‘Jesus Revolution’ More Than Doubles Industry Estimates at Box Office on Opening Weekend

The film “Jesus Revolution” more than doubled industry estimates, taking in over $15 million at the weekend box office and earning a third place finish overall.

Deadline reported that the story about the Jesus movement in the late 1960s and 70s was forecasted to earn between $6 million and $7 million in ticket sales.

The movie earned an A+ CinemaScore rating from movie goers and a 99 percent audience rating from Rotten Tomatoes, meaning the audience loved it, though critics gave it mixed reviews at 55 percent.

We polled @JesusRevMovie and it scored an A+ grade! Congrats to #JonErwin, @brentmccorkle, @JonathanRoumie, #NicholasCirillo, @kelsythekilljoyand the entire cast and crew! #CinemaScore pic.twitter.com/oqHDeRJtXU

— CinemaScore (@CinemaScore) February 25, 2023

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For “Jesus Revolution” director Jon Erwin, it was the fourth time one of his films earned an A+ rating, which CinemaScore President Harold Mintz pointed out is “unprecedented” going back to when the firm began releasing results in 1986.

“Jon Erwin has now achieved four A+ CinemaScores, more than any other filmmaker since we have been compiling data. For a director to achieve that accomplishment once is a rarity. But to hit that mark four times is not only an incredible distinction — it’s unprecedented,” Mintz said, according to Collider.

Rotten Tomatoes viewers give “Jesus Revolution” a 99% https://t.co/fi25IrURhl

— Joel Courtney (@Joel_Courtney) February 26, 2023

Erwin’s other three A+ films were “Woodlawn” (2015), “I Can Only Imagine” (2018) and “American Underdog” (2021).

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Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro speculated the reason that ticket forecasting was so far off is that it has been a while since a Christian movie was in wide release at the box office, playing in nearly 2,500 theaters.

It earned an impressive $6,272 per theater, according to Box Office Mojo.

Additionally, Lionsgate, the film’s distributor, built word-of-mouth interest in “Jesus Revolution” through early screenings at churches and universities.

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