homestead 2024

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).

Jan 20, 2025 • Peter T Chattaway

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.

Jan 6, 2025 • 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…

Dec 30, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

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…

Dec 23, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Anthony Hopkins as Herod! Netflix goes "faith-based"! New animated Jesus film! And more!

Also: New release dates for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Angel Studios' David; and Testament: The Story of Moses has been #2 at Netflix for two…

Apr 11, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Scorsese! Forty-Seven Days! Pageant! Unbreakable! Cabrini! Sight! Etc.!

Quick updates on some upcoming biblical and/or "faith-based" movies.

Feb 3, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

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