The Case for Christ (2017)

The Case for Christ
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,678,714Details
International Box Office $3,288,046Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,966,760
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $7,097,901 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $2,209,540 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $9,307,441
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 1980, Lee Strobel’s award-winning investigative reporting earned him a promotion to legal editor at the Chicago Tribune. Things at home weren’t going nearly as well. His wife Leslie’s newfound faith in Christ compels Lee to utilize his journalistic and legal training to disprove the claims of Christianity—pitting his resolute atheism against her growing faith.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,967,885 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:81.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,174 opening theaters/1,386 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,640,629

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,534 $14,678,714
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,458 $3,288,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,767 $17,966,760

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 2017 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Case For Christ (Australia)
May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as Case For Christ, The (New Zealand)
June 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as THE CASE FOR CHRIST (South Korea)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including medical descriptions of crucifixion, and incidental smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2463 (Cert #50919), 2/15/2017)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I Heard the Bells
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Keywords: 1980s, Atheism, Faith-Based Film, Christians, Investigative Journalist, Faith-Based Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Triple Horse Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 2017 10 $3,967,885   1,174 $3,380   $3,967,885 1
Apr 14, 2017 9 $2,758,271 -30% 1,386 $1,990   $8,485,975 2
Apr 21, 2017 13 $1,584,587 -43% 1,247 $1,271   $11,361,296 3
Apr 28, 2017 18 $989,072 -38% 1,050 $942   $13,054,237 4
May 5, 2017 21 $388,432 -61% 585 $664   $13,872,143 5
May 12, 2017 27 $188,712 -51% 266 $709   $14,269,341 6
May 19, 2017 - $91,103 -52% 138 $660   $14,450,540 7
May 26, 2017 34 $42,986 -53% 63 $682   $14,541,197 8
Jun 9, 2017 44 $19,793   51 $388   $14,647,205 10
Jun 16, 2017 60 $6,888 -65% 18 $383   $14,666,937 11
Jun 23, 2017 60 $6,579 -4% 12 $548   $14,678,714 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 7, 2017 7 $1,541,531     1,174 $1,313   $1,541,531 1
Apr 8, 2017 10 $1,312,177 -15%   1,174 $1,118   $2,853,708 2
Apr 9, 2017 8 $1,114,177 -15%   1,174 $949   $3,967,885 3
Apr 10, 2017 10 $352,959 -68%   1,174 $301   $4,320,844 4
Apr 11, 2017 8 $551,008 +56%   1,174 $469   $4,871,852 5
Apr 12, 2017 11 $405,765 -26%   1,174 $346   $5,277,617 6
Apr 13, 2017 8 $450,087 +11%   1,174 $383   $5,727,704 7
Apr 14, 2017 9 $955,478 +112% -38% 1,386 $689   $6,683,182 8
Apr 15, 2017 10 $979,044 +2% -25% 1,386 $706   $7,662,226 9
Apr 16, 2017 6 $823,749 -16% -26% 1,386 $594   $8,485,975 10
Apr 17, 2017 8 $334,279 -59% -5% 1,386 $241   $8,820,254 11
Apr 18, 2017 7 $397,274 +19% -28% 1,386 $287   $9,217,528 12
Apr 19, 2017 7 $284,967 -28% -30% 1,386 $206   $9,502,495 13
Apr 20, 2017 7 $274,214 -4% -39% 1,386 $198   $9,776,709 14
Apr 21, 2017 13 $461,395 +68% -52% 1,247 $370   $10,238,104 15
Apr 22, 2017 14 $638,724 +38% -35% 1,247 $512   $10,876,828 16
Apr 23, 2017 11 $484,468 -24% -41% 1,247 $389   $11,361,296 17
Apr 24, 2017 11 $157,440 -68% -53% 1,247 $126   $11,518,736 18
Apr 25, 2017 12 $211,467 +34% -47% 1,247 $170   $11,730,203 19
Apr 26, 2017 11 $174,969 -17% -39% 1,247 $140   $11,905,172 20
Apr 27, 2017 11 $159,993 -9% -42% 1,247 $128   $12,065,165 21
Apr 28, 2017 - $267,379 +67% -42% 1,050 $255   $12,332,544 22
Apr 29, 2017 - $403,034 +51% -37% 1,050 $384   $12,735,578 23
Apr 30, 2017 - $318,659 -21% -34% 1,050 $303   $13,054,237 24
