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The “Reagan” movie starring Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller and Jon Voight was the second-best-selling film of Labor Day, passing over $10 in box office sales during its debut.
The film’s Facebook page posted an update early Tuesday morning to celebrate the film’s early success as the number-one new film in America over the weekend.
“Look what you guys did today! Amazing! #2 and rising. Why don’t we knock off Deadpool tomorrow? Let’s go!” the post read.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” continued to dominate in theaters, passing $1.1 billion overall through Monday 39 days after its release.
“Reagan” also surpasses “Alien: Romulus” on Labor Day, despite its overall advantage at over $90 million since its release just over two weeks ago. “Reagan” also averaged more income per theater than the latest Alien series film, playing just 2,754 theaters versus 3,120 for “Aliens: Romulus.”
The film featuring America’s 40th president received a 98 percent ranking from fans on the ratings site Rotten Tomatoes, despite movie critics rating it at just 18 percent.
“Reagan” has also faced censorship on social media, including its Facebook account being suspended on two occasions.
The film’s promoters stated that Facebook wrote that its posts were about “politicians or is about sensitive issues that could influence public opinion, how people vote and may impact the outcome of an election or pending legislation.”
Quaid condemned the censorship during an interview on Fox News.
“This happened several times, actually, and we were suspended two days in a row … The last time I heard, Reagan hasn’t been on the ballot in 40 years and not only that, he’s not even eligible to run because he served two terms,” he stated.
The actor also addressed the concern during an interview with Newsweek.
“Facebook is once again censoring the free flow of ideas, deciding what’s best for us to see and hear,” adding that “only this time it’s throttling advertising and promotion for my movie about Ronald Reagan.”
“Like the old Soviet Union — are we turning into a country of tech oligarchs who control the platform of groupthink to silence the individual or ‘other’ groups?” he continued.
Facebook later claimed the blocked ads were a mistake and lifted the restrictions.
Tickets are available at Reagan.movie.