The Gosnell Film was one of Hollywood’s top 10 films at the box office on opening weekend.
The Kermit Gosnell movie managed to break into the top 10 on its opening weekend at the box office according to Box Office Mojo, despite a menagerie of hurdles to get the film made, released and marketed.
“Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” which delves into the true story of the infamous crimes committed by West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, began fundraising for the film four-and-a-half years ago.
Gosnell himself, presently serving three life sentences, was convicted of first-degree murder in 2013 for killing three babies during botched abortions. He was also convicted of performing illegal late-term abortion procedures.
In its current limited release, Gosnell received from movie review user-generated website Rotten Tomatoes, a score of 67 percent. Its audience score gives the film 4.9 out of a 5 rating. However, many media outlets appear as uninterested in the film as they were when the actual Gosnell trial was happening five years ago.
Facebook, The Federalist noted, also prohibited the filmmakers of Gosnell to promote the movie on the social media platform.
And according to Philadelphia Magazine, as of last Friday morning, the sole Gosnell movie review that turned up in a Nexis newspaper search is that of the L.A. Times.