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Box office: Moana 2 breaks another record as specialty releases pack the top ten
This week's list includes an Indian action film, a 10th-anniversary IMAX re-release, an anime TV show, a "faith-based" concert movie, and more.
Dec 9, 2024
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Peter T Chattaway
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Bible movies on Netflix: the first-half-of-2024 viewership stats
For the first time since Netflix started releasing its semi-annual viewership data, the top Bible movie and the top Bible TV series were both about…
Sep 25, 2024
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Bible movies on Netflix: the first-half-of-2024 viewership stats
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The nitpicker's guide to Journey to Bethlehem – part three
The timing of the Magi's visit, keeping the stable but ditching the inn, the expanded role for Herod's son, and more in the third and final half-hour of…
Jan 5, 2024
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Peter T Chattaway
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The nitpicker's guide to Journey to Bethlehem – part three
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The nitpicker's guide to Journey to Bethlehem – part two
The angel Gabriel gives Mary some startling news, Joseph argues with himself through song, the Magi meet Herod, and more in the second half-hour of this…
Dec 27, 2023
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The nitpicker's guide to Journey to Bethlehem – part two
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The nitpicker's guide to Journey to Bethlehem – part one
Who the Magi were, what the Star of Bethlehem was, what marriage customs were like, who Herod's son was, and more in the first half-hour of this movie.
Dec 20, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Box office: Wonka, Poor Things, and Christmas with The Chosen join the top ten
Wonka has one of the biggest openings ever for a non-animated (or non-animated-adjacent) musical, while Christmas with The Chosen has the softest…
Dec 18, 2023
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Box office: Wonka, Poor Things, and Christmas with The Chosen join the top ten
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Watch: Shepherds and angels sing in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
This is the first time the studio has released only part of one of the film's musical sequences.
Dec 14, 2023
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Watch: Shepherds and angels sing in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
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Box office: Foreign, indie films dominate a top ten list with few, if any, big-studio hits
Among other things, there were two record-breaking Japanese films – The Boy and the Heron, and Godzilla Minus One – in the top three.
Dec 11, 2023
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Box office: Foreign, indie films dominate a top ten list with few, if any, big-studio hits
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Watch: Mary meets Joseph, and Herod sings, in two new clips from Journey to Bethlehem
The film is now available to rent or purchase digitally.
Dec 9, 2023
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Watch: Mary meets Joseph, and Herod sings, in two new clips from Journey to Bethlehem
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Watch: Mary and Joseph tie the knot in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
Even at their wedding, they express hesitation about being "stuck" in an arranged marriage.
Dec 6, 2023
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Watch: Mary and Joseph tie the knot in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
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Box office: Studio movies sink, niche movies rise in a surprisingly successful post-Thanksgiving weekend
A concert film, a couple of foreign action and disaster films, and a "faith-based" sci-fi film helped make up for some seriously struggling big-studio…
Dec 4, 2023
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Box office: Studio movies sink, niche movies rise in a surprisingly successful post-Thanksgiving weekend
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Journey to Bethlehem round-up: a new clip and a newer, longer soundtrack album
The "deluxe" soundtrack album has more than twice the music of the original album.
Dec 2, 2023
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Box office: Disney's Wish falls to Napoleon over the Thanksgiving weekend
Both films cost up to $200 million and grossed a little more than $30 million in their first five days, but the discourse around them has been very…
Nov 27, 2023
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Box office: Disney's Wish falls to Napoleon over the Thanksgiving weekend
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Journey to Bethlehem round-up: two new clips and a curious request for ticket-buyers
Should people buy tickets to movies they aren't planning to see, just to boost the movies' grosses?
Nov 22, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Journey to Bethlehem round-up: two new clips and a curious request for ticket-buyers
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Box office: The Hunger Games prequel leads a weekend of (mostly) underperformers
Meanwhile, the latest Trolls movie gets the jump on Disney, and The Marvels has possibly the worst second-weekend drop in superhero-movie history.
Nov 20, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Box office: The Hunger Games prequel leads a weekend of (mostly) underperformers
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Watch: Mary calls to God for help in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
Also: the studio has released three new videos to play in church services, plus an endorsement video from The Chosen's Dallas Jenkins.
Nov 17, 2023
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Watch: Mary calls to God for help in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
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A few thoughts on Journey to Bethlehem
Things that work, and things that don't, in the film that puts a pop-rock-musical romantic-comedy spin on the Nativity story.
Nov 16, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Box office: The Marvels, Journey to Bethlehem get the holiday season off to a rocky start
The big-budget superhero flick and the low-budget "faith-based" film both set record or near-record lows for their respective genres.
Nov 13, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Box office: The Marvels, Journey to Bethlehem get the holiday season off to a rocky start
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Watch: It's Joseph vs Joseph in a new featurette for Journey to Bethlehem
The actor who plays him says it's "a blessing to be able to play somebody that once existed."
Nov 9, 2023
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Watch: It's Joseph vs Joseph in a new featurette for Journey to Bethlehem
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Watch: Mary wrestles with her doubts in a new Journey to Bethlehem featurette
Also, a clip of the Magi's first meeting with King Herod is now on social media.
Nov 8, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Watch: Mary wrestles with her doubts in a new Journey to Bethlehem featurette
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Watch: Herod's son wrestles with his daddy issues in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
The song, 'In My Blood', is sung by Joel Smallbone of For King & Country.
Nov 4, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Watch: Herod's son wrestles with his daddy issues in a new clip from Journey to Bethlehem
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The Journey to Bethlehem soundtrack is here
Plus: a new video on the married couples who collaborated on the film.
Nov 3, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Watch: The Magi do musical comedy in a new Journey to Bethlehem featurette
Also: co-writer/director/composer Adam Anders talks about how he adapted scripture in a new nine-minute video.
Nov 1, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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Watch: The Magi do musical comedy in a new Journey to Bethlehem featurette
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Watch: The Steven Curtis Chapman music video for Journey to Bethlehem
Plus: is Sony copying Angel Studios' "pay it forward" program?
Oct 28, 2023
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Peter T Chattaway
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