As reported by the Baptist Press, Sherwood Baptist Church once again shocked Hollywood over the weekend when its latest film “Courageous” finished No. 4 in total gross, No. 1 among new movies and No. 1 in per-theater average, nearly doubling most of the competition in that category.
Its $9,063,147 ended up fourth behind “Dolphin Tale,” Moneyball” and “The Lion King 3D.” But all three of those other films — and every other film in the Top 10 — played in at least 2,300 theaters, significantly more than Courageous, which opened in only 1,161 theaters and still beat three new films with much bigger budgets and far more screens — “50/50,” “Dream House” and “What’s Your Number?” While Courageous’ production budget was $1 million, the average budget of the other films in the Top 10 was $41 million.
Courageous’ per-theater average of $7,806 blew out the competition, with The Lion King 3D’s $4,537 coming in second. Courageous follows the story of five men — four of them police officers — as they seek to become better fathers.
Sherwood Films are the makers of other popular Christian films “Fireproof’ and “Facing the Giants.” Click Here to read the report by the Baptist Press.