May 1, 2017 - $93,715 -71% -40% 1,050 $89   $13,147,952 25
May 2, 2017 - $135,638 +45% -36% 1,050 $129   $13,283,590 26
May 3, 2017 - $107,219 -21% -39% 1,050 $102   $13,390,809 27
May 4, 2017 - $92,902 -13% -42% 1,050 $88   $13,483,711 28
May 5, 2017 - $115,212 +24% -57% 585 $197   $13,598,923 29
May 6, 2017 - $155,977 +35% -61% 585 $267   $13,754,900 30
May 7, 2017 - $117,243 -25% -63% 585 $200   $13,872,143 31
May 8, 2017 - $45,210 -61% -52% 585 $77   $13,917,353 32
May 9, 2017 - $58,423 +29% -57% 585 $100   $13,975,776 33
May 10, 2017 - $53,858 -8% -50% 585 $92   $14,029,634 34
May 11, 2017 - $50,995 -5% -45% 585 $87   $14,080,629 35
May 12, 2017 - $48,442 -5% -58% 266 $182   $14,129,071 36
May 13, 2017 - $68,709 +42% -56% 266 $258   $14,197,780 37
May 14, 2017 - $71,561 +4% -39% 266 $269   $14,269,341 38
May 15, 2017 - $21,130 -70% -53% 266 $79   $14,290,471 39
May 16, 2017 - $26,029 +23% -55% 266 $98   $14,316,500 40
May 17, 2017 - $21,374 -18% -60% 266 $80   $14,337,874 41
May 18, 2017 - $21,563 +1% -58% 266 $81   $14,359,437 42
May 19, 2017 - $23,419 +9% -52% 138 $170   $14,382,856 43
May 20, 2017 - $37,459 +60% -45% 138 $271   $14,420,315 44
May 21, 2017 - $30,225 -19% -58% 138 $219   $14,450,540 45
May 22, 2017 - $11,622 -62% -45% 138 $84   $14,462,162 46
May 23, 2017 - $14,846 +28% -43% 138 $108   $14,477,008 47
May 24, 2017 - $11,624 -22% -46% 138 $84   $14,488,632 48
May 25, 2017 - $9,579 -18% -56% 138 $69   $14,498,211 49
May 26, 2017 - $11,506 +20% -51% 63 $183   $14,509,717 50
May 27, 2017 - $15,540 +35% -59% 63 $247   $14,525,257 51
May 28, 2017 - $15,940 +3% -47% 63 $253   $14,541,197 52
May 29, 2017 - $15,752 -1% +36% 63 $250   $14,556,949 53
May 30, 2017 - $5,739 -64% -61% 63 $91   $14,562,688 54
May 31, 2017 - $4,824 -16% -58% 63 $77   $14,567,512 55
Jun 1, 2017 - $3,697 -23% -61% 63 $59   $14,571,209 56
Jun 2, 2017 - $9,111 +146% -21% 73 $125   $14,580,320 57
Jun 3, 2017 - $13,851 +52% -11% 73 $190   $14,594,171 58
Jun 4, 2017 - $11,929 -14% -25% 73 $163   $14,606,100 59
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,560 -62% -71% 73 $62   $14,610,660 60
Jun 6, 2017 - $5,838 +28% +2% 73 $80   $14,616,498 61
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,349 -8% +11% 73 $73   $14,621,847 62
Jun 8, 2017 - $5,565 +4% +51% 73 $76   $14,627,412 63
Jun 9, 2017 - $4,967 -11% -45% 51 $97   $14,632,379 64
Jun 10, 2017 - $8,078 +63% -42% 51 $158   $14,640,457 65
Jun 11, 2017 - $6,748 -16% -43% 51 $132   $14,647,205 66
Jun 12, 2017 - $2,493 -63% -45% 51 $49   $14,649,698 67
Jun 13, 2017 - $3,332 +34% -43% 51 $65   $14,653,030 68
Jun 14, 2017 - $3,408 +2% -36% 51 $67   $14,656,438 69
Jun 15, 2017 - $3,611 +6% -35% 51 $71   $14,660,049 70
Jun 16, 2017 - $1,911 -47% -62% 18 $106   $14,661,960 71
Jun 17, 2017 - $2,436 +27% -70% 18 $135   $14,664,396 72
Jun 18, 2017 - $2,541 +4% -62% 18 $141   $14,666,937 73
Jun 19, 2017 - $1,002 -61% -60% 18 $56   $14,667,939 74
Jun 20, 2017 - $1,723 +72% -48% 18 $96   $14,669,662 75
Jun 21, 2017 - $1,127 -35% -67% 18 $63   $14,670,789 76
Jun 22, 2017 - $1,346 +19% -63% 18 $75   $14,672,135 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 2017 9 $5,727,704   1,174 $4,879   $5,727,704 1
Apr 14, 2017 7 $4,049,005 -29% 1,386 $2,921   $9,776,709 2
Apr 21, 2017 12 $2,288,456 -43% 1,247 $1,835   $12,065,165 3
Apr 28, 2017 18 $1,418,546 -38% 1,050 $1,351   $13,483,711 4
May 5, 2017 19 $596,918 -58% 585 $1,020   $14,080,629 5
May 12, 2017 27 $278,808 -53% 266 $1,048   $14,359,437 6
May 19, 2017 32 $138,774 -50% 138 $1,006   $14,498,211 7
May 26, 2017 33 $72,998 -47% 63 $1,159   $14,571,209 8
Jun 2, 2017 39 $56,203 -23% 73 $770   $14,627,412 9
Jun 9, 2017 40 $32,637 -42% 51 $640   $14,660,049 10
Jun 16, 2017 58 $12,086 -63% 18 $671   $14,672,135 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/5/2017 $176,507 37 40 244 $701,577 9/18/2017
Brazil 9/15/2017 $132,593 0 0 0 $132,593 6/26/2018
France 3/2/2018 $181,260 0 0 0 $181,260 6/12/2018
New Zealand 5/5/2017 $32,758 12 17 81 $125,565 8/21/2017
Poland 11/17/2017 $48,180 0 0 0 $148,146 1/1/2019
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 217 556 $1,167,515 3/13/2024
Spain 3/2/2018 $38,625 48 48 48 $38,625 3/9/2018
United Kingdom 9/15/2017 $9,139 14 14 14 $9,139 9/28/2017
 
