‘Am I Racist?’ By Conservative Podcaster Matt Walsh & Faith-Based ‘God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust’ Hit Top Ten – Specialty Box Office
deadline.comA conservative and a faith-based film landed at nos. 4 and 10 at the domestic box office this weekend, with a solid showing for anime Dan Dan Dan: First Encounter and a nice limited opening for My Old Ass. Am I Racist?, the first theatrical release from Jeremy Boreing and Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire, had a phenomenal opening weekend grossing $4.75 million on 1,517 screens for the no.
4 spot at the domestic box office and one of the top documentary bows of the past decade. The anti-DEI film is distributed by SDG Releasing, which also handled Walsh’s previous doc What Is A Woman?.
Am I A Racist? follows the host of podcast The Matt Walsh Show as he goes undercover with tweed jacket and ponytail to earn his DEI certificate on a mock journey towards “anti-racism.” DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), a practice increasingly used by organizations to value differences and create opportunity, has faced backlash from Conservative lawmakers and activists.
The film has a 99% Rotten Tomatoes audience score with 500+ ratings, but no critics’ ranking on the site. Top DMAs according to distributor reps, are LA, New York, Dallas-Ft.
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