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Atlas Shrugged: Part II be on a 31-day shooting schedule, four days more than that of the first movie, and to undergo two months of post-production. "Atlas Shrugged: Part II" was not screened for critics before its release, with producer John Aglialoro questioning "the integrity of the critics". The film was screened for the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation and the libertarian Cato Institute. "Atlas Shrugged: Part II" opened on 1,012 screens and earned $692,000 on its premiere and $1.7 million its opening weekend, debuting at #11. Despite opening on more than three times the screens of "Part I", it did not significantly improve