Feel good story of the day.
Via LifeNews:
The abortion industry did its best to pitch the movie Obvious Child as an “unapologetic” but “hilarious” romantic comedy about abortion, even as the director and star eschewed such a depiction. And therein lies the irony.
Abortion proponents want desperately to remove the stigma surrounding abortion, and they desperately hoped Obvious Child would be a “game-changing” vehicle to entice and persuade pop culture.
But those who invested and starred in Obvious Child pragmatically knew aversion to abortion would be exactly what kept pop culture from attending, thus their attempts to back away from the odious A-word. (The film distributor’s synopsis of the film doesn’t even include the word “abortion.”)
Neither tactic worked.
It is doubtful whether Obvious Child will ever achieve wide release (defined as showing in 600 theaters), because it is tanking only one week after it officially opened nationwide on June 27, earning 31% less this weekend than the first, with a meager draw of $1,854 per theater.