Rest of World $783,626
 
International Total$3,288,046 3/13/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 2017353,574 53,574$1,070,944$1,070,9441
Aug 27, 2017624,664-54% 78,238$493,033$1,563,9772
Sep 3, 20171514,722-40% 92,960$285,607$1,849,5843
Oct 22, 2017308,226 134,929$129,395$2,553,40410
Jan 14, 2018197,997 234,190$77,091$3,673,70222

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 2017634,991 34,991$678,127$678,1271
Aug 27, 20171015,285-56% 50,276$305,540$983,6672
Sep 3, 2017167,500-51% 57,776$149,934$1,133,6013

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Lead Ensemble Members

Mike Vogel    Lee Strobel
Erika Christensen    Leslie Strobel
Frankie Faison    Joe Dubois
Faye Dunaway    Dr. Roberta Waters
L. Scott Caldwell    Alfie Davis

Supporting Cast

Robert Forster    Walter Strobel
Kelly Lamor Wilson    Young Leslie Strobel
Mike Pniewski    Kenny London
Tom Nowicki    Dr. Alexander Metherell
Kevin Sizemore    Dr. Gary Habermas
Rus Blackwell    Dr. William Craig
Jordan Cox    Bill Hybels
Renell Gibbs    James Dixon
Haley Rosenwasser    Alison Strobel
Brett Rice    Ray Nelson
Grant Goodeve    Mr. Cook

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Gunn    Director
Brian Bird    Screenwriter
Lee Strobel    Based on the book by
Brian Bird    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Karl Horstmann    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
David A.R. White    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Brian Bird    Co-Producer
Lee Strobel    Executive Producer
Paul Kepes    Executive Producer
Frank Shaw    Executive Producer
Lee Shaw    Executive Producer
Monica Kepes    Executive Producer
Brian Shanley    Director of Photography
Vance Null    Editor
Dana Konick    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer
Mitchell Crisp    Production Designer
Billy Damota    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for August 15th, 2017

August 16th, 2017

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Alien: Covenant is the biggest release on this week’s list, but the franchise is off its peak and has been for a long time. As for Pick of the Week contenders, there are not a lot of them. If I were to stretch the definition, Food Wars: Season One is great, if you are into that subgenre of Anime. Descendants 2 is arguably better than the original, but the DVD isn’t going to really appeal to those outside the target audience. That leaves The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Blu-ray as the clear winner for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fate Falls to Great Expectations, Still Earns $98.79 million

