“Crude” Does Well at the Box Office

“Crude”, a documentary that chronicles the legal battle between Chevron and 30,000 residents in the rainforest of Eduador, did well at the box office this weekend. In fact, “Crude” had the highest per-screen average ($16,729) in the U.S. this weekend.
Kent Robertson, a spokesman for Chevron, said that “Crude” was “long on emortion and short on facts”. That statement enraged Joe Berlinger, the documentary’s director. In fact, Berlinger claims that Robertson made his comment without actually watching the documentary beforehand.
“Despite Chevron’s efforts to discredit the film, audiences made their voices heard this weekend,” said Berlinger. “Crude respects its viewers and allows …read more