![]() It should easily match the mid-$30 million grosses of the 2008 Fireproof and the 2011 Courageous, proving that Bible Belters can be the most enthusiastic members of the indie-film community. The no-budget movie that debates the existence of the Almighty (and guess who wins) opened last weekend to $9.2 million on 790 screens this time it added 400 screens and held steady at $9.1 million. ( MORE: Seven Other Movies Based on the Bible)įundamentalist Christians proved their clout by sustaining God’s Not Dead. ![]() And if it equals the nearly $400 million worldwide gross of Martin Scorsese’s coke-broker drama, Aronofsky and Paramount will say hallelujah. But two things: 63% of those polled rated Noah A or B, 23% C and 14% D or F, indicating that the rating is closer to a B or B-minus. Of recent big-budget entries, only The Wolf of Wall Street posted a score that low. Costing a hefty $130 million to produce, the movie has a prayer of achieving Hollywood’s version of a papal blessing: the black ink of profit on its ledger.Īttracting an audience that was split evenly between men and women, but skewed older - 74% were over the age of 25 - Noah got pasted with a toxic C rating in the CinemaScore survey of first-nighters. More important, the noise, whether in praise or condemnation, gave the risky venture reams of free publicity that paid off here and abroad, where Noah has earned another $51.1 million. But the film corralled enough religious leaders, including Pope Francis (with whom Crowe snagged an audience), to salve canonical objections. ![]() Starring Russell Crowe as the Patron of the First Ark, Noah had affronted some Christian literalists with its giant rock men, its weird visions and the occasionally dark motives of its protagonist. The word was not so good for another ancient figure of almost biblical stature: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new movie tanked. In less biblical terms, moviegoers flocked to Noah, propelling Darren Aronofsky’s controversial retelling of the Flood story to a $44 million first weekend at North American theaters, according to preliminary estimates. ![]()
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