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June 29, 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11 Breaks Box-Office Record
By Alyssa Rashbaum (MTV.com)
For months a hotbed of controversy, Fahrenheit 9/11 is now the hottest film in theaters.
Despite the fact that it was only projected onto screens in 868 theaters across the country - almost three times less than the other nine films in the box-office top 10 - Fahrenheit 9/11 easily took the No. 1 spot in its opening week, and broke a box-office record, according to early estimates.
With $21.8 million in ticket sales, the Michael Moore film became the first documentary ever to debut at No. 1, according to The Associated Press. This total would also make the film the top-grossing documentary ever, apart from concert films and movies made for IMAX theaters. The previous record was held by Moore's Bowling For Columbine, which has taken in more than $21.5 million since it opened on October 11, 2002.
The film's opening success was aided by a two-theater opening in New York on Wednesday, June 23. Fahrenheit 9/11 explores the war in Iraq, the way President Bush dealt with the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and the Bush family's ties to the bin Ladens and the Saudi royal family.