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Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States. Rand's fourth and last novel, it was also her longest, and the one she considered to be her magnum opus in the realm of fiction writing.
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Critics may hate it, but audiences seem to love it.
“Atlas Shrugged Part 1," an independently produced movie based on the 1957 book extolling the virtues of unbridled capitalism, was a surprise financial success its opening weekend, forcing some Hollywood bigwigs to reflect on why they chose to pass on a project based on a book more than 7 million people have read."Atlas Shrugged" averaged a take of $5,640 per theater opening weekend. Comparatively, the big budget, big studio "Water for Elephants," also based on a best-selling book and featuring high-profile stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson, brought in only slightly more on average its opening weekend -- $5,979 per-theater.The success of "Atlas Shrugged" occurred despite near universal panning from movie critics.The website Rotten Tomatoes, which charts both reviews and audience sentiment, gave the film just a 6 percent positive rating from critics, but an 85 percent positive from audience members, with more than 7,000 vie...
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