Author Archives: Hans Schantz

Weak Box Office Puts Atlas Parts 2 and 3 in Jeopardy

Posted on April 26, 2011 8:32 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Some troubling news from the LA Times: EXCLUSIVE: Twelve days after opening “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1,” the producer of the Ayn Rand adaptation said Tuesday that he is reconsidering his plans to make Parts 2 and 3 because of scathing … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Examiner: “Audience Didn’t Shrug”

Posted on April 24, 2011 4:37 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Steven Greenhut of the San Francisco Examiner offers a generally positive review: I’ve read the reviews, which range from gently praiseworthy to scathingly critical, but mostly I concur with the enthusiasm expressed by the audience at the event. The movie … Continue reading →

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Hollywood “Shocked:” Atlas Succeeds Despite “Awful” Marketing

Posted on April 20, 2011 8:02 am UTC by Hans Schantz

The Hollywood Reporter has a great article on Atlas’s commercial success and expansion into more theaters: Despite its “awful” marketing plan, as one distribution exec calls it, the movie earned a $5,640 per-theater average opening: “Things have turned for us,” … Continue reading →

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Ellsworth Toohey Declines to Review Atlas Shrugged

Posted on April 18, 2011 7:35 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Writing on the Publius blog, the inimitable Ellsworth Toohey discusses seeing the Atlas Shrugged movie with his friend, Peter Keating: We didn’t pay admission to see Atlas Shrugged, of course.  Neither of us wanted to send a dime to the right-wing … Continue reading →

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Atlas to Expand from 300 to 1000 Theaters?

Posted on April 17, 2011 5:56 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Atlas Shrugged may “expand significantly in the next few weekends” to “as many as one thousand screens” according to Harmon Kaslow, as quoted by Peter Knegt in indieWIRE: “We were very optimistic about how it was going to perform,”  the … Continue reading →

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Atlas Shrugged Weekend Box Office Estimates

Posted on April 17, 2011 12:35 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Box Office Mojo reports an estimated first weekend gross of $1.677M for Atlas Shrugged Part One. That’s about $5590/theater. It seems a bit early to be reporting weekend numbers (including Sunday), and I’ll keep an eye out for any updates. … Continue reading →

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“‘Atlas Shrugged’ film born of sheer will, the Ayn Rand way”

Posted on April 17, 2011 11:26 am UTC by Hans Schantz

John Timpane of the Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with producers John Aglialoro and Harmon Kaslow – fittingly enough while they were both on a train to New York. Here’s a sample: It almost didn’t happen. “As of last April,” said producer … Continue reading →

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Interview with Harmon Kaslow

Posted on April 16, 2011 8:45 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Writing over at Parcbench, Michael Fadanza has an interview with Atlas Shrugged co-producer Harmon Kaslow. Some highlights: We thought that given how relevant with what’s going on now, it just fit to set the movie in 2016. You also have … Continue reading →

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Atlas Shrugged Fans Shock Theater Chains

Posted on April 2, 2011 1:21 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Press release from The Strike Productions… Theater chains inundated with requests from fans. Producers look to expand to more than 80 Cities CULVER CITY, Calif., April 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Based on the film’s recent fan-based grassroots uprising, “The Strike” … Continue reading →

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Another Atlas Review: “This Movie Nails It”

Posted on April 2, 2011 1:16 pm UTC by Hans Schantz

Author and syndicated radio talk show host Phil Valentine has his take on the new Atlas Shrugged movie: I was afraid the selfish nature of the protagonists might be overplayed. It wasn’t. Not only are Schilling and Bowler perfect in … Continue reading →

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