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For what it's worth... Ben Stein's ID propaganda piece "Expelled: No
Intelligence Allowed" looks to be a bona fide flop. 
 
For one thing, it was generally loathed by critics; a well-written
review from the Onion's AV Club here:
<http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/expelled_no_intelligence_allowed>
 
In its opening weekend, it finished #10 at the box office, grossing just
under $3million, with a per screen average of ~$2,850. For comparison,
the #4 movie (also in its opening weekend, also savaged by critics), "88
Minutes" grossed just under $7 million/~$3,209 per screen, and the top
flick, Kung-fu fest "The Forbidden Kingdom" raked in ~$21million/$6,664.
And a film released about now will have little time in theaters to build
up its box office, since the frentic summer movie season kicks off next
week with the arrival of a true science geek with a fondness for
metallurgy.
 
Cinema geek,
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
The Children's Museum
 
"It is Man's indominatable nature to scare himself silly for no good
reason!"
      -Calvin and Hobbes
 

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