Posted on 03/29/2014 2:59:16 PM PDT by Star Traveler
Darren Aronofsky's controversial biblical epic Noah is winning over faith-based and mainstream moviegoers alike at the North American box office, ending weeks of speculation as to whether the filmmaker's darker take on the story of Noah and his Ark would be a turnoff for more devout moviegoers.
The Paramount and New Regency movie easily topped the Friday chart with $15.2 million from 3,567 theaters for a projected $41 million to $43 million weekend, a strong start. Overseas, Noah is likewise prospering, grossing an early $28.3 million from only 21 markets (many of those opened Friday) and coming in ahead of Gravity. The film's global total through Friday was $43.5 million.
In North America, Noah received a C CinemaScore, indicating that it is still polarizing. But Christian moviegoers are turning out in force. According to those with access to grosses, half of the theaters doing the most business on Friday were in cities traditionally considered faith-based markets, including Salt Lake City, Reno, Tulsa, Mobile, Ala., Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando. Hispanics, many of whom are Catholic, are helping to fuel the film. (Hispanics are the most avid moviegoers in the U.S.)
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saw God is not dead tonight.
very good movie. cant wait until Heaven is for real comes out
Question, do you have any PROOF that the person who directed that movie is a ATHEIST DIRECTOR? Thank-you for your response.
Same here. Waiting for “Heaven Is For Real” to come out.
The reason being is that Christians are considered a “safe group” to attack without fear of retailation.
From the Washington Times ...
Note to Christians and those who believe the Bible: The producer of the movie “Noah,” a self-professed atheist, says he is proud of the fact that he’s taken a story inspired by God’s word and turned it into something so secular.
http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/24/atheist-noah-director-brags-film-least-biblical-bi/
Thank-you for your response.
This movie, IMHO, IS NOT WORTH either your precious time or money to see. Got to remember that when a movie is done based on the Bible, the movie, director, and actors are preaching or doing a homily in effect.
This has been described as a turkey, just “Avatar” for gullible believers — but it cost over $100 million to make it, and the studio and producers are going to get chain saw massacred because of the bad word of mouth. This looks like a PR piece done for, uh, other considerations. Thanks Star Traveler.
Biggest April Fool joke I’ve heard so far today.
Some Christians planned well ahead of the release to see it, and are following through.
But it’s getting more and more obvious to the general public that this is a biblical dog.
Rest easy and quit fretting.
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