The movie about abortionist Kermit Gosnell cracked the box office top ten in its first weekend. Despite showing on only 668 screens, the near-total lack of media attention, the shoestring budget and the minimal marketing, “Gosnell: The Trial Of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” managed to pull in over a million dollars in three days. That’s not much compared to blockbusters showing on 4,000 screens with hundreds of millions in marketing behind them, but it’s very good compared to other small films with barely existent advertising budgets.
Yet, mysteriously, the movie was dropped from 200 theaters heading into its second week. It was dropped from theaters with 15 or 30 screens, even though it was a top ten earner in those specific multiplexes. The film’s producer says he’s never heard of a movie getting the boot in its second week after such a strong showing in its first. On top of that, moviegoers across the country have reported that even some of the theaters still showing the film are preventing people from actually seeing it. Showings have been canceled with no explanation. Other showings have been called “sold out” despite open seats. There would appear to be an active effort to blackball “Gosnell.”
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