Oh and for the record, I LOVED 'Won't Back Down.' I wouldn't expect union types, PTA moms, greenie weenies, long haired hippies, losers, welfare recipients, politicians, and other fools, losers and social parasites to like the movie. But I did, and that's all that matters to me.

Money is important, but I think you're missing the point. Think of this as a military excerise. Missils and bullets cost money, with the aim of breaking the will of your enemy. Correct? And in a war of ideas, movies are the missils and bullets. If the filmmakers were concerned about making money in the standard line of a blockbuster, do you think they would have given the green light for a movie like Two when One didn't do well at the box office? Yes, I am rooting for the movie to make money in a traditional fashion, but more importantly, people are talking about this topic, including you, which is what we want. The weapon is doing the job we intend. : ) And that end result is an erosion of collectivism. We know that the message insults a lot of people, and it makes them feel guilty......and those people are probably going to see Taken 2 or Argo so they can feel worldly, without being so. But, when they see this movie on Netflix at home in their PJs in the quiet of their own living rooms when nobody is watching, they will turn it on to see what all the fuss is. And in that fashion the objective is successful.

It was the Regal theater near Kings Island in Ohio. It was a wonderful night!

Friday crowds are young, Saturday crowds their parents, too damn tired after week's work, for Friday. Tonight's going to smear Toohey all over the canvas.

Any sense of success level so far, trackman? I haven't been yet, but I remember my two attendances at Atlas I, the matinee theater was under 20% full, the evening was around 50%.

I went for the 2nd time tonight. A few young couples but mainly 40's and over. Couple of kids from the young Republicans came out. They are passionate but far from intellectuals.

I saw the movie at the 7pm showing in Nashville tonight. Wasn't exactly a crowded screening, but still quite a few people there. Mostly the over 40 crowd. Perhaps we are the only ones that understand?

That's great. Where did you see it?

I watched the crowds tonight. The theaters were full at the screenings I saw. The Tea Party groups came out. Many, many people 45 and older. And most of them stayed till the end of the credits. That means a lot.

Saw A$II at High Noon -- and I agree, Mr. Warrior .

$20 million gross receipts by run's end would be break-even, and in my mind a success, given the state of the country (15-year-old's mind in a 30-year-old's body). Anything above that would be most welcome icing.

Substantiate "should."

I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but Atlas should do better than that. A lot better, even though nobody is saying so at this point. We are in new ground here with this, and nobody knows how to measure it.