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[PeaceWave]

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[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Tickets were sold, but were seats filled?

Some of that $40 million Melania got paid certainly could have been used to buy tickets to boost sales figures.

Republicans do that with books all the time, which is why the NYT has separate stats for bulk sales,

[Liberal In Texas]

11. Exactly. Some entity (like Heritage or somebody) no doubt bought tons of tickets.

They didn't want a Magat embarrassment.

[Skittles]

2. it's bullshit

just like a lot of rightwing hack books become "best sellers"

[Laffy Kat]

3. It's revenue.

Not butts in the seat. It's bullshit.

[AZJonnie]

4. If this is even real, and I'm not convinced, but let's just say it is

then these numbers will plummet, fast. Like by next weekend it will barely go up $1M. Today, I bet the film got "pilgrimages" from churches and there's ENOUGH people that would just go along w/a church group to see movie like this to nudge it to $7M, wouldn't be shocking.

But, in this scenario, ton of them did it THIS weekend, but they won't next weekend is my guess.

[JT45242]

5. Saw Craig's list ads...could believe UAE money bought a ton of tickets

Lots of ways to give kickbacks and bribes here...

Let's say theatres get 20%
Bezos gets 70%
Mango Mussolini and family get 10%

Good way for the Saudi, Emirates, or Putin to kickback money to penis head and vagina neck

[SunImp]

6. Religious orgs & super rich people love boosting ticket sales of movies

Christians aid marketing of ‘Passion’ https://share.google/NTPLpSLtSasbd8wBY

‘Son of God’: Churches, Religious Groups Snap Up Almost 500,000 Tickets in Weeks Before Christ Film Debut https://share.google/ruBVfIz3s7Uz07m2y

Sound of Freedom passed the $100m mark. Who’s really watching the movie? | QAnon | The Guardian https://share.google/5fUQhh63yNJAY50b5

Right-Wing Influencers Boost Biblical Movie ‘David’ To Box Office Success https://share.google/1DBpbCtxxADPPkmFK

[Straw Man]

7. See what it is NEXT week.

There was a lot of pre-release press on this one, and, no doubt, a lot of box-office boosting through bulk buys. The true test will be when that all fades away and the stinking pile of shit is revealed for what it truly is.

I read an article once about PR firms that specialize in ad campaigns to rescue failing movies. The real warning signal is a massive drop in sales between the first week and the second week.

[617Blue]

8. CNBC online was pimping for Tramp this morning touting it as a big success. It's fake.

[Vinca]

9. Bulk buying. That's what they do with shitty books they want to get on the bestseller list.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. $75 Million spent for a doc that brought in $7 Million at the Box Office.......

Equals a BOMB!!

Marie Antionette having her moment of "Let them eat cake." We all know who Melania is. All she sees is $$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[QueerDuck]

12. Meh. I'm not surprised. These are loyal Trump voters (cultists) who enjoy trolling the country...

... even if it means putting MORE of their own money in someone else's pockets. Have you seen any of the "sidewalk interviews" of the attendees. It's a total replay of the sidewalk interviews from Trump rallies. Ignorance on display. Hate on display. A true cult.

[ornotna]

13. Who gives a rat fart about this bullshit movie

[demmiblue]

14. Mildly curious... are you going to self-delete this OP like the other one you started on this topic?

🤨

[Torchlight]

15. What do you conclude from all this...?