{"id":1721298,"date":"2022-11-02T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721298"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:34:50","slug":"why-call-jane-box-office-woes-spell-trouble-for-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-call-jane-box-office-woes-spell-trouble-for-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Why \u201cCall Jane\u201d Box Office Woes Spell Trouble for Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fwhy-call-jane-box-office-woes-spell-trouble-for-democrats%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=1721298&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Elizabeth-Banks-in-Call-Jane-box-office-2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Indie films typically start their theatrical rollouts in blue cities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If audiences show up in droves, the studios expand the films into theaters nationwide. It\u2019s an effective strategy that relies on word-of-mouth to buoy interest.<\/p>\n<p>Roadside Attractions opted for a different release strategy for \u201cCall Jane,\u201d and it made sense on paper.<\/p>\n<p>The film stars Elizabeth Banks as a \u201960s-era woman seeking an abortion due to a medical complication threatening her life. The story is fictional but connects with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/the-underground-abortion-network-that-inspired-call-jane-180981032\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> real-life Janes<\/a>, an underground network that helped secure illegal abortions during the era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCall Jane\u201d is unabashedly pro-choice, one of many recent films to argue on behalf of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>And, given the 2022 Supreme Court ended Roe v. Wade a few months back, the progressive appetite for \u201cCall Jane\u201d should be as strong as possible. Why not release the drama days before the midterm elections?<\/p>\n<p>Except very few people showed up to see the film over the weekend. That\u2019s an understatement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/gosnell-movie-review\/\"><strong>RELATED: WHY \u2018GOSNELL\u2019 COULD ROCK HOLLYWOOD\u2019S ABORTION DEBATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The movie earned just $243,922 at the box office from more than 1,000 screens. That isn\u2019t a wide release in the traditional sense, but it\u2019s far more than most indie films receive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Banshees of Inisherin,\u201d an Oscar-bait release that opened on just 58 screens Oct. 28, earned more than double what \u201cCall Jane\u201d generated.<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t blame a lack of awareness for the results.\u00a0\u201cCall Jane\u201d earned oodles of media attention. The New York Times gave co-star<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/sigourney-weaver-republicans-actors\/\"> Sigourney Weaver<\/a> a massive profile feature tied to the project.<\/p>\n<p>Banks similarly earned a New York Times close-up along with a Vanity Fair feature story.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood also used its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/call-jane-planned-parenthood-special-us-screenings-1235250507\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considerable clout to promote the film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The film and its partners, including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America \u2014 which also served in a collaborative role on the film to ensure it reflects the realities of barriers to abortion access \u2014 and Abortion Care Network\u2019s KeepOurClinics.org campaign, will screen the Phyllis Nagy-directed film with dozens of American clinics.<\/p>\n<p>Banks and Weaver worked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/bomani-jones-liberal-late-night-tv\/\">late-night circuit<\/a>, too, and the respective hosts echoed their pitch about the movie\u2019s real-world implications.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BfL34NnvMu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joint appearance on \u201cThe View,<\/a>\u201d another smart marketing move given that show\u2019s progressive following.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps \u201cCall Jane\u201d might have resonated with audiences had it hit theaters closer to the Roe v. Wade reversal. Instead, the movie arrived as evidence of a red electoral wave is intensifying, and voters are coming to grips with that reality.<\/p>\n<p>Or, the conventional wisdom that abortion would be the Democrats\u2019 best bet to defang GOP arguments never held much sway in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s commercial failure is another sign Democrats may have plenty to worry about come Nov. 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: \u201cCall Jane\u2019s\u201d dismal box office numbers clearly impacted Lionsgate\u2019s home video release schedule. The company just announced the film will be available Dec. 6 via VOD and Dec. 13 on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie films typically start their theatrical rollouts in blue cities. If audiences show up in droves, the studios expand the films into theaters nationwide. 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