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January 2015

January 04, 2015

Box office: Exodus: Gods and Kings falls out of the top ten

Plus updates on where the film ranks, domestically and globally, in the filmographies of Christian...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

Box office: Exodus: Gods and Kings falls some more in its third week while most other films go up

Ridley Scott's Moses movie was one of only three films in the Top 15 that...

December 21, 2014

Box office: Exodus: Gods and Kings loses its audience faster than any recent Bible movie or Ridley Scott film

Ridley Scott's Moses movie is estimated to have earned 66.6% less than it did last...

December 14, 2014

Box office: Exodus: Gods and Kings gets mixed results

The film got the second-worst Rotten Tomatoes score of Ridley Scott's career, but, despite months...

December 11, 2014

Box-office forecast: How will Exodus: Gods and Kings perform theatrically compared to Noah?

Ridley Scott's Moses movie will probably have a smaller first weekend than Noah, but it...

December 07, 2014

Box office: Exodus: Gods and Kings opens behind Noah in Mexico and South Korea, beats it in Spain

Exodus is doing well for a Ridley Scott film, but may be trailing behind the...

October 2014

October 13, 2014

The Omega Code and the mainstreaming of Christian film

Fifteen years ago this week, The Omega Code made history by becoming the first independent...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Box-office update: Guardians of the Galaxy breaks more records while the “faith-based” genre underperforms

The "faith-based" films that came out in the first four months of the year were...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Box-office update: Persecuted is another “faith-based” dud

More and more, it looks like the impressive, even record-breaking box-office hauls of Son of...

July 08, 2014

Box-office update: Poor July 4 attendance affects two movies with a faith hook that are not “faith-based” movies

Deliver Us from Evil and the documentary America may not technically be "faith-based" films, but...

July 01, 2014

Box-office update: Robots ride dinosaurs, some films do better than the buzz would suggest, and Noah leaves North American theatres (while enjoying its third week in Japan)

Quick updates on Transformers, Jersey Boys, Edge of Tomorrow, Noah, and more.

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Box-office update: Alone Yet Not Alone fizzles in its first week, Noah comes to Japan, and more

Despite the free publicity generated when it lost its Oscar nomination earlier this year, Alone...

June 10, 2014

Box-office update: Edge of Tomorrow “wins” or “loses” the week depending on how you look at it, and more

Edge of Tomorrow may have opened at #3 in North America this past weekend, but...

June 02, 2014

Box-office update: Angelina Jolie, X-Men set new records, while God’s Not Dead passes Son of God in N America

God's Not Dead is now the second-highest-grossing independently-produced "faith-based" film ever in North America, behind...

May 2014

May 25, 2014

Box-office update: Is the “faith-based” streak almost over?

There has been at least one "faith-based" movie in the top ten every week for...

May 18, 2014

Box office update: Noah passes The Passion overseas

Darren Aronofsky's Flood epic is now the top-grossing Bible movie ever overseas, but it lags...

May 15, 2014

Noah crosses the $100 million line in North America (whew!)

Darren Aronofsky's Bible epic has earned another $239 million overseas, for a worldwide total of...

May 11, 2014

Box-office update: R-rated Neighbors a smash hit, PG-rated Moms’ Night Out disappoints, and more

Two comedies with overlapping themes came out this week. One is a raunchy R-rated hit....

May 04, 2014

Box-office update: Spider-Man franchise posts arguably its lowest opening yet, God’s Not Dead is back in the top ten, Noah hits a new milestone or two, and more

Plus: Heaven Is for Real may or may not be the top-grossing "Christian" film of...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

Box-office update: Noah slips out of the top ten; Heaven Is for Real and God’s Not Dead have decent holds

Noah is now Russell Crowe's 4th-highest-grossing film overseas and Jennifer Connelly's top-grossing movie ever worldwide....

April 22, 2014

Noah news round-up: a box-office milestone, distribution difficulties in the Philippines, and Rob Moore speaks

As of today, Darren Aronofsky's film has grossed over $300 million worldwide. Also: Pepperdine University...

April 20, 2014

Box-office update: Noah might get edged out of the top ten, Heaven Is for Real does better than expected, Son of God and God’s Not Dead begin to see some action overseas

Meanwhile, Transcendence had one of the lowest openings for Johnny Depp since Pirates of the...

April 13, 2014

Box office update: Noah slips in N. America but stays strong overseas, while God’s Not Dead sets a new record

Darren Aronofsky's Noah is now the second-highest-grossing Bible adaptation of all time worldwide, behind only...

April 06, 2014

Box-office update: Captain America sets a record for April, Noah drops 61%, and God’s Not Dead stays strong

The second-weekend drop for Noah is about identical, percentage-wise, to that of Son of God...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Noah has a big first weekend, but what do audiences think?

Also: God's Not Dead continues to surprise, and Son of God is still raking in...

March 28, 2014

A new Noah clip, and an early box-office report

Some experts think Darren Aronofsky's Bible epic could gross $40 million in its first weekend.

March 23, 2014

Box office update: Bible movies and an evangelical surprise

Son of God falls out of the weekly top ten, Noah makes a splash in...

March 22, 2014

Noah news round-up: a good first day in Mexico, the filmmakers talk about fear, grief, and literalism, and more

Director Darren Aronofsky says the Noah story scared him when he first read it, co-writer...

March 20, 2014

Noah news round-up: a big opening in South Korea, a look at the Jewish myths behind the film, and more

Plus: new interviews with co-stars Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, a profile of Christian movie-promotion...

March 16, 2014

Son of God news round-up: a box-office update, thoughts on Peter Bart’s “open letter” to Mark Burnett, and more

The life-of-Jesus movie is #7 at the box office in its third weekend. Also: did...