Other Religious Films Eclipsed 'Passion' in Sales
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 15, 2004
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Questions for the Movie Answer Man:
Q. Why not put a little perspective on the "Passion" box office figures by comparing it to the biggest religious hits of all time, "The Robe," "Ben-Hur," and "The Ten Commandments"? According to the Web site BoxOfficeMojo.com (boxofficemojo.com/alltime/ adjusted), the adjusted, modern-day grosses for those films are $394 million, $590 million, and $789 million, respectively (and the U.S. population was a lot smaller back then). I don't think Mel's film will even come close. Heck, even the latest "Lord of the Rings" film only clocks in at No. 49 on the all-time list.See the full content of this document
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Other Religious Films Eclipsed 'Passion' in Sales
- Jim Judy, Washington, D.C.
Wow, you're right. It's three places below "The Bells of St. Mary's."Q. I just returned from seeing "The Passion of the Christ." Had I been abl...See the full content of this document
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