the forge 2024

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.

Jan 15 •

Peter T Chattaway

Mary lingers in a few local Netflix Top 10 lists in week 4

The Nativity-themed film evidently didn't get much of a Christmas boost.

Jan 1 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: The Wild Robot has one of the best non-franchise debuts of the decade

The well-reviewed adaptation of Peter Brown's novel had the best first weekend of any post-Covid animated film that wasn't a sequel, a spin-off, or…

Sep 30, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Transformers One is... not number one

Despite getting some of the best critical buzz in the franchise's history, this animated origin story couldn't take the top spot from Beetlejuice…

Sep 23, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Four religious and/or politically conservative films land in the top ten

The political doc Am I Racist? and the latest God's Not Dead sequel join holdovers Reagan and The Forge in this week's list.

Sep 16, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is Tim Burton's first bona fide hit in years

Also: Reagan and The Forge had the best holds in the top ten.

Sep 9, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: Reagan the top new film in a slow Labour Day weekend

Also: Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2 hit new milestones, and The Forge has one of the best holds of any "faith-based" film this decade.

Sep 2, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Box office: The Forge can't quite revive the ailing "faith-based" genre

The Forge had one of the stronger openings of any "faith-based" film this decade, but also one of the weakest openings of any film by the Kendrick…

Aug 26, 2024 •

Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Pageant! Hannibal! Omen! Forge!

Recent stories about "faith-based" filmmakers, historical epics, and end-times thrillers that I've written about in the past.

Nov 19, 2023 •

Peter T Chattaway

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