Matt Walsh’s documentary “Am I Racist?,” The Daily Wire’s first ever theatrical film, will be released on an expanded 1,500 screens beginning today, Friday, September 13.
This is a massive accomplishment for any film that’s not being released by a major studio. While originally it was only coming to 200 screens, fans rallied and purchased their tickets in advance, leading to the comedy being released at a larger number of venues from coast to coast.
Our new film “Am I Racist?” has now been expanded to over 1,500 theaters nationwide. We started with about 200 when the movie was announced just a few weeks ago. The response has been tremendous so far.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 10, 2024
Walsh previously discussed how theaters didn’t necessarily object to the content of the film, but instead cautioned that documentaries are the hardest movie genre to sell…