The Chosen – comparative box-office stats
Tracking the box-office performance of every theatrical release from The Chosen since 2021.
In February 2023, I compiled a list of comparative stats for the four theatrical releases that The Chosen had released at that time, with links to articles that I had already written on each of those releases.
As The Chosen is now putting out three releases within a single month—and as they may put out even more in the future—I am going to keep track of those stats, and only the stats, here. I will update this list every time there’s a new release, and any commentary I have will be in separate Substack posts, which I will link to from here.
This will save me the need to copy and update this list every time I wrote a new box-office report, and it will also spare those reports from bulging with old data.
And so, without further ado, the list, grouped by theatrical release:
Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers — December 1, 2021
opened on a Wednesday, $4.2mil weekend, $9.1mil total by Sunday
the top-grossing new release of the week, the #4 movie overall
opened in 1,700 theatres, earned $2,497 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 36 days in advance
came out 4½ months after the then-most-recent episode
was originally planned as a two-day release, and then got extended
began streaming 11 days after its theatrical release
grossed at least $13.7mil by the end of its run
The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2 — November 18, 2022
opened on a Friday, $8.8mil weekend, $8.8mil total by Sunday
the 2nd-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #3 movie overall
opened in 2,021 theatres, earned $4,340 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 86 days in advance
came out 11½ months after the then-most-recent episode
was originally planned as a five-day release, and then got extended
began streaming 23 days after its theatrical release
grossed at least $14.6mil by the end of its run
The Chosen Season 3: Finale — February 2, 2023
opened on a Thursday, $3.6mil weekend, $5.3mil total by Sunday
the 4th-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #9 movie overall
opened in 1,979 theatres, earned $1,831 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 18 days in advance
came out 2½ weeks after the then-most-recent episode
was originally planned as a two-day release, and then got extended
began streaming 3 days after its theatrical release
grossed at least $5.5mil by the end of its run
Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night — December 12, 2023
opened on a Tuesday, $2.9mil weekend, $4.6mil total by Sunday
the 2nd-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #7 movie overall
opened in 2,059 theatres, earned $1,408 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 58 days in advance
came out 10 months after the then-most-recent episode
was planned as a six-day release from the get-go
began streaming 7 days after its theatrical release
grossed about $4.6mil by the end of its run
The Chosen Season 4: Episodes 1-3 — February 1, 2024
opened on a Thursday, $5.9mil weekend, $7.4mil total by Sunday
the 2nd-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #2 movie overall
opened in 2,280 theatres, earned $2,609 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 109 days in advance
came out 12 months after the then-most-recent all-new episode
was planned as a 14-day release from the get-go, and then got a bonus day
began streaming 122 days after its theatrical release
grossed about $14.4mil by the end of its run
The Chosen Season 4: Episodes 4-6 — February 15, 2024
opened on a Thursday, $3.6mil weekend, $4.4mil total by Sunday
the 3rd-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #5 movie overall
opened in 2,272 theatres, earned $1,587 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 123 days in advance
came out 2 weeks after the then-most-recent episode
was planned as a 14-day release from the get-go, and then got a bonus day
began streaming 119 days after its theatrical release
grossed about $9.5mil by the end of its run
The Chosen Season 4: Episodes 7-8 — February 29, 2024
opened on a Thursday, $3.3mil weekend, $4.1mil total by Sunday
the 2nd-highest-grossing new release of the week, the #5 movie overall
opened in 2,215 theatres, earned $1,483 per theatre over the weekend
the release date was announced 137 days in advance
came out 2 weeks after the then-most-recent episode
was originally planned as an 11-day release, and then got extended
began streaming 115 days after its theatrical release
grossed about $7.7 million by the end of its run
Here is another version of the data above, but grouped by data point:
