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== Box Office Reception ==

== Box Office Reception ==

''Expelled'' opened on April 18, 2008, on 1000 screens in America. It grossed $3.2 million US, or more than $3,000 per screen in its first weekend<ref name=wnd>"[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=62152 'Expelled' propelled to box office top 10]." ''WorldNetDaily'', April 21, 2008. Accessed April 21, 2008.</ref> and after three weeks had grossed $6.9 million US.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=expelled.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref> It continued to make over $1,000 per screen in its third week - a better performance than many of the movies above it.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=18&p=.htm BOX OFFICE MOJO, WEEKEND BOX OFFICE, May 2–4, 2008]</ref> Largely leaving the American theaters due to lawsuit, it has been re-released in the USA by way of private screenings. <ref>[http://expelledthemovie.com/rerelease.php Expelled Re-Released]</ref> Initially, Expelled grossed a domestic $7.6 million on a $3.5 million production budget.  The promotional budget is unknown. After winning the lawsuit filed by Yoko Ono, ''Expelled'' began opening in international theaters.

''Expelled'' opened on April 18, 2008, on 1000 screens in America. It grossed $2.97 million US, or about $2,824 per screen in its first weekend<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=expelled.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref> and after three weeks had grossed $6.9 million US.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=expelled.htm Box Office Mojo]</ref> It continued to make over $1,000 per screen in its third weekend<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=18&p=.htm BOX OFFICE MOJO, WEEKEND BOX OFFICE, May 2–4, 2008]</ref> The producers claim that it largely left the American theaters due to lawsuit, a second run release was announced after victory in the copyright suit filed by Yoko Ono. <ref>[http://expelledthemovie.com/rerelease.php Expelled Re-Released]</ref> Initially, Expelled grossed a domestic $7.6 million on a $3.5 million production budget.  The promotional budget is unknown but suspected to be higher than average due to extensive television advertising. After winning the lawsuit filed by Yoko Ono, ''Expelled'' also began opening in international theaters.

The film is planned to be released on DVD in October 2008.<ref name="RH" />

The film is planned to be released on DVD in October 2008.<ref name="RH" />