{"id":282952,"date":"2023-01-08T09:07:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T15:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=282952"},"modified":"2023-01-06T17:25:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T23:25:53","slug":"abortion-film-call-jane-flops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-film-call-jane-flops\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion propaganda film ‘Call Jane’ flops at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The pro-abortion film “Call Jane” was set to be a bulwark in Hollywood \u2014 a new film that would make horrific abortion procedures seem as nothing more than \u201cscraping the inside of a pumpkin.” But the film failed to show the reality of abortion and was an utter failure at the box office.<\/span><\/p>\n

Released in late 2022, the film was directed by Phyllis Nagy and stars Elizabeth Banks. “Call Jane” tries to lionize the radical abortion group Jane\u2019s Collective \u2014\u00a0the progenitor to the violent<\/a> pro-abortion terrorist group Jane\u2019s Revenge<\/a> that has been attacking pregnancy centers<\/a> and churches<\/a> since last May when the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe<\/em>\u00a0v. Wade<\/em> was leaked. The film follows\u00a0a housewife named Joy (Banks) who helps to arrange abortions for women, only for her to end up committing them herself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The film made waves with the Hollywood crowd when it premiered in October 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival with many fawning reviews. The Rotten Tomatoes consensus reads, \u200b\u200b<\/span>“<\/span>Although its focus is somewhat narrow, <\/span>Call Jane<\/span><\/i> is an entertaining and dramatically effective dramatization of a pivotal chapter in American history.”<\/span><\/p>\n

With these glowing comments, plus the casting of big names like Kate Mara (“The Fantastic Four”) and Sigourney Weaver (“Crazy on the Outside”) attached to it, it seemed it would be a slam dunk for a box office smash.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That never happened. In fact, the film was a box office bomb.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Breitbart News reported<\/a>, \u201cThe pro-abortion movie Call Jane, starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver, is turning out to be a box-office flop, mustering just $240,755 in 1,070 theaters in its first weekend for a pitiful per-screen average of $225.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The question is why? While it was a small-budget film, the movie got a lot of attention in the corporate press, including glowing endorsements from the entertainment industry and, as noted, mainstream critics likened it to \u00a0“Citizen Kane” in regards to cinematic quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps the film flopped for two reasons. The first could be that Jane\u2019s Revenge is not a group to emulate. It frequently engages in violence while promoting the violent act of abortion. Last year, Live Action News reported<\/a>\u00a0on multiple occasions how the group has taken responsibility for attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers. While the group portrayed in the film officially disbanded in 1971 and members were never indicted of a crime, it is clear that they inspired today’s Jane\u2019s Revenge and its terrorist activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The second reason the movie may have flopped is because American moviegoers have never seemed overly interested in movies that glorify the death of a child through abortion. While most Americans want abortion to remain legal, they also overwhelmingly<\/a> support significant limits<\/a> on the deadly procedure. In general, Americans become more and more uncomfortable with abortion as pregnancy progresses.<\/span><\/p>\n