April 18th, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

As expected, The Fate of the Furious dominated the box office this weekend, earning nearly a 60% share of the total box office. It did miss predictions, however, with “just” $98.79 million. This is the curse of great expectations. Overall, the box office rose 40% from last weekend, reaching $167 million. However, this was 5.1% lower than the same weekend last year. Had The Fate of the Furious matched expectations, then 2017 would have had a 5% lead over last year. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $3.37 billion and has a 7.2% lead over 2016. That will shrink as last year’s The Jungle Book’s legs will undoubtedly be better than The Fate of the Furious’s legs, but I don’t think 2017 will fall behind 2016 any time soon. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Baby and Beast Dominate Box Office with $26.36 million and $23.65 million

April 11th, 2017

The Boss Baby

It was a good weekend at the box office, considering the time of year, but this was almost entirely due to holdovers. The Boss Baby earned $26.36 million, which was within a rounding of our prediction, while Beauty and the Beast was relatively close behind. This meant the best new release, Smurfs: The Lost Village, only managed third place. Furthermore, it wasn’t even close to second place. Overall, the box office fell 30% from last weekend. More importantly, it was 14% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $3.15 billion becoming the fastest year to reach $3 billion. It is also 6.4% or $190 million ahead of last year’s pace. It is still early, but 2017 is starting to build up a lead that will act as a cushion when it inevitably hits a soft patch. More...

Weekend Estimates: Baby Continues to Boss at the Box Office

April 9th, 2017

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby will score another win at the box office this weekend, with Fox predicting a total of $26.3 million for the weekend, down 48% from its debut, and $89.4 million to date. That’s a remarkably strong second weekend, considering that Beauty and the Beast will be down virtually the same proporation—45%—in its fourth weekend. Disney’s blockbuster will do $25 million for a cume of $432 million so far domestically. With $545.1 million internationally, the film now has $977.4 million worldwide, and will pass the billion dollar mark this week. More...

Friday Estimates: Baby Bosses Around the New Releases, Maintains First with $6.86 Million

April 8th, 2017

The Boss Baby

There was quite a race at the box office on Friday. The Boss Baby led the way with $6.86 million for the day, putting it just ahead of Beauty and the Beast, which made $6.85 million. This is a 56% decline from the film’s opening Friday, which is a little high for a family film. Granted, its reviews are not good, but it did get an A minus from CinemaScore. It should bounce back on Saturday, but a nearly 50% drop-off to just under $26 million is likely at this point. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Going has Stylish Start, while Smurfs is Going, Going, Gone

April 7th, 2017

Going in Style

There was an upset during Thursday’s previews, as Going in Style actually led the way with $600,000. However, demographics suggest it won’t remain in the lead for long. This is still not a great start, but it is nearly perfectly in line with expectations. The film’s reviews rose a little to 42% positive, but this still won’t help its legs. Look for an opening weekend of $10 million, more or less. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will it be Smurfs and the New Releases Get Lost in the Crowd?

April 6th, 2017

Smurfs: The Lost Village

It is the first weekend of April and there are two and a half films opening wide this week. The widest of these is Smurfs: The Lost Village, but direct competition is going to hurt it at the box office. Going in Style is aiming to be a sleeper hit, but its reviews will likely get in the way of that. Meanwhile, The Case for Christ is opening in barely more than 1,000 theaters and it is aiming for the churchgoing crowd and no one else. On the positive side, it is Easter next weekend, so it should have good legs. Unfortunately for the new releases, it looks like The Boss Baby will have a relatively easy time repeating in first place, while Beauty and the Beast will be close behind in second. This weekend last year, The Boss opened in first place with $23.59 million, while Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was right behind with $23.36 million. This week we should have at least two films top that, perhaps even three if Smurfs: The Lost Village is on the high end of expectations. 2017 should continue to add to its lead over 2016. More...

2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

Contest: Smurf to the Smurf

March 31st, 2017

Smurfs: The Lost Village

There are three wide releases opening next weekend, but only Smurfs: The Lost Village has a shot at topping the chart. Going in Style would be happy with a total of $50 million domestically, while The Case for Christ might not even open truly wide. Because of this, Smurfs: The Lost Village is the best choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Smurfs: The Lost Village.

April 1st is on Saturday, so we are starting our April Fools contests this week. Two of our winners will get movies from our prize pool, while one will be chosen at random to be the fool and receive an HD-DVD release.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win one of two previously reviewed movies, or be the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win either the final of two previously reviewed movies, or be the winner of the Fool’s Prize.

