https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/six- ... gust-77150
It's no secret that cinemas are currently struggling with low attendance and a dearth of interesting content to play. Even more so than Witnesses, an important question about this film needs to be answered. Who is "Six Days in August" for? What audience is yearning to spend 2 hours in a cinema watching the Brighamite Church try to convince you that their branch is the authoritative successor to Joseph Smith's religion? This seems to be a topic much more suited for home video, played back on a rolling TV cart during early morning Seminary.DCP wrote:our new Interpreter Foundation theatrical film, Six Days in August, just had its first European screening. My wife and I watched it on my computer here in our hotel room. It’s the second time that we’ve seen the whole movie; we saw it the first time, in a slightly different (and very slightly longer) version, a couple of weeks ago. Six Days in August still needs to go through post-production work (e.g.. on sound, score, and color) to be fully ready for release in theaters, but it’s very gratifying to see it in its 95%-completed form.
The worldwide gross for "Witnesses" is reportedly a paltry $855,765. And that was the turnout for Joseph Smith. If Interpreter is banking on Brother Brigham drawing a larger crowd, they must be hoping for a true LDS miracle.
But perhaps that isn't the point of a theatrical release. If "August" plays to thousands of empty seats, that may be a small price to pay. After all, the satisfaction of a small blog proprietor, grinning as he watches his name slowly scroll down the silver screen - can you really put a price on that?
