Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, two conservative films made it into the top 10 at the domestic box office in September and maintained their positions there.
“Reagan,” a biopic of Ronald Reagan, starring conservative actor Dennis Quaid as the former president, has grossed more than $26 million so far, ranking eighth as of September 20. According to “Am I Racist?”, a documentary starring conservative Matt Walsh, took in seventh place, grossing more than $9 million since its Sept. 13 release, according to the latest figures. (RELATED: Dennis Quaid in upcoming “Reagan' Biopic
Many film critics, including The Washington Post, have panned Quaid's film. call It is a “shallow hagiography,” New York Magazine Description The film was criticized as being “disrespectful” to President Reagan. The biopic has a 17% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 98% rating on Popcornmeter, and an average of 4.7 stars on Google's audience rating.
Meanwhile, “Am I Racist?” has a 73% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 98% rating on the Popcorn Meter. 7.5 out of 10 On IMDB.
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During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” in early September, Quaid said Dealt with After host Shannon Bream asked him about the negative reviews, he called it “the greatest gap between critics and audiences in the history of film.”
“Do you find it a little amusing that critics don't really like it, but people are obsessed with it? The customer side, the audience side, are obsessed with it. So there's quite a divide there.”
“There was the biggest gap between critics and audiences in the history of cinema. 98 percent of audiences loved the movie. I think 19 or 20 percent of critics loved it. The rest not only panned it, but basically attacked it. So I think we must be doing something right,” the actor replied.
Quaid previously told the Daily Caller that the role of 40th president of the United States would be a “huge challenge” and one of the “most interesting roles” he'd ever had.
“Drawing Ronald Reagan “That was a big challenge,” he told the caller. “I think what appeals to an audience is telling the whole story. I’ve always been told bits and pieces of stories. Reagan's life. This film brings that whole story together.”
