Proud American

{{short description|2008 film by Fred Ashman}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Proud American

| image = Proud American FilmPoster.jpeg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Fred Ashman

| producer = Aili Kato

| writer = Fred Ashman

| starring = Hayley Chase

| music = Stan Beard

| cinematography = Mark Eberle

| editing = Tim Flora

| distributor = Slowhand Cinema

| released = {{Film date|2008|9|12}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $131,357{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=proudamerican.htm|title = Proud American}}

}}

Proud American is a 2008 biographical drama film released by Slowhand Cinema, in both conventional 35mm, and IMAX format. It features five stories that intend to capture the essence of the American spirit, two of them chronicling the founding of Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola. The film is the lowest-grossing wide release in movie history, and was noted for having obtained additional revenue through overt sponsorship of the two companies, as well as MasterCard and American Airlines, whose product placement can be observed throughout the film.{{cite web | url=http://www.proudamericanfilm.com/ | title=Proud American official website | accessdate=September 15, 2008}}

Reception

=Box office=

The film was not well-received financially. Opening in 750 theaters, Proud American managed to earn only $96,076, or $128 per venue — making it the lowest-grossing opening weekend for a wide release in since box office tracking began.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/worstopenings.htm?page=WRSTOPN&p=.htm|title=Worst Wide Openings (1982–Present)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=September 15, 2008}}

=Critical reception=

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 10%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 2.9/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1201858-proud_amrerican/ |title=Proud American (2008) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=January 10, 2017}}

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