12/7/2023 0 Comments Jennifer connelly phenomena mojoOpening Weekend Gross, Films Classified as “Christian” and Defined as “M ovies Produced by Christians That Promote or Embody Their Religions,” Since 1980Ī few things to consider to make these figures even more staggering: These three films are already in the top seven of all such films going back to 1980. They’re shattering the commercial expectations of the entire genre. Because these aren’t just Christian films that are doing well in 2014. ![]() The extent to which the latter has been false in 2014 is startling. And despite their differences, these are types of movies that many assume are (1) not very good, and (2) not very successful. These are micro-categories, but they all have a clear message: promoting Christianity. Your period piece ( Son of God), your missionary agenda ( God’s Not Dead), and your heartstrings-tugging family film ( Heaven Is for Real). And then there’s Heaven Is for Real, released last week and starring Greg Kinnear as a preacher, husband, and father of a 4-year-old boy who claims to have seen heaven after a near-death experience.Įach represents a different archetype of Christian filmmaking. God’s Not Dead, released a month ago, is about a philosophy teacher (Kevin Sorbo) who goes out of his way to convince his students that - yes - God is dead and/or not real and/or you’re stupid if you believe in God. Son of God, released in late February, is a condensed version of the 2013 History Channel miniseries The Bible, which tells the story of Jesus. But the familiar tale of Noah’s ark (never forget its remix, 2012) remarkably takes more cues from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers battle scenes than your average religious text reenactment. And that should not come as a surprise, considering its status as a $125 million epic starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins. Total 2014 Domestic Gross (All Charts Supplied by Box Office Mojo, 4/21/14)Ītop the religious film food chain in 2014 is Noah. Three others, to be exact, exerting their will on the secular mainstream film industry. Yes, there was Noah (biblical: yes Christian: debatable), but there were others. ![]() It just felt right.īut also because of the hard-to-ignore reality that a handful of Christian films were beginning to put up atypical numbers at the box office. ![]() Or watching The Jacksons: An American Dream on Thanksgiving. You know, like watching A Charlie Brown Christmas in the days leading up to December 25. I didn’t even have a clean suit to wear to give the impression that I was taking a post-church afternoon stroll.įeeling out of sorts on a day that’s usually filled with friends and family and rituals and food and colors sorbet, it seemed as good a time as any to go see Noah. Not as a plea, not saying, “Hey, God, you see me, down here at Noah - you see this, right?” I went so I could live a topical life. I overslept and didn’t make it to a church. From the jump, this wasn’t a normal Easter Sunday.
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