Opening weekend, including which day of the week it opened
The Messengers — Wednesday, $4.2mil weekend, $9.1mil total by Sunday
Season 3: 1-2 — Friday, $8.8mil weekend, $8.8mil total by Sunday
Season 3: 7-8 — Thursday, $3.6mil weekend, $5.3mil total by Sunday
Holy Night — Tuesday, $2.9mil weekend, $4.6mil total by Sunday
Season 4: 1-3 — Thursday, $5.9mil weekend, $7.4mil total by Sunday
Season 4: 4-6 — Thursday, $3.6mil weekend, $4.4mil total by Sunday
Season 4: 7-8 — Thursday, $3.3mil weekend, $4.1mil total by Sunday
Rank on the opening weekend chart
The Messengers — top-grossing new release, #4 overall
Season 3: 1-2 — 2nd-highest-grossing new release, #3 overall
Season 3: 7-8 — 4th-highest-grossing new release, #9 overall
Holy Night — 2nd-highest-grossing new release, #7 overall
Season 4: 1-3 — 2nd-highest-grossing new release, #2 overall
Season 4: 4-6 — 3rd-highest-grossing new release, #5 overall
Season 4: 7-8 — 2nd-highest-grossing new release, #5 overall
Opening theatre count, three-day weekend per-theatre average
The Messengers — 1,700 theatres, $2,497 per theatre
Season 3: 1-2 — 2,021 theatres, $4,340 per theatre
Season 3: 7-8 — 1,979 theatres, $1,831 per theatre
Holy Night — 2,059 theatres, $1,408 per theatre
Season 4: 1-3 — 2,280 theatres, $2,609 per theatre
Season 4: 4-6 — 2,272 theatres, $1,587 per theatre
Season 4: 7-8 — 2,215 theatres, $1,483 per theatre
How much advance notice
The Messengers — the release date was announced 36 days in advance
Season 3: 1-2 — the release date was announced 86 days in advance
Season 3: 7-8 — the release date was announced 18 days in advance
Holy Night — the release date was announced 58 days in advance
Season 4: 1-3 — the release date was announced 109 days in advance
Season 4: 4-6 — the release date was announced 123 days in advance
Season 4: 7-8 — the release date was announced 137 days in advance
How long it had been since the then-most-recent episode
The Messengers — 4½ months
Season 3: 1-2 — 11½ months
Season 3: 7-8 — 2½ weeks
Holy Night — 10 months
Season 4: 1-3 — 12 months since the then-most-recent all-new episode
Season 4: 4-6 — 2 weeks
Season 4: 7-8 — 2 weeks
How long the release was
The Messengers — originally a two-day release, then got extended
Season 3: 1-2 — originally a five-day release, then got extended
Season 3: 7-8 — originally a two-day release, then got extended
Holy Night — a six-day release
Season 4: 1-3 — a fourteen-day release, then got a bonus day
Season 4: 4-6 — a fourteen-day release, then got a bonus day
Season 4: 7-8 — originally an eleven-day release, then got extended
How long the theatrical window was
The Messengers — began streaming 11 days after its theatrical release
Season 3: 1-2 — began streaming 23 days after its theatrical release
Season 3: 7-8 — began streaming 3 days after its theatrical release
Holy Night — began streaming 7 days after its theatrical release
Season 4: 1-3 — began streaming 122 days after its theatrical release
Season 4: 4-6 — began streaming 119 days after its theatrical release
Season 4: 7-8 — began streaming 115 days after its theatrical release
Total known theatrical gross in North America
The Messengers — $13.7 million
Season 3: 1-2 — $14.6 million
Season 3: 7-8 — $5.5 million
Holy Night — $4.6 million
Season 4: 1-3 — $14.4 million
Season 4: 4-6 — $9.5 million
Season 4: 7-8 — $7.7 million
Last updated May 31, 2024.
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The Chosen interviews:
Season 1: Dallas Jenkins, co-writer/director (Dec 2019)
Season 2: Dallas Jenkins, co-writer/director (May 2021) | Derral Eves, producer, on Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers (Nov 2021) | Dallas Jenkins on the ‘The Chosen Is Not Good’ marketing campaign (Apr 2022)
Season 3: Jordan Walker Ross, Little James (Oct 2022) | Vanessa Benavente, Mother Mary (Nov 2022) | Kirk B.R. Woller, Gaius (Nov 2022)
Season 4: Dallas Jenkins, Jonathan Roumie, Abe Bueno-Jallad, Vanessa Benavente, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Brandon Potter at the press junket; Reza Diako, Alaa Safi, and Elijah Alexander on the teal carpet (Feb 2024) | Paras Patel and Noah James at the press junket; Chad Gundersen and Chris Juen on the teal carpet (Feb 2024)
The Chosen recaps:
Season 1: review | scripture index
Episode recaps: The Shepherd | one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eightSeason 2: The Messengers review | scripture index
Episode recaps: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | The MessengersSeason 3: Episodes 1 & 2 notes | Episodes 7 & 8 notes | scripture index
Episode recaps: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eightSeason 4: Episodes 1-3 notes