I never imagined this. Yeah, I knew Meg Gibson’s new “The Passion of Christ” film would be #1 at the box office this weekend, but I could have NEVER predicted the success it had. It made $76 million on it’s opening weekend!?!?! That beats “Return of the King” for goodness sake! The folloing is from Yahoo News:
“The Passion of the Christ,” Director Mel Gibson’s controversial labor of love about the last 12 hours of Christ’s life, nailed the No. 1 spot at the box office with weekend ticket sales of $76.2 million, officials said on Sunday. Since opening Wednesday, and including sales from advance screenings the prior two days, the film has grossed $117.5 million, the second-best tally ever for a Wednesday release, behind only last year’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” with $124.1 million.
However, the Friday-to-Sunday sum for “Passion” beat the equivalent three-day haul for “The Return of the King” of $72.7 million.
Wow. Good on ya Mel. You rolled the dice, took a chance, put up your own money to make it, and now you get to reap the rewards. Good for you.
