"The Chosen" actor Jonathan Roumie who plays Jesus
Posted on 12/04/2021 7:52:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
"The Chosen" actor Jonathan Roumie who plays Jesus
With its sales now topping $8 million, the Christmas special for “The Chosen,” the first-ever multi-season television show about Jesus, has broken another record by becoming the bestselling movie in the history of its distributor Fathom Events.
“Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” which features actors from “The Chosen” series, is the bestselling film for Fathom, the 11th largest distributor to movie theaters, since it was founded about 17 years ago.
“We knew we had something special with this title,” Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said, according to Boxoffice Pro. “We are grateful for the passionate fans of The Chosen and our exhibitor partners who accommodated demand by adding showtimes and locations. We are all partners on this journey to claim the [No. 1] spot as Fathom’s bestselling event, ever!”
Fathom Events, a joint venture between AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark, originally planned to show the movie in select theaters nationwide for two nights only but has since expanded to run through Dec. 10.
Just hours after tickets went on sale early last month during a livestream with show creator Dallas Jenkins, pre-sale records were shattered for the distributor with $1.5 million in sales in the first 12 hours.
“The Chosen” Executive Producer Derral Eves told The Christian Post at the time that viewers can expect an “amazing” experience that showcases the birth of Christ through the eyes of Mary and Joseph and highlights the hardships they endured.
“We’re giving symbolism to the importance of certain things around the nativity that most people just kind of push aside, or they might sing about it, but not really have the context of what that means,” Eves said.
“With ‘The Chosen,’ we try to do things disruptive. We try to do things outside the box. And we do believe that sometimes you need to do that to get more eyeballs on certain things.”
Eves also said that the idea came about to do a “standalone episode” where viewers don’t have to watch the series to “experience a great piece of content.”
Shot entirely in secret, “The Messengers” features performances by Christian artists and groups including Phil Wickham, Maverick City Music, for King and Country, Brandon Lake, Bryan and Katie Torwalt and others. Show creators want the event to be a worshipful experience celebrating the Christmas season, Eves explained.
Through the Christmas special, creators hope viewers will connect with the Gospel personally, whether through song or the spoken word.
“We all connect differently, and so we wanted to really look at people that connect visually, or through music or through spoken word … and bring that together in an experience that should build upon each other and ... make a very strong piece for people to really be moved,” Eves said.
Though centered on the Gospel and the birth of Jesus, “The Messengers” isn’t just for Christian viewers, Eves added.
“I do believe that anyone of any faith can come and enjoy this special episode that we’re airing because it’s going to showcase humanity,” he said.
I saw it, as did my wife and kids. It was exce!
Excellent
Since funding future seasons is such an undertaking, I’m hopeful this special produces bountifully. Any idea what part of the $8 million the production company keeps?
Nearly every denomination has a somewhat different view of Christ than the others, so that means the number of denominations that worship the “true” Christ is either 1 or zero. I would personally say ZERO since I believe that as humans we can’t fully comprehend God.
Where is this showing? Theaters? TV?
Limited showing at theaters
Click the first link in the article: “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers” to go to the website to see where is is showing in your area.
Have you seen any of the Chosen yet?
Love,
O2
This is the first time I’ve heard about it. I don’t follow movies as a rule. Thank you.
It’s a series that explores the lives of Jesus and the apostles. It is free and available on the website or the app.
It is very different and creative, not just a retelling of the Bible, but a journey through (admittedly fictional) relationships and backstories. There are 2 seasons so far, and I think they are doing a great job keeping everything believable and consistent with the Bible, and bringing the apostles and Jesus to life in a unique and very personal way.
The Christmas Special is a fundraiser for the series. It has a lot of Christian entertainment plus a bonus episode that won’t affect the timeline, so missing it won’t mess up anyone following the series.
Sorry, I go on... :-)
Love,
O2
“Nearly every denomination has a somewhat different view of Christ than the others, so that means the number of denominations that worship the “true” Christ is either 1 or zero. I would personally say ZERO since I believe that as humans we can’t fully comprehend God.”
Nonsense.
And Mormonism isn’t a Christian demonination.
It is an old verity in theology that “whatever you think you can say about God, much of it will be wrong.” LDS may not meet the usual criteria for being a Christian movement, but then neither do the Episcopalians, United Church of Christ, Or the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
AMEN!! We are not perfect and only God knows the ❤️...I for one like the series and I don’t give a rat’s butt what other nay sayers spew or think about the chosen!
I’m a little confused. Are there 2 films showing at the box office? One being a singing special which is a fundraiser, and another being a dramatization of the Christmas story, or are both in the same film?
Both are shown in the same sitting. That’s an unusual format, so your confusion is not only understandable, it’s almost predictable.
Thank you.
I think you’re mistaking being apostate with never being Christian.
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