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Synopsis

In 1980, Lee Strobel’s award-winning investigative reporting earned him a promotion to legal editor at the Chicago Tribune. Things at home weren’t going nearly as well. His wife Leslie’s newfound faith in Christ compels Lee to utilize his journalistic and legal training to disprove the claims of Christianity—pitting his resolute atheism against her growing faith.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$3,967,885 (27.0% of total gross)
Legs:3.70 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:81.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.0 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,174 opening theaters/1,386 max. theaters, 4.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $17,640,629

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,534 $14,678,714
All Time International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,458 $3,288,046
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,767 $17,966,760

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 2017 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Case For Christ (Australia)
May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as Case For Christ, The (New Zealand)
June 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as THE CASE FOR CHRIST (South Korea)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including medical descriptions of crucifixion, and incidental smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2463 (Cert #50919), 2/15/2017)
Running Time: 112 minutes
Comparisons: vs. I Heard the Bells
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: 1980s, Atheism, Faith-Based Film, Christians, Investigative Journalist, Faith-Based Drama
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Pure Flix, Triple Horse Studios
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Lead Ensemble Members

Mike Vogel    Lee Strobel
Erika Christensen    Leslie Strobel
Frankie Faison    Joe Dubois
Faye Dunaway    Dr. Roberta Waters
L. Scott Caldwell    Alfie Davis

Supporting Cast

Robert Forster    Walter Strobel
Kelly Lamor Wilson    Young Leslie Strobel
Mike Pniewski    Kenny London
Tom Nowicki    Dr. Alexander Metherell
Kevin Sizemore    Dr. Gary Habermas
Rus Blackwell    Dr. William Craig
Jordan Cox    Bill Hybels
Renell Gibbs    James Dixon
Haley Rosenwasser    Alison Strobel
Brett Rice    Ray Nelson
Grant Goodeve    Mr. Cook

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Jon Gunn    Director
Brian Bird    Screenwriter
Lee Strobel    Based on the book by
Brian Bird    Producer
Elizabeth Travis    Producer
Karl Horstmann    Producer
Michael Scott    Producer
David A.R. White    Producer
Alysoun Wolfe    Producer
Brian Bird    Co-Producer
Lee Strobel    Executive Producer
Paul Kepes    Executive Producer
Frank Shaw    Executive Producer
Lee Shaw    Executive Producer
Monica Kepes    Executive Producer
Brian Shanley    Director of Photography
Vance Null    Editor
Dana Konick    Costume Designer
Will Musser    Composer
Mitchell Crisp    Production Designer
Billy Damota    Casting Director

Home Market Releases for August 15th, 2017

August 16th, 2017

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Alien: Covenant is the biggest release on this week’s list, but the franchise is off its peak and has been for a long time. As for Pick of the Week contenders, there are not a lot of them. If I were to stretch the definition, Food Wars: Season One is great, if you are into that subgenre of Anime. Descendants 2 is arguably better than the original, but the DVD isn’t going to really appeal to those outside the target audience. That leaves The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Blu-ray as the clear winner for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Fate Falls to Great Expectations, Still Earns $98.79 million

April 18th, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

As expected, The Fate of the Furious dominated the box office this weekend, earning nearly a 60% share of the total box office. It did miss predictions, however, with “just” $98.79 million. This is the curse of great expectations. Overall, the box office rose 40% from last weekend, reaching $167 million. However, this was 5.1% lower than the same weekend last year. Had The Fate of the Furious matched expectations, then 2017 would have had a 5% lead over last year. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $3.37 billion and has a 7.2% lead over 2016. That will shrink as last year’s The Jungle Book’s legs will undoubtedly be better than The Fate of the Furious’s legs, but I don’t think 2017 will fall behind 2016 any time soon. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Baby and Beast Dominate Box Office with $26.36 million and $23.65 million

April 11th, 2017

The Boss Baby

It was a good weekend at the box office, considering the time of year, but this was almost entirely due to holdovers. The Boss Baby earned $26.36 million, which was within a rounding of our prediction, while Beauty and the Beast was relatively close behind. This meant the best new release, Smurfs: The Lost Village, only managed third place. Furthermore, it wasn’t even close to second place. Overall, the box office fell 30% from last weekend. More importantly, it was 14% higher than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2017 has pulled in $3.15 billion becoming the fastest year to reach $3 billion. It is also 6.4% or $190 million ahead of last year’s pace. It is still early, but 2017 is starting to build up a lead that will act as a cushion when it inevitably hits a soft patch. More...

