...and I should probably remind you, NYC was hit hard on 9/11 !!
The sad flip-side to this (don't let this story restore your faith in humanity so fast!) is probably that in rural areas where the average education level is high school or less (that is, areas that aren't ELITIST!), the "film" packed the theaters....
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/04...cities-with-just-17-tickets-sold-in-new-york/
Nuggets:
Last night, Fox News host Glenn Beck premiered his new live show based on his book The Christmas Sweater, which was simulcast to hundreds of movie theaters across the country. Sponsor Fathom Events called it a “once in a lifetime event,” during which “Glenn will tell you about the real life events that inspired him to write” the book, play clips from his 2008 national tour, and “share stories of the overwhelming response he received.” Despite heavy promotion on Beck’s radio and TV shows, and in-theater trailers, ticket sales were weak in major cities: Beck sold only 17 tickets in Boston, another 17 in New York, and just 30 in Washington, DC. Raw Story reports that, while sales were better in more conservative areas, even Seattle — which is near Beck’s hometown — couldn’t muster a strong crowd:
While it performed better in the south and in rural, more conservative 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.
Here's a funny review of it, too:
http://trueslant.com/childers/2009/12/04/glenn-becks-christmas-sweater-a-viewers-guide/
The sad flip-side to this (don't let this story restore your faith in humanity so fast!) is probably that in rural areas where the average education level is high school or less (that is, areas that aren't ELITIST!), the "film" packed the theaters....
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/04...cities-with-just-17-tickets-sold-in-new-york/
Nuggets:
Last night, Fox News host Glenn Beck premiered his new live show based on his book The Christmas Sweater, which was simulcast to hundreds of movie theaters across the country. Sponsor Fathom Events called it a “once in a lifetime event,” during which “Glenn will tell you about the real life events that inspired him to write” the book, play clips from his 2008 national tour, and “share stories of the overwhelming response he received.” Despite heavy promotion on Beck’s radio and TV shows, and in-theater trailers, ticket sales were weak in major cities: Beck sold only 17 tickets in Boston, another 17 in New York, and just 30 in Washington, DC. Raw Story reports that, while sales were better in more conservative areas, even Seattle — which is near Beck’s hometown — couldn’t muster a strong crowd:
While it performed better in the south and in rural, more conservative 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.
Here's a funny review of it, too:
http://trueslant.com/childers/2009/12/04/glenn-becks-christmas-sweater-a-viewers-guide/
