New York, Beck sold 17 tickets. In Boston, another 17. And in Washington, D.C., the hotbed of political activism, his tearful film drew only 30.

While Glenn Beck's new movie The Christmas Sweater – A Return To Redemption -- which released for a viewing Thursday night in hundreds of theaters across the country -- performed better in rural areas, his ability to draw viewers in major US markets was a bust.

"The theater's almost empty," a representative at Regal Cinemas in Manhattan told Raw Story moments before it began.

The flick features the firebrand Fox News host sharing with willing souls his most profound childhood memories, along with his philosophies on life, love and happiness.

more:
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/glenn-beck-christmas-sweater-movie-flops-big-cities/

[ConnorMarc]

1. BWAHAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHA...

*pauses to breathe*

...AHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[graywarrior]

2. I bet those who went had free movie passes

God, that is funny.

[GodlessBiker]

7. Yeah, comped seats. Relatives, maybe.

[graywarrior]

8. Newspaper movie reviewers

FORCED to go.

[KansDem]

9. Or maybe they just needed to use the restroom.

And were pissed because they had to pay to piss...

[cali]

3. what marketing genius put this in hundreds of theatres?

[redqueen]

21. I dunno but God bless 'em!

:rofl:

[pink-o]

4. Why would anyone think to premiere it in Urban areas?

New York, Boston and DC? Geez, maybe my home town will be next!

What I'm saying is that it's a little too early to write it off, seeing as the real audience for that piece of shlock is probably somewhere other than the aforementioned cities.

[ConnorMarc]

10. I'll Attempt To Give A Serious Answer

Apparently they let the FOXNews hysteria about the Teabagger Movement and RW dissent get to their heads.

That's the only logical explanation for this.

If someone else has a better answer, be my guest...I'd really like to know.

[BOSSHOG]

5. Don't forget

beck's intricate +/- formula. Those actual numbers could be as high as 140 million indicating yet another brilliant and overwhelming success for conservative values. And don't forget glen and his band of "patriots" have us surrounded.

[pink-o]

6. And I'm sure Faux "News" will dig up some file tape

Maybe from the Inauguration. They'll show the crowds in the Mall and say they're waiting at the theatre to buy tickets!

[KansDem]

13. That's right!

The FOXagandists still have that 9/12 tape they used for Sarah's booksigning and Michelle's "townhall."

[ET Awful]

11. And on Fox tonight, he'll say that this was the line to see the movie

But that the theater messed up somehow.

:)

[blm]

12. FOX will dig up footage of New Moon's lines to claim that Beck's film is a huge success.

.

[peekaloo]

14. The Sorrow of the Shitty.

vive la resistance!

[no limit]

15. Glenn Beck had a movie? When the hell did this happen?

And why?

[redqueen]

22. Just be glad you didn't see the trailer.

[Ikonoklast]

16. The theaters spent more in cleaning up the vomit from the movie watchers

that wandered in unknowingly, than they made at the ticket office.

[MyNameGoesHere]

17. Glenn Beck

He is number 1 on my top 10 list of people i would like to puke on.

[pink-o]

18. and mine on people who should be in a locked ward

wearing a ratty bathrobe while standing in line to get his thorazine from the nursing station.

[zbdent]

19. In New York and Boston, are these the same ticket buyers?

and where in D.C. did they find 13 more to join them?

[drm604]

20. Once or twice in my life

I've had to kill a couple of hours so I went a theater and bought a ticket for whatever was starting next. These numbers are low enough that this may account for them. They may have been people who needed a place to hang out for a couple of hours and never heard of Glenn Beck.

I should add that the name of the movie "The Christmas Sweater – A Return To Redemption" may have misled a few uninformed people to think that this was some sort of uplifting Christmas movie.

[madokie]

23. I wonder if any shots of his dad would be in there

because of the two photos I've seen of his dad I think I know him. I think becks dad was in one of my companies that I helped push right after boot camp in '67- '68. USN Camp Nimitz

[pink-o]

24. A more accurate garment for the title would be "The Christmas Straitjacket" n/t

[Thickasabrick]

25. K&R lol nt

[ShamelessHussy]

26. roflmfao

[itsrobert]

27. Fox News is going to show a movie line for F911 and say it's for this

Here are the pics

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1869789

[chollybocker]

28. and screenings of the movie at many insane asylums are SRO.

Go figure.

[badgerpup]

29. The Rude Pundit (may all gods reward him richly)...

...took one for the team and saw it. :patriot:

Here's his review...
http://www.rudepundit.blogspot.com/

"No greater love..."

I sure as hell wouldn't have subjected myself to that...:hide::yoiks: