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Expelled poised to become number 2

By tfk on October 17, 2008.

Even as Expelled promotes itself as "the #1 Documentary of 2008," its box office take is being overtaken by Religulous (2008):

EXPELLED: NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED
Domestic Total Gross: $7,690,545
Widest Release: 1,052 theaters
In Release: 56 days / 8 weeks

RELIGULOUS
Domestic Total as of Oct. 16, 2008: $7,622,104
Widest Release: 568 theaters
In Release: 16 days / 2.3 weeks

Note that Religulous did that with half the theaters and in 1/3 the time.

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But remember, Expelled was an astounding success, right?

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