Who wants to see a factually dubious retelling of a journalism scandal that happened more than a decade ago?

Not many people, according to the weekend’s box office results.

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“Truth,” a movie purporting to tell the story behind Dan Rather’s ugly exit from CBS News, enjoyed a very limited theatrical release over the weekend. The film stars Robert Redford as Rather, the news anchor whose 2004 “60 Minutes II” story cast doubt on President George W. Bush’s military service. Critical documents that supported the story were quickly debunked by bloggers and conservative pundits alike.

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The scandal rocked Rather’s career, led to the story’s retraction and ended up costing several CBS employees, including producer Mary Mapes, their jobs. Rather later left his anchor chair, his career permanently stained.

“Truth” takes Mapes’ side in the imbroglio, leaning on her defensive memoir as the screenplay’s main source.

The film’s modest rollout (six screens) is a model often employed for independent films or movies with mostly unknown casts. It’s a way to drum up interest and positive reviews and, in turn, build enough buzz to support a major theatrical release. Yet “Truth” already scored some adoring press via NBC’s “Today” and The New York Times. The film stars legendary actor Redford along with Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, Dennis Quaid, Bruce Greenwood and Topher Grace.

It really wants you to think they got the right story and were buried for it.

Only The Hollywood Reporter described “Truth’s” box office reception as a “poor start” with $76,000 on those six screens combined. The movie hasn’t been universally embraced by critics, although some have swallowed the movie’s imbalance in Mapes’ favor.

Not Vox.com, though. It’s one of just a few outlets to unabashedly call the movie out for its distortions.

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“It really wants you to think they got the right story and were buried for it. Which is bullsh*t,” the Vox reviewer wrote.

So universally positive reviews are clearly not on the movie’s side. The film currently has a 64 percent “fresh” rating at review aggregation site RottenTomatoes.com.

“Truth” opens widely on Oct. 30. Perhaps its box office fortunes will be different by then. Or, potential audiences will read several of the scathing articles debunking the film’s premise and adherence to misdirection and, like during the limited release, give it a pass.