Reuters:- It may not be "Harry Potter," but another film featuring a bespectacled protagonist is racking up strong pre-sales before its national roll-out this weekend.
"The Undefeated," a glowing look at failed vice-presidential candidate and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has already sold out a show in Grapevine, Texas (population 46,000), according to the distributor Cinedigm.
Grapevine isn't exactly a teeming metropolis but the film is set to roll out across Tea Party country in 10 AMC theaters.
In addition to Grapevine, the documentary by conservative filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon will expand to Indianapolis, Ind.; Independence, Mo.; Kennesaw, Ga.; Houston, Texas; Orlando, Fla.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Orange, Calif.
Realistically, this movie is like a Michael Moore film: It will be seen by people pre-disposed to agree with it, it will play better in areas where the population tends to share the political values of the filmmarker and it will probably make decent money by documentary standards because of the controversy.
Still, I have a feeling that, even if this movie makes the same (or more) money than the average Michael Moore doc, the press will pretend it's a bomb simply because it doesn't make "Harry Potter" sized money.
