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Bible movies on Netflix: the second-half-of-2025 viewership stats
The brand new Ruth & Boaz was the top movie, while The Chosen was the top series for the first time since 2023. Also: a Brazilian telenovela about Moses…
 • Peter T Chattaway
Bible movies on Netflix: the first-half-of-2025 viewership stats
The Passion of the Christ appeared on the list for the first time ever, while The Chosen had a surprisingly strong showing considering it became…
 • 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.
 • 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…
 • Peter T Chattaway
Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (dir. Dallas Jenkins, 2024)
It's comfort food for people who like stories about people being taken out of their comfort zones.
 • Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Kraven and the Rohirrim flop hard while musicals and holiday films keep going strong
This week's top ten also included re-releases of the similarly-named Interstellar, with an R, and Interstella, without.
 • Peter T Chattaway
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.
 • Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Moana 2 sails into the American Thanksgiving record books
Also: Wicked would have had the 2nd-best Thanksgiving of all time if it hadn't been for that Disney cartoon; and Gladiator II is now Denzel Washington's…
 • Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Wicked, Gladiator II set new records
Also: "faith-based" audiences turned out for Bonhoeffer and the third weekend of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
 • Peter T Chattaway
Did baby Jesus burp, redux.
Director Dallas Jenkins says this scene "might be the key moment of the movie".
 • Peter T Chattaway
Box office: Red One does well for a movie that was made for streaming, not so well for an action film with a really big budget
Meanwhile, the top movie worldwide this week was Gladiator II, which hasn't even opened in North America yet. (It comes to the US and Canada next week.)
 • Peter T Chattaway
Did the baby Jesus burp, cry, or get sick?
A few thoughts prompted by The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
 • Peter T Chattaway
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