RotK and Passion

[Kai Lord]

I just don't see the need to take an unprovoked shot at those who see this film as something more than mere entertainment.

Its a spiritual issue. Best responded to with prayer and kindness. Sorry to hear that you don't believe in Jesus, Darrin. I couldn't live without Him.

 

[Krieg]

Its a spiritual issue. Best responded to with prayer and kindness. Sorry to hear that you don't believe in Jesus, Darrin. I couldn't live without Him.

Since my own beliefs lie somewhere between agnosticism & atheism I am hardly one to pray.

I just prefer it when folks leave their baggage at the door.

 

[WayneLigon]

Not a big surprise, that; there are many more Christians than fantasy fans and many many churches are going to bus their entire congregations to see it, if they're not running it themselves. Two of the large churches here are hosting viewings and they have congregations in the thousands.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I saw The Passion over the weekend, and it was one of the most powerful and moving movies I've ever seen in my life. My opinion of Mel Gibson is even higher after seeing this film.

 

[Darrin Drader]

I just prefer it when folks leave their baggage at the door.

Sorry. I should have saved that for Nutkinland. I'm not going to disrespect these forums any further by going into the reasons behind my lack of faith.

 

[Particle_Man]

The movie will have 3 audience-types. a) Those who see it only because of the hype, and want to see what the fuss is about, b) Christians, and possibly c) Some of those into the whole S&M fetish scene. The latter is not a strong economic force compared to the first two, and the former will likely disappear after the first two weeks, then resurge in the first two weeks of rentals. But category b could keep this movie making money for quite some time. But I think that the Lotr trilogy will still make more money as a whole, in the long run.

All of this is IMHO.

 

[NiTessine]

Somehow, this movie fails to interest me. It's difficult to explain, really. It's a mix of not having any interest in the story, knowing the ending, and having already been entertained by news of the cast and crew being repeatedly struck by lightning more than most movies.

 

[Mark Chance]

I just prefer it when folks leave their baggage at the door.

Rhetorical question of the day: Then why bring your baggage in here to clutter up what was intended to be a discussion of movie receipts?

Seems that Passion had a larger 5 day opener than RotK did; $125.2M vs. 124.1M.

The numbers for The Passion of the Christ are indeed impressive. I'm of the opinion they'll stay that way for a while. There isn't a day goes by that the major news services don't run a story related to the film. Since movies generally live or die by word of mouth, that's a heck of a lot of word of mouth.

In the end, at least in terms of money, Mel Gibson'll be a record-breaker for this one.

 

[Henry]

I'm certainly happy that Gibson succeeded in his endeavor, and am not surprised at the turnout - it has been fueled by everything from religion to curiosity.

But we'll need to keep actual religious discussion out of the equation here. But then, the excessively cool people replying to this thread already know our policy, so I actually feel silly bringing it up.

Onward!

 

[Kesh]

I think the numbers are just slightly inflated, considering some church groups are buying out entire showings to give away in the hopes of conversion. And I doubt they'd be able to get every one of those tickets into the hands of someone who would actually go view it.

Plus, I lost most of my respect for Gibson over comments he made regarding this film. Being disrespectful is not a way to get on my good side.