 
'F9/11' caught in Spidey's web
Michael Moore's scathing anti-Bush-regime documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was the second top-grossing movie of the holiday weekend, bumped from its No. 1 spot by "Spider-Man 2."
Not surprising, as 2002's first "Spider-Man" is one of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time.
"Spider-Man 2" grossed almost $116 million, "Fahrenheit" grossed $21 million and No. 3 "White Chicks" grossed $12 million over the holiday weekend, The Associated Press reports.
"Fahrenheit," which opened nationwide on June 25, has taken in a total of just over $60 million, the AP reports, adding that "Fahrenheit" "could become the first documentary ever to top $100 million."
"Doubling its theater count to 1,725, 'Fahrenheit 9/11' held up strongly despite the onslaught of 'Spider-Man 2,' which debuted in 4,152 cinemas," the AP reports.
Mainly, I'm just happy that "Fahrenheit" beat "White Chicks" again.
(I saw "Spider-Man 2" today. My grade: "B+." They could have cut out 15 or 20 minutes of exposition and nothing would have been lost. I won't be seeing "White Chicks"...)
Update (Sunday, July 11, 2004): "Fahrenheit" dropped to No. 4 in its third weekend. Not bad, actually, for a documentary in the age of "reality" television.
This weekend's top five movies, according to The Associate Press, were: No. 1: "Spider-Man 2," with a gross of $46 million; No. 2: "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," $28 million; No. 3: "King Arthur," $15.2 million; No. 4: "Fahrenheit 9/11," $11 million; and No. 5: "The Notebook," $6.53 million. ("White Chicks," in case you were wondering, came in at No. 6, with $6.5 million.)
"Fahrenheit" so far has grossed just over $80 million and is on its way to becoming the first documentary to hit the $100 million mark, the AP notes.
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