Fahrenheit 9/11 turned on the box office heat in its first few day in theaters, breaking single-day records at the two New York City theaters where it opened and becoming the highest grossing documentary of all time in just its first weekend. The movie, which aims a critical eye at President Bush and his prosecution of the war in Iraq, sold $49,000 worth of tickets at the Loews Village 7 theater, beating the venue's single-day record of $43,435 held by 1997's "Men in Black," according to distributors Lions Gate Films and IFC Films.

Unfortunately, while the movie is spreading information about Bush and Co.'s war profiteering exploits, it is may also end up filling the pockets of the Carlyle Group, one of the most infamous war profiteers with direct links to the Bush family. On Tuesday June 21, the previous owners of Loews Theatres in the United States agreed to sell the theatres to Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors for $2.0 billion. It is currently believed that the deal for the Carlyle Group and others to buy Loews Theatres in the United States is not likely to be held up in the regulatory process, and that it will close during the third quarter. This would mean that any profits made during the summer through ticket sales at Loews Theatres for Fahrenheit 9/11 would eventually go towards actually filling the pockets of Bush and Co., and would be especially beneficial for the Carlyle Group in particular.
CorpWatch's War Profiteers Website | Search Results for Carlyle Group on CorpWatch's website | M27 Coalition's Carlyle Group Fact Sheet | M27 Coalition's Website | Direct Action to Stop the War's Website | Michael Moore's Official Website | Fahrenheit 9/11's Website | Flyers to Hand Out at Fahrenheit 9/11 Theatres
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