Adapted from the smash History Channel series The Bible, Son of God took in $9.4 million on Friday, which puts it on track for an estimated $26 to $28 million opening weekend. While this falls far short of the staggering $83.8 If the last big theatrical film about Jesus, the blockbusting The Passion of the … Read more
If the last big theatrical film about Jesus, the blockbusting The Passion of the Christ, in 2004, sensationalized the violence of the Nazarene's final hours, Son of God is notable, by contrast, for its missionary spirit, stressing in its OPENING: Non-Stop (UNI) the Liam Neeson airplane suspense thriller looks to take No. 1 with a … Read more
"Son of God" is the Jesus section of that mini-series, brought to large screens in the hopes of finding an even wider audience. There has been very little traditional advertising for the film. Burnett and Downey have chosen Aside from breaking the toon's three-week winning streak, the pic is also stopping Fox's “Son of God” … Read more
It's no easy task to make an ancient biblical story feel brand-new again. How does one present the life of Jesus Christ — a story that has been told innumerable times in literature, TV and film — in a way that's fresh and appealing to a younger The 61-year-old action star's jetliner thriller “Non-Stop” took … Read more