{"id":1478206,"date":"2022-05-17T13:29:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478206"},"modified":"2022-05-19T18:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T22:36:02","slug":"dinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-returns-to-theaters-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-returns-to-theaters-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinesh D\u2019Souza\u2019s \u201c2000 Mules\u201d Returns to Theaters Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-returns-to-theaters-friday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">T<\/span>he film <i>2000 Mules<\/i>, which documents allegations of <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voter-fraud\">fraud<\/a> during the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\">2020 elections<\/a>, is returning to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/theater\">theaters<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Around 400 theaters across the nation will perform a normal release with typical ticket sales and multiple showings each day beginning May 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the success of the movie, everyone talking about the movie, a lot of independent theaters began to call us, \u2018Hey, why didn\u2019t we have this movie in the theater?\u2019&#8221; <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dinesh-dsouza\">Dinesh D\u2019Souza<\/a>, conservative political commentator and <i>2000 Mules<\/i> creator, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v15083x-back-by-popular-demand-2000-mules-in-theaters-this-week.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cAnd we were like, \u2018You know what? This is fantastic.&#8217; A lot of our people love to see the movie in groups, love to see it in the theater. In fact, we\u2019ve been bombarded with people trying to organize groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>D\u2019Souza said some theaters may have early showings starting on Thursday. <i>2000 Mules<\/i> will continue to show as long as the film sells well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>2000 Mules <\/i>is, well, the phrase in the movie business is \u2018going wide,\u2019\u201d D\u2019Souza said. \u201cI want to make it go wide so that everyone can see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who cannot go to theaters, D\u2019Souza has reopened online streaming available at SalemNOW and at Rumble\u2019s subscription-based platform, Locals.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/watch-2000-mules-election-documentary-grosses-more-than-1-million-in-12-hours\">WATCH: <\/a><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/watch-2000-mules-election-documentary-grosses-more-than-1-million-in-12-hours\">2000 MULES<\/a><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/watch-2000-mules-election-documentary-grosses-more-than-1-million-in-12-hours\"> ELECTION DOCUMENTARY GROSSES MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN 12 HOURS<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Souza said the success of the film has helped to lower viewing costs with this second-round release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could only put it on uncancelable platforms [at first],\u201d D\u2019Souza noted. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t advertise it the normal way. \u2026 Happily, this movie is a big success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During its <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/watch-2000-mules-election-documentary-grosses-more-than-1-million-in-12-hours\">opening weekend of May 6<\/a>, <i>2000 Mules <\/i>grossed more than $1 million in its first 12 hours of streaming \u2014 good enough to put the film in the estimated <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/in-less-than-12-hours-2000-mules-grosses-more-than-one-million-dollars-on-locals-and-rumble-301542260.html\">box office top 10<\/a> for that weekend.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Souza\u2019s <i>2000 Mules<\/i> documentary alleges that the 2020 election results were altered as a result of thousands of people being paid to collect and drop off ballots at collection boxes in key swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The film claims that cellphone geolocation tracking data show people going near ballot drop-off locations several times between Oct. 1 and Election Day in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The claims have been labeled <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-covid-technology-health-arizona-e1b49d2311bf900f44fa5c6dac406762\">misleading<\/a> or <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2022\/may\/04\/faulty-premise-2000-mules-trailer-about-voting-mai\/\">flawed<\/a> by fact-checkers, including the <i>Associated Press <\/i>and <i>Politifact, <\/i>which D\u2019Souza disputes.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/mtg-and-rittenhouse-among-attendees-at-2-000-mules-election-documentary-premiere\">film has garnered praise<\/a> from Trump supporters and popular Republican figures, including Vernon Jones, Kyle Rittenhouse, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The film 2000 Mules, which documents allegations of fraud during the 2020 elections, is returning to theaters Friday. 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