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'The Passion' Tops Weekend with $125,185,971 in 5 days
Box Office Mojo ^
| 3/1/04
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Posted on 03/01/2004 11:39:04 AM PST by mgist
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST
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Total as of Feb. 29, 2004: $125,185,971 |
Distributor: Newmarket |
Release Date: February 25, 2004 |
Running Time: 2 hrs. 6 min. |
Production Budget: $30 million |
MPAA Rating: R |
Est. Marketing Costs: $15 million |
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: boxoffice; melgibson; thepassion
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To: Notwithstanding
This is great. I am so happy for Mel Gibson and the marketing strategy is perfect (the free advertising not withstanding): open on Ash Wednesday and run through Lent climaxing with Easter. Of course that won't be the end but this period will obviously be the strongest.
Today I looked through my local leftist newspaper and not one story or short blurb. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Here we have official numbers that verify The Passion as the fastest five-day gross not just for a Wednesday opening but in history and they totally ignore this major story. plenty on the Oscars so that must have been their excuse. I'll check tomorrow when there is no Hollywood-lovefest to report on.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:11:32 PM PST
by
torchthemummy
(Great Liars Need To Have Great Memories)
To: NYer
My daughter has now severed all ties with these two girlls. Her faith, she tells me, is stronger now than ever and she will stand up for it against anyone and everyone. The Spirit is working! I'm happy for you and your daughter.
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posted on
03/01/2004 6:32:30 PM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Miss Marple
I both look forward to and dread it, but seeing it is necessary for me to understand the Sacrifice. I felt the exact same way, My wife and I were silent leaving the theatre as were the rest of the people. The first word out of my mouth was wow..
We are going to see it again, this time with our children, everyone needs to see this fabulous gift that Mel Gibson has made for us.
For the Glory of God, I would love to read your review.
103
posted on
03/01/2004 7:20:35 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(There is no such thing as insignificant service for Christ.)
To: mgist
104
posted on
03/01/2004 7:31:17 PM PST
by
PianoMan
(And now back to practicing)
To: Betty Jane
The scene of the Marys cleaning up Jesus' blood was very moving for me. I would like to know if this was a custom of the time, and done out of love or shame, although for Mary, Jesus's mother, I felt it was out of love. Yes. She is mopping up the precious blood, so that it's not "cast before swine." This came from Emmerich's "Dolorous Passion." It's certainly plausible.
I heard today that Pilate's wife hands Mary the towels expecting Pilate to release Jesus. The towels were to be used to clean Jesus. This also comes from Emmerich.
105
posted on
03/01/2004 7:34:00 PM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: dogbyte12
I've seen it twice. I may go see it again next week in Arlington. It's an awesome movie.
106
posted on
03/01/2004 7:43:26 PM PST
by
Jaded
To: truthandlife
LOL, it's hard not to laugh. Hey Abe, where are ya?
107
posted on
03/01/2004 7:49:43 PM PST
by
Victoria Delsoul
(Despite intense and violent criticism against the Passion, the public has spoken at the box office)
To: jwh_Denver
""The Passion" put up the second-best five-day figures for a movie opening on Wednesday, "
Actually, the best - $125M+ - beat LOTR @ $124M+
To: NYer
Thanks for the ping!
109
posted on
03/01/2004 10:35:28 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: jdogbearhunter
My girlfriend and her husband saw it yesterday, while I watched their kids. She took her eldest daughter to see it this morning and found it more moving and awe inspiring the second time.
My husband and I saw it tonight. I'm a chatty person by nature, and I am still stunned to a near speachlessness. It's going to be days before I can think about it without tears clogging my throat, before I absorb the enormity of it.
Put it this way, I am re-examining my relationship with God. It's been particularly one sided. He's done all the giving, and I have vowed to change that immediately.
In a word: profound.
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posted on
03/01/2004 10:50:11 PM PST
by
TheWriterInTexas
(With God's Grace, All Things Are Possible)
To: The Mayor
After four straight weekends of declining revenue, the top 12 movies took in $132.1 million, up 53% from the same weekend a year ago. So many people are being turned away from sold-out Passion performances, they're buying tickets for their second choices.
To: tort_feasor
My husband and I saw it this evening. We had to buy our tickets yesterday because it was sold out till tonight.
I'm glad we did. Our showing was sold out by the time we got there. The show after us was sold out, judging by the line waiting to get in to our portion of the megaplex, it wrapped back on itself.
I bought some soda before the show and asked the concession girl how the movie was doing. She said it had sold out for every showing since they started playing it. She had also seen it on her day off, and was encouraging her friends (teenagers) to see it to. She warned me to be prepared to cry.
I didn't cry - I sobbed, I gasped, I curled into my chair in horror and silently begged for it to stop. I wept until my hands, back, shoulders, and jaw ached from trying to keep it in. The lady beside me also wept, crying out, "No! No!" during the height of the scourging and during the crucifixtion.
I am drained, spent, exhausted - and will recommend this film to anyone who has even a passing belief in Christ.
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posted on
03/01/2004 10:56:17 PM PST
by
TheWriterInTexas
(With God's Grace, All Things Are Possible)
To: js1138
Here's something I haven't seen in the news. The big studio heads could be promoting the anti-semitism crap to protect themselves from stockholder's lawsuits. Unlikely. Stockholder suits rarely succeed, especially for not doing something smart, as opposed to doing something stupid.
To: PianoMan
No, I think that's $137 million for all films over the weekend.
To: mgist
I can't help but compare the success of the Passion to the success of the Left Behind series. One of the Left Behind books was the best-selling fiction book of 2001. Although they have sold millions of books, their success did not fundamentally change the publishing industry in any way. Unfortunately, this will likely happen with Passion as well. Can anyone really see Hollywood producing Biblically sound films?
To: wardaddy
Thank you so much for that, obviously, heartfelt review of the film. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your input.
"Gibson intended to impress upon us Christ's suffering and he did his job. It's not the violence itself that was so hard but who it was being inflicted upon that troubled me."
That's one perspective I've not seen, yet. I'm a wuss with things like that, so I'm glad you've prepared me for it.
I saw a review that Ebert had the other day, and he offered something I had not seen before, as well. He pointed out that this was all in God's plan. I knew that, but had not seen it reviewed that way before. Even today, I've not seen another review along those lines. Of course, Evangelicals know that, and that's why we hold no hard feelings for His sacrifice.
I am really looking forward to, and dreading, seeing it. I WILL see it, though. We are waiting for daughter to have a little break from exams. Then, she will get a babysitter so that hubby, daughter, son-in-law, and I can view it together.
Thank you, once again.
I am really thankful that you are feeling better. My best to Annette. ;o)
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posted on
03/01/2004 11:23:27 PM PST
by
dixiechick2000
(President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
To: nopardons
94 is my take from viewing the film today.
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posted on
03/01/2004 11:26:17 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(A man better believe in something or he'll fall for anything.)
To: Commie Basher
That's correct...you have to click on that number to get the breakdown. "Passion" pulled in about $85 million for the weekend.
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posted on
03/01/2004 11:28:47 PM PST
by
Fledermaus
(This Tagline For Rent!)
To: mgist
Total as of Feb. 29, 2004: $125,185,971
Screw this money crap and that's all I see on FR. What really matters is how God is working in the people that have seen the movie. Pray for them big time. There's a working of God here and you people are talking about money? What's a dollar worth to God? Nothing. He wants souls to come to Him and accept His Son Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
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posted on
03/01/2004 11:33:38 PM PST
by
jwh_Denver
(I think I think, therefore I am, or maybe not.)
To: jwh_Denver
Anyone carry stats on # of viewers.
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