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Watch: New trailers for The Chosen Season 5, The Last Supper, The King of Kings
All three Jesus movies (or sets of movies) are coming to theatres in March and/or April.
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Peter T Chattaway
The Chosen announces Season 5 theatrical dates, exclusive Prime Video deal
The series also has some new key art based on photographs by Annie Leibovitz.
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Box office: Captain America is the year's first (North American) blockbuster, but opens at the low end for an MCU sequel
Also: Paddington in Peru improves slightly on the last Paddington flick, Heart Eyes gets a big Valentine's Day boost, and an animated Chinese mega-hit…
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Peter T Chattaway
House of David – some of the actors hint at how their characters have been developed
Abner knows something, Ahinoam turns to witchcraft, and the actor who plays Goliath says his character is a "misunderstood", "family-oriented" man.
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Newsbites: House of David! R&B! Light of the World! Dead Sea Squirrels! Book of Clarence!
For King + Country release the first single from the House of David soundtrack, Tyler Perry releases the first photo from his modernized Ruth & Boaz…
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Box office: Dog Man tops a weaker-than-expected Super Bowl weekend
Also: Mufasa finally passed the total domestic gross of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Becoming Led Zeppelin set a record for IMAX-exclusive music movies.
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Watch: The trailer for The Last Supper
The film, which stars a Bible-movie veteran as Caiaphas, comes to theatres March 14.
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Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Dog Man is the year's first big hit
The Captain Underpants spin-off is currently on track to make at least as much in its opening weekend as the bigger-budgeted The Wild Robot and Mufasa…
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January 2025

Watch: Goliath stands tall – very, very tall – in the trailer for House of David
The first footage from the Prime Video series hints at origin stories and supernatural elements that go beyond the biblical source material.
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Box office: Weak debuts for Mel Gibson, Steven Soderbergh, Angel Studios
Meanwhile, Oscar nominee A Complete Unknown had the best hold in the top ten, while fellow nominee The Brutalist did pretty well in its first week in…
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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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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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