Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 set to burn up box office records

FAHRENHEIT 9/11, Michael Moore’s assault on US President George W Bush, is on track for an opening weekend that would surpass the $21.6 million (€17.7m) total gross of Mr Moore’s Bowling for Columbine, the 2002 film that earned him an Academy Award for best documentary.

Bowling for Columbine holds the record for highest US domestic gross among documentaries, excluding concert films and movies made for huge-screen IMAX theaters.

So far, the film has taken in about $8m (€6.5m) from cinemas across the US.