Weekend Estimates: Baby Continues to Boss at the Box Office

April 9th, 2017

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby will score another win at the box office this weekend, with Fox predicting a total of $26.3 million for the weekend, down 48% from its debut, and $89.4 million to date. That’s a remarkably strong second weekend, considering that Beauty and the Beast will be down virtually the same proporation—45%—in its fourth weekend. Disney’s blockbuster will do $25 million for a cume of $432 million so far domestically. With $545.1 million internationally, the film now has $977.4 million worldwide, and will pass the billion dollar mark this week. More...

Friday Estimates: Baby Bosses Around the New Releases, Maintains First with $6.86 Million

April 8th, 2017

The Boss Baby

There was quite a race at the box office on Friday. The Boss Baby led the way with $6.86 million for the day, putting it just ahead of Beauty and the Beast, which made $6.85 million. This is a 56% decline from the film’s opening Friday, which is a little high for a family film. Granted, its reviews are not good, but it did get an A minus from CinemaScore. It should bounce back on Saturday, but a nearly 50% drop-off to just under $26 million is likely at this point. More...

Thursday Night Previews: Going has Stylish Start, while Smurfs is Going, Going, Gone

April 7th, 2017

Going in Style

There was an upset during Thursday’s previews, as Going in Style actually led the way with $600,000. However, demographics suggest it won’t remain in the lead for long. This is still not a great start, but it is nearly perfectly in line with expectations. The film’s reviews rose a little to 42% positive, but this still won’t help its legs. Look for an opening weekend of $10 million, more or less. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will it be Smurfs and the New Releases Get Lost in the Crowd?

April 6th, 2017

Smurfs: The Lost Village

It is the first weekend of April and there are two and a half films opening wide this week. The widest of these is Smurfs: The Lost Village, but direct competition is going to hurt it at the box office. Going in Style is aiming to be a sleeper hit, but its reviews will likely get in the way of that. Meanwhile, The Case for Christ is opening in barely more than 1,000 theaters and it is aiming for the churchgoing crowd and no one else. On the positive side, it is Easter next weekend, so it should have good legs. Unfortunately for the new releases, it looks like The Boss Baby will have a relatively easy time repeating in first place, while Beauty and the Beast will be close behind in second. This weekend last year, The Boss opened in first place with $23.59 million, while Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was right behind with $23.36 million. This week we should have at least two films top that, perhaps even three if Smurfs: The Lost Village is on the high end of expectations. 2017 should continue to add to its lead over 2016. More...

2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

Contest: Smurf to the Smurf

March 31st, 2017

Smurfs: The Lost Village

There are three wide releases opening next weekend, but only Smurfs: The Lost Village has a shot at topping the chart. Going in Style would be happy with a total of $50 million domestically, while The Case for Christ might not even open truly wide. Because of this, Smurfs: The Lost Village is the best choice for the target film in this week’s box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Smurfs: The Lost Village.

April 1st is on Saturday, so we are starting our April Fools contests this week. Two of our winners will get movies from our prize pool, while one will be chosen at random to be the fool and receive an HD-DVD release.

Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win one of two previously reviewed movies, or be the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also be a potential winner of two previously reviewed movies, or the winner of the Fool’s Prize. Finally, we will be choosing an entrant from the group of people who haven't won, or haven't won recently, and they will win either the final of two previously reviewed movies, or be the winner of the Fool’s Prize.

Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 2017 10 $3,967,885   1,174 $3,380   $3,967,885 1
Apr 14, 2017 9 $2,758,271 -30% 1,386 $1,990   $8,485,975 2
Apr 21, 2017 13 $1,584,587 -43% 1,247 $1,271   $11,361,296 3
Apr 28, 2017 18 $989,072 -38% 1,050 $942   $13,054,237 4
May 5, 2017 21 $388,432 -61% 585 $664   $13,872,143 5
May 12, 2017 27 $188,712 -51% 266 $709   $14,269,341 6
May 19, 2017 - $91,103 -52% 138 $660   $14,450,540 7
May 26, 2017 34 $42,986 -53% 63 $682   $14,541,197 8
Jun 9, 2017 44 $19,793   51 $388   $14,647,205 10
Jun 16, 2017 60 $6,888 -65% 18 $383   $14,666,937 11
Jun 23, 2017 60 $6,579 -4% 12 $548   $14,678,714 12

