{"id":2344955,"date":"2024-09-23T16:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walshs-am-i-racist-becomes-highest-grossing-documentary-of-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:39:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:39:08","slug":"matt-walshs-am-i-racist-becomes-highest-grossing-documentary-of-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walshs-am-i-racist-becomes-highest-grossing-documentary-of-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Walsh\u2019s Am I Racist? becomes highest grossing documentary of 2024 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmatt-walshs-am-i-racist-becomes-highest-grossing-documentary-of-2024-washington-examiner%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=2344955&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--><p>Matt Walsh&#8217;s \u200cmockumentary titled *Am I Racist?* \u200chas \u200bemerged as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2023-review-faith-based-films-box-office-success-stands-tall-against-hollywood-norms\/\" title=\"2023 Faith-based films defy Hollywood norms with box-office triumph\">highest-grossing documentary<\/a>\u200b of\u2064 2024, amassing over $9 million in its second \u200dweekend at the box office. The film critiques the prevailing notions \u2062surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), portraying them as a form\u200b of &#8220;brainwashing.&#8221; It performed strongly after\u2063 being expanded to 1,600 theaters, generating over $2.5 million in that \u2063weekend alone and achieving\u2062 three times its production budget. Walsh celebrated the film&#8217;s success on social \u200dmedia, noting its top position among documentaries this year and its significant\u200b ranking among political documentaries over the\u2062 past decade. Public figures,\u200b including Elon Musk, publicly acknowledged the film&#8217;s \u200cbox\u2062 office achievements. Walsh shared\u200b insights from the production process, revealing that they paid DEI experts to appear in the film and\u200d highlighting the lucrative\u2064 nature \u2062of speaking engagements\u2064 focused on race and diversity.\u2063 A particular segment featuring Walsh undercover at\u200c a dinner event with\u200b activists\u2062 Regina Jackson and Saira Rao has gone \u200cviral, exemplifying the film&#8217;s critical approach to \u200bits subject matter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Matt Walsh&rsquo;s <i>Am I Racist?<\/i> becomes highest grossing documentary of 2024<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1764918\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Matt Walsh&rsquo;s new film <em>Am I Racist? <\/em>reached the $9 million mark in its second weekend at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>box office<\/a>, making it the highest-grossing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>documentary film<\/a> of 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The film, a mockumentary that seeks to showcase how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> have become a &ldquo;brainwashing&rdquo; scheme, expanded to an extra 83 theaters in its second weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3329982465\/?ref_=bo_we_table_7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>grossing over $2.5 million across 1,600 theaters<\/a>. Walsh celebrated the film&rsquo;s success on X, noting it has now grossed three times its production budget.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After our second weekend: &lsquo;Am I Racist?&rsquo; remains in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-returns-to-theaters-friday\/\" title=\"Dinesh D\u2019Souza\u2019s \u201c2000 Mules\u201d Returns to Theaters Friday\">box office top 10<\/a>, it&rsquo;s the top grossing documentary of the year, top 5 political doc in the last decade, earned 3x its production budget, and our total gross moves us into the top 40 for all docs, all time,&rdquo; Walsh said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After our second weekend: &ldquo;Am I Racist?&rdquo; remains in the box office top 10, it&rsquo;s the top grossing documentary of the year, top 5 political doc in the last decade, earned 3x its production budget, and our total gross moves us into the top 40 for all docs, all time. And counting.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1838013539002282075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The film&rsquo;s success also received congratulations from X owner Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1838218721141101030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Walsh sat down with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> last week to recount his experience filming this mockumentary. He explained that he and the crewmembers paid the DEI experts their speaking fees to be featured in the film. Walsh said people will pay &ldquo;a lot of money&rdquo; in an attempt to atone for racism and that &ldquo;DEI grifters&rdquo; can make up to $15,000 to discuss race and diversity.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cX9hzhoeieo?si=_m5iFUGcvZi7jmJa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>One clip in the film, which has gone viral, shows Walsh undercover at a dinner event featuring activists Regina Jackson and Saira Rao, who claim how racist the United States is. Walsh secretly works as a waiter for the dinner, for which the two speakers charged guests $2,500.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vF_408-HNE?si=8TPLD7s9S_L3chnj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amid the film&rsquo;s release on Sept. 13, author Robin DiAngelo, who is featured in the film, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robindiangelo.com\/about-that-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>issued a statement<\/a> claiming she was deceived into being in the film. The writer, who wrote the book<em> White Fragility: Why It&rsquo;s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism<\/em>, claimed she believed she would be featured in a film called <em>Shades of Justice<\/em>, and that Walsh&rsquo;s film was instead &ldquo;designed to humiliate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matt-walsh-film-am-i-racist-is-biggest-documentary-of-2024\/\" title=\"Matt Walsh Film \u2018Am I Racist?\u2019 Is Biggest Documentary of 2024\">discredit anti-racist educators<\/a> and activists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Am I Racist?<\/em> <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">marks the&nbsp;<em>DailyWire&rsquo;s<\/em>&nbsp;first theatrically released film and comes a couple of years after Walsh&rsquo;s first film,&nbsp;<em>What Is A Woman?<\/em>, whi<\/span>ch went viral in 2022 when it was released digitally on&nbsp;DailyWire+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1764918\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764918\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Walsh&#8217;s film *Am I Racist?* has achieved significant success, becoming the highest-grossing documentary of 2024 after earning $9 million in its second weekend at the box office. This mockumentary aims to illustrate how diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are perceived as a form of &#8220;brainwashing.&#8221; In its second weekend, the film expanded to an additional 83 theaters and generated over $2.5 million across 1,600 locations. Walsh celebrated this achievement on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting that it has now made three times its production budget. He noted that *Am I Racist?* remains in the top ten at the box office and ranks as both the highest-grossing documentary of the year and one of the top five political documentaries in the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk also congratulated Walsh on X for his film&#8217;s success. In a recent interview with the Washington Examiner, Walsh shared insights from filming this mockumentary, revealing that he compensated DEI experts for their participation. He pointed out that individuals often spend substantial amounts trying to address racism while &#8220;DEI grifters&#8221; can earn up to $15,000 for discussions on race and diversity.<\/p>\n<p>A viral clip from the film features Walsh undercover as a waiter at an event hosted by activists Regina Jackson and Saira Rao, who express views about America&#8217;s racism while charging attendees $2,500 each for entry.<\/p>\n<p>Following its release on September 13th, author Robin DiAngelo\u2014who appears in *Am I Racist?*\u2014claimed she was misled about her involvement in what she thought would be a project titled *Shades of Justice*. She accused Walsh\u2019s film of being intended to embarrass anti-racist educators and activists instead.<\/p>\n<p>*Am I Racist?* is notable as Daily Wire&#8217;s first theatrical release and follows Walsh\u2019s earlier viral digital release from 2022 titled *What Is A Woman?*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2344956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.29.43%E2%80%AFPM.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41028,41550,38858],"class_list":["post-2344955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-am-i-racist","tag-highest-grossing-documentary","tag-matt-walsh"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-09-at-2.29.43%E2%80%AFPM.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}