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Box office: One of Them Days challenges Mufasa for the top spot while the latest Wolf Man reboot flops
Whichever film wins, it will be the lowest-grossing MLK weekend champ since 1997 (not counting 2021, when many theatres were closed because of Covid).
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Peter T Chattaway
What sort of track record do "faith-based" sequels have?
The question is prompted by the news that I Can Only Imagine 2 starts filming in a couple months.
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Mel Gibson says he might shoot the sequel to The Passion of the Christ "next year"
He also says The Resurrection of the Christ will be a time-jumping “acid trip” that goes from “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”
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Box office: Den of Thieves steals the top spot while Better Man flops
Also: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now the top-grossing live-action video-game movie ever in North America... but not the world.
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Box office: Mufasa takes the crown as holiday releases hold strong
Even without any new wide releases, this was the first time since 2020 that five films grossed $10 million or more during the first weekend of the year.
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Film Journal 2025
As per my 2024 Journal, videos and DVDs are in italics.
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Mary lingers in a few local Netflix Top 10 lists in week 4
The Nativity-themed film evidently didn't get much of a Christmas boost.
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Flashback: the circumcision and baptism of Jesus in film
We celebrated the incarnation of Jesus at Christmas last week. Now we celebrate the initiation rites that draw attention to his physical body.
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December 2024

Watch: Jesus blesses a betrothed couple in a clip from The Chosen Season 5
A few thoughts on the scene's sources and implications.
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Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Nosferatu brings horror to the holidays as Mufasa challenges Sonic for the top spot
Wicked and Moana 2 also surged post-Christmas, making this the first time in two and a half years that five films grossed over $18 million…
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Mary falls off the Netflix Top 10 in week 3
But only globally. It's still popular in the Middle East and a few other places.
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Box office: Sonic the Hedgehog runs laps around the Lion King prequel
Also: Homestead had one of Angel Studios' best openings to date, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is now one of only three "faith-based" films to be…
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