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 7, 2017 7 $1,541,531     1,174 $1,313   $1,541,531 1
Apr 8, 2017 10 $1,312,177 -15%   1,174 $1,118   $2,853,708 2
Apr 9, 2017 8 $1,114,177 -15%   1,174 $949   $3,967,885 3
Apr 10, 2017 10 $352,959 -68%   1,174 $301   $4,320,844 4
Apr 11, 2017 8 $551,008 +56%   1,174 $469   $4,871,852 5
Apr 12, 2017 11 $405,765 -26%   1,174 $346   $5,277,617 6
Apr 13, 2017 8 $450,087 +11%   1,174 $383   $5,727,704 7
Apr 14, 2017 9 $955,478 +112% -38% 1,386 $689   $6,683,182 8
Apr 15, 2017 10 $979,044 +2% -25% 1,386 $706   $7,662,226 9
Apr 16, 2017 6 $823,749 -16% -26% 1,386 $594   $8,485,975 10
Apr 17, 2017 8 $334,279 -59% -5% 1,386 $241   $8,820,254 11
Apr 18, 2017 7 $397,274 +19% -28% 1,386 $287   $9,217,528 12
Apr 19, 2017 7 $284,967 -28% -30% 1,386 $206   $9,502,495 13
Apr 20, 2017 7 $274,214 -4% -39% 1,386 $198   $9,776,709 14
Apr 21, 2017 13 $461,395 +68% -52% 1,247 $370   $10,238,104 15
Apr 22, 2017 14 $638,724 +38% -35% 1,247 $512   $10,876,828 16
Apr 23, 2017 11 $484,468 -24% -41% 1,247 $389   $11,361,296 17
Apr 24, 2017 11 $157,440 -68% -53% 1,247 $126   $11,518,736 18
Apr 25, 2017 12 $211,467 +34% -47% 1,247 $170   $11,730,203 19
Apr 26, 2017 11 $174,969 -17% -39% 1,247 $140   $11,905,172 20
Apr 27, 2017 11 $159,993 -9% -42% 1,247 $128   $12,065,165 21
Apr 28, 2017 - $267,379 +67% -42% 1,050 $255   $12,332,544 22
Apr 29, 2017 - $403,034 +51% -37% 1,050 $384   $12,735,578 23
Apr 30, 2017 - $318,659 -21% -34% 1,050 $303   $13,054,237 24
May 1, 2017 - $93,715 -71% -40% 1,050 $89   $13,147,952 25
May 2, 2017 - $135,638 +45% -36% 1,050 $129   $13,283,590 26
May 3, 2017 - $107,219 -21% -39% 1,050 $102   $13,390,809 27
May 4, 2017 - $92,902 -13% -42% 1,050 $88   $13,483,711 28
May 5, 2017 - $115,212 +24% -57% 585 $197   $13,598,923 29
May 6, 2017 - $155,977 +35% -61% 585 $267   $13,754,900 30
May 7, 2017 - $117,243 -25% -63% 585 $200   $13,872,143 31
May 8, 2017 - $45,210 -61% -52% 585 $77   $13,917,353 32
May 9, 2017 - $58,423 +29% -57% 585 $100   $13,975,776 33
May 10, 2017 - $53,858 -8% -50% 585 $92   $14,029,634 34
May 11, 2017 - $50,995 -5% -45% 585 $87   $14,080,629 35
May 12, 2017 - $48,442 -5% -58% 266 $182   $14,129,071 36
May 13, 2017 - $68,709 +42% -56% 266 $258   $14,197,780 37
May 14, 2017 - $71,561 +4% -39% 266 $269   $14,269,341 38
May 15, 2017 - $21,130 -70% -53% 266 $79   $14,290,471 39
May 16, 2017 - $26,029 +23% -55% 266 $98   $14,316,500 40
May 17, 2017 - $21,374 -18% -60% 266 $80   $14,337,874 41
May 18, 2017 - $21,563 +1% -58% 266 $81   $14,359,437 42
May 19, 2017 - $23,419 +9% -52% 138 $170   $14,382,856 43
May 20, 2017 - $37,459 +60% -45% 138 $271   $14,420,315 44
May 21, 2017 - $30,225 -19% -58% 138 $219   $14,450,540 45
May 22, 2017 - $11,622 -62% -45% 138 $84   $14,462,162 46
May 23, 2017 - $14,846 +28% -43% 138 $108   $14,477,008 47
May 24, 2017 - $11,624 -22% -46% 138 $84   $14,488,632 48
May 25, 2017 - $9,579 -18% -56% 138 $69   $14,498,211 49
May 26, 2017 - $11,506 +20% -51% 63 $183   $14,509,717 50
May 27, 2017 - $15,540 +35% -59% 63 $247   $14,525,257 51
May 28, 2017 - $15,940 +3% -47% 63 $253   $14,541,197 52
May 29, 2017 - $15,752 -1% +36% 63 $250   $14,556,949 53
May 30, 2017 - $5,739 -64% -61% 63 $91   $14,562,688 54
May 31, 2017 - $4,824 -16% -58% 63 $77   $14,567,512 55
Jun 1, 2017 - $3,697 -23% -61% 63 $59   $14,571,209 56
Jun 2, 2017 - $9,111 +146% -21% 73 $125   $14,580,320 57
Jun 3, 2017 - $13,851 +52% -11% 73 $190   $14,594,171 58
Jun 4, 2017 - $11,929 -14% -25% 73 $163   $14,606,100 59
Jun 5, 2017 - $4,560 -62% -71% 73 $62   $14,610,660 60
Jun 6, 2017 - $5,838 +28% +2% 73 $80   $14,616,498 61
Jun 7, 2017 - $5,349 -8% +11% 73 $73   $14,621,847 62
Jun 8, 2017 - $5,565 +4% +51% 73 $76   $14,627,412 63
Jun 9, 2017 - $4,967 -11% -45% 51 $97   $14,632,379 64
Jun 10, 2017 - $8,078 +63% -42% 51 $158   $14,640,457 65
Jun 11, 2017 - $6,748 -16% -43% 51 $132   $14,647,205 66
Jun 12, 2017 - $2,493 -63% -45% 51 $49   $14,649,698 67
Jun 13, 2017 - $3,332 +34% -43% 51 $65   $14,653,030 68
Jun 14, 2017 - $3,408 +2% -36% 51 $67   $14,656,438 69
Jun 15, 2017 - $3,611 +6% -35% 51 $71   $14,660,049 70
Jun 16, 2017 - $1,911 -47% -62% 18 $106   $14,661,960 71
Jun 17, 2017 - $2,436 +27% -70% 18 $135   $14,664,396 72
Jun 18, 2017 - $2,541 +4% -62% 18 $141   $14,666,937 73
Jun 19, 2017 - $1,002 -61% -60% 18 $56   $14,667,939 74
Jun 20, 2017 - $1,723 +72% -48% 18 $96   $14,669,662 75
Jun 21, 2017 - $1,127 -35% -67% 18 $63   $14,670,789 76
Jun 22, 2017 - $1,346 +19% -63% 18 $75   $14,672,135 77

