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The article is slightly disengenious, but not too much.

Passion is the 9th Biggest Opening in History

It is the 5th Biggest MIDWEEK Opening.

NOow what they definately didn't mention : It is the ALLTIME BIGGEST OPENING for any movie that did not open During the Summer (may-Aug) or Holiday (nov-Dec) timeframe.

"The film opened on 4,600 screens in 3,006 theaters on Wednesday."

I wonder how many screens most of the "blockbusters" were alloted for their big openings?

Could be wrong, but I'm guessing substantially more.

hmmm - opening on Ash Wednesday was just a fluke?

Personally, I see this movie/promotion as a masive marketing ploy to put Jesus believers/non-believers ~ Jewish/Jew Haters head to head - while bringing in millions of dollars to the producers/studio, while we fight it out.

I know I'm going against the grain here, but I have no intention of seeing this movie in the theater - it sounds to me like the taking of the most beautiful story ever told, and turning it into a "slasher/bloody/gore" horror flick movie - and the more comments it generates, the bigger the profit.

And Mel Gibson is almost giddy each time I see him on tv, promoting this. What is wrong with him?

I haven't seen the movie - perhaps it's fantastic. I just know that when something is hyped as much as this was - it's usually not worth it.