A new film about free speech, “
No Safe Spaces,” starring comedian
Adam Carolla and conservative radio personality
Dennis Prager, had a strong opening with the second-highest ever box office gross for a documentary playing on just one screen, according to the movie's producers.
The film raked in an estimated $45,000 on one screen in Phoenix, the production team said, adding that the only documentary that earned more from one screen on an opening weekend was Michael Moore's “
Sicko” in 2007.
“No Safe Spaces” examines the politically correct world of academia, largely driven by the political left. Prager has called the film a "wake-up call" to the American people, claiming the left is trampling on free speech to satisfy its agendas.
Carolla said the goal of his new documentary was simply to “make people aware of how nuts it is on campuses and in the media when it comes to censorship based on feelings” rather than facts.
“It's not a left or a right wing thing,” Carolla told Fox News this past Wednesday. “We have people across the political spectrum in the film, including [liberal CNN pundit] Van Jones, who says it doesn't help his team to have young people who can't defend their beliefs. This is hurting everyone.”
Safe spaces, physical locations for students who feel victimized or offended, have become increasingly common on college campuses.
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