AMC abruptly pulled a Black-led film from hundreds of theaters the same weekend it gave the Melania flick wide release to mostly empty seats, one of its producers has revealed to the Daily Beast.
Moses the Black, a redemption story of a Chicago gangster who turned his life around after experiencing saintly visions, was pulled from 300 theaters with just three days notice ahead of Black History Month, said Alexandros Potter, one of its producers.
The 11th-hour cancellation meant the opening weekend performed 40 percent below expectations, Potter said.
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AMC abruptly pulled a Black-led film from hundreds of theaters the same weekend it gave the Melania flick wide release to mostly empty seats, one of its producers has revealed to the Daily Beast.
Moses the Black, a redemption story of a Chicago gangster who turned his life around after experiencing saintly visions, was pulled from 300 theaters with just three days notice ahead of Black History Month, said Alexandros Potter, one of its producers.
The 11th-hour cancellation meant the opening weekend performed 40 percent below expectations, Potter said.
Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/melania-boosting-cinemas-slammed-for-black-history-month-cancellations/).