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MADem

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2. Did Sheldon Adelson buy out a bunch of theaters?

Reply to bhikkhu (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 26, 2012, 10:20 PM

Aug 2012

Didn't they do that with a Palin film, buy tickets but no one attended?

After all--they do it with their books to make the NYT Best Seller list.

They do it with fake Facebook and Twitter accounts.

They have money to throw around....I would not be surprised in the slightest if they pushed their numbers with free tickets, or bulk purchases of tickets, followed by a shitload of no-shows.

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So the anti-Obama movie "dominated" [View all] muntrv Aug 2012 OP

No it didn't; its number 8 on the list bhikkhu Aug 2012 #1

Did Sheldon Adelson buy out a bunch of theaters? MADem Aug 2012 #2

of course they did. Remember when churches got free tickets to the Palin film? progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #3

Now showing at the Potemkin Village Theatre!!!! nt MADem Aug 2012 #5

That would explain how it got 2/3rds of its total gross in it's 7th weekend. Angleae Aug 2012 #8

Yahoo has proven itself to be second to Fox News with disinformation. nt progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #4

Thanks that reminds me... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #7

Someone on our side should have done the same Politicalboi Aug 2012 #6

Wow, We're All SOOOOO Impressed ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2012 #9

Oh, the soft bigotry of low expectations. Marr Aug 2012 #10