This time, the award went to actor and late President Ronald Reagan's “The Zipper.''
Following President-elect Donald Trump's victory on Nov. 5, the movie “Reagan” shot to the top of the home sales charts.
“Reagan” ranked No. 2 on Amazon's overall bestseller list for DVD, Blu-ray and digital download sales on Monday.
According to a spokesperson for the film, it reached No. 1 over the weekend.
The production team behind “Reagan'' is a film that explores the similarities between the two Republican giants, Mr. Trump's successful campaign, and the life of Mr. Reagan, a popular two-term president and former Hollywood actor. He cited a synergistic effect with
Reagan earned the nickname “The Zipper” for his first major role as an actor, playing seriously ill football player George Gipp in the 1940 classic film Knute Rockne, All American. From his hospital bed, Gipp asked his coach, Knute Rockne, to ask his team to “just get one win for the Gipper.”
“First and foremost, Reagan believed in America and Americans, and I think President Trump feels the same way. President Reagan, and President Trump as well, was willing to fight for what they believed was right. That was my intention,'' “Reagan'' screenwriter Howard Klausner told the Post.
When asked if a movie about President Reagan would do well in home sales, he said: I think people are just consuming the vast majority of filmed entertainment now in their homes. ”
Actor Robert Davi, who plays Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev in the film and is an ardent supporter of President Trump, said, “The movie showed how President Reagan was demonized in the same way that President Trump was.'' he said.
He said he was “overjoyed” by Trump's victory and was in Palm Beach with the president-elect for the victory celebration.
“Both were red, white, and blue. The difference is in the writing style. Trump was direct and stream-of-consciousness, similar to Hemingway or James Joyce, while Reagan was more restrained and poetic.” He had style,” Davey said.
The film stars Dennis Quaid as Reagan, Penelope Ann Miller as First Lady Nancy Reagan, Jon Voight as a KGB agent, and Mena Suvari as Jane Wyman, Reagan's first wife. It was first released in theaters just before Labor Day.
Mark Joseph, founder and CEO of MJM Entertainment Group, produced “Reagan.”
However, only a few theaters in blue New York City and many parts of the metropolitan area did not show the film, leading to complaints of liberal bias.
“Reagan” also faced censorship from Facebook's parent company Meta, which later admitted its mistake in blocking promotion of the film.
“Reagan'' still grossed $30 million, surpassing LBJ, Nixon and Oliver Stone's presidential biopic “W,'' about former two-term Republican President George W. Bush, a spokeswoman said. said the person.
Davie said voters saw through efforts to censor President Reagan and cancel President Trump.
“New York and California are propaganda bases for 98% of the Democratic Party, and they don't want anything to undermine their policies. As we saw with the election and with Elon Music taking over X. [Americans] Recognize the absolute emptiness and destructiveness of the media-industrial complex,” the conservative actor said.
“A lot of people who saw this movie came up to me and said it was the best movie they'd ever seen. Random people in the supermarket.”
