This morning I heard on KNX news radio (Los Angeles) that “Son of God” grossed about 5 times as much money than any other movie this weekend. The film took in more than $25 million on its first weekend. Boffo box office!
There are also reports that church groups bought hundreds of thousands of tickets to give away for free. So the real test will come when those free tickets run out.
SOG ended up #2 for the weekend, a very respectable showing even if the deck was stacked for it.