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The faith-based film "I Can Only Imagine" brought in $17.1 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, going far beyond early expectations and ranking third, behind "Tomb Raider" and "Black Panther." Based on the true-story of Christian artist Bart Millard's life, the family drama opened at 1,629 locations in the United States and received an A+ CinemaScore with an audience that was 67 percent female and 80 percent over 35. This is the distributor Roadside Attractions' highest grossing opening ever. "We felt that the film's inspiring story of hope and forgiveness made for a very compelling collaboration,"...

The nation’s moviegoers look to be turning out in bigger numbers for a Christian-themed independent film than for the first mainstream teen movie with a gay main character. Roadside Attractions’ “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the story of the biggest-selling Christian song of all time, is looking at an estimated $14 million-plus for the weekend from 1,629 locations, far outdoing earlier estimates of $2 million-$8 million. Meanwhile, Fox’s “Love, Simon” is garnering attention for featuring a love story centering on a teenage boy coming out, and is looking at a $12 million-plus weekend on 800 more screens than the...

Kevin Sorbo's directorial debut nails both the story's redemption arc and its second-chance romance. Faith based indie films may have noble intentions, but they can be stiff in places where it matters most.A clunky laugh line here. An ill-advised supporting turn there.Not “Let There Be Light.”Director/star Kevin Sorbo’s film features a Christian redemption much like its predecessors.So what’s different? This is a family affair. The actor’s wife, Sam Sorbo, co-wrote the script and stars as her husband’s on-screen wife. Their sons play the couple’s kids.Together, they do more than suggest a real family in crisis. They bring a warmth...

Take that, Friedrich Nietzsche. The biggest surprise this weekend at the box office was not the success of "Divergent," which was widely expected to be the far-and-away frontrunner (and was, with an estimated $55.0 million). Nor was it the weak opening of "Muppets Most Wanted" (debuting at No. 2, with an estimated $16.5 million). Rather, it was the movie that opened in fifth place, "God's Not Dead." Unlike the two big-budget movies at the top, both of which opened on more than 3,200 screens, "God's Not Dead" was released by the small independent distributor Freestyle on just 780 screens, and...

The evangelist producer of an online documentary to be released this upcoming Sunday has high hopes that the film showing eight pro-abortion young adults change to a pro-life stance in just moments after being asked a question goes viral. The 33-minute documentary called “180” is produced by Ray Comfort and his ministry, Living Waters. Even after watching the film’s trailer on it’s website, viewers are left with no clues as to what question was asked or what exactly prompted eight people to change their views on abortion. Comfort told The Christian Post that in the process of making the film...

Synopsis: “In the last days before Armageddon, a brutal dictator rules Earth. Using high-tech surveillance from satellites through a sophisticated chip implant, the Community Police Force infiltrates every facet of human existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint left behind. For humanity, freedom is just a fond memory and defiance means death. Two political prisoners (David White, Kevin Downes) meet a mysterious stranger (Stephen Baldwin) who holds the key to their escape and mankind’s survival. Unbeknownst to the prisoners, CPF agents broker a deal with an inmate (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) for his life in exchange for betraying Christian renegades....

Saw a new Christian movie this weekend in theaters ... thought it was good ... it's not too well-known, so I thought I'd share it with Christian FReepers ... please ping other Christian FReepers who may be interested ... I've been emailing back and forth with one of the producers ... I contacted them about purchasing some movies and wound up chatting with the guy for about a week and a half ... great guy ... his brother wrote the film and he was on board for the project as well (they've done several) if you like evangelistic movies, you'll...