Molen, who's served as producer on "Jurassic Park," "Minority Report" and "Schindler's List," held the same role with this documentary. "2016: Obama's America" was co-directed and executive produced by conservative author Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan.
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The question at the heart of the film, as described on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes (where the film currently sits at 45 percent fresh for critics, 81 percent for audiences), is where the country will be in 2016 if Obama is elected to a second term in November. Over the weekend, the documentary expanded from 169 theaters to 1,091. It's being considered an impressive feat, as what's propelled "2016: Obama's America" since its July 13 release in one theater in Houston has been word of mouth and promotions on talk radio, EW noted. On a slow weekend, the documentary "2016: Obama's America" took industry observers by surprise, pulling in $6.2 million and earning a spot in the top 10 movies at the box office.įor what it's worth, "2016: Obama's America" surpassed the new Kristen Bell/Dax Shepard film "Hit and Run," the Jordin Sparks/Whitney Houston remake of "Sparkle," and "Twilight" star Ashley Greene's new thriller, "The Apparition."Īs Entertainment Weekly explained in its box office breakdown, the film now holds the title of highest-grossing conservative documentary, amassing $9.1 million over seven weeks.