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 7, 2017 9 $5,727,704   1,174 $4,879   $5,727,704 1
Apr 14, 2017 7 $4,049,005 -29% 1,386 $2,921   $9,776,709 2
Apr 21, 2017 12 $2,288,456 -43% 1,247 $1,835   $12,065,165 3
Apr 28, 2017 18 $1,418,546 -38% 1,050 $1,351   $13,483,711 4
May 5, 2017 19 $596,918 -58% 585 $1,020   $14,080,629 5
May 12, 2017 27 $278,808 -53% 266 $1,048   $14,359,437 6
May 19, 2017 32 $138,774 -50% 138 $1,006   $14,498,211 7
May 26, 2017 33 $72,998 -47% 63 $1,159   $14,571,209 8
Jun 2, 2017 39 $56,203 -23% 73 $770   $14,627,412 9
Jun 9, 2017 40 $32,637 -42% 51 $640   $14,660,049 10
Jun 16, 2017 58 $12,086 -63% 18 $671   $14,672,135 11

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/5/2017 $176,507 37 40 244 $701,577 9/18/2017
Brazil 9/15/2017 $132,593 0 0 0 $132,593 6/26/2018
France 3/2/2018 $181,260 0 0 0 $181,260 6/12/2018
New Zealand 5/5/2017 $32,758 12 17 81 $125,565 8/21/2017
Poland 11/17/2017 $48,180 0 0 0 $148,146 1/1/2019
South Korea 6/8/2017 $0 0 217 556 $1,167,515 3/13/2024
Spain 3/2/2018 $38,625 48 48 48 $38,625 3/9/2018
United Kingdom 9/15/2017 $9,139 14 14 14 $9,139 9/28/2017
 
Rest of World $783,626
 
International Total$3,288,046 3/13/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 2017353,574 53,574$1,070,944$1,070,9441
Aug 27, 2017624,664-54% 78,238$493,033$1,563,9772
Sep 3, 20171514,722-40% 92,960$285,607$1,849,5843
Oct 22, 2017308,226 134,929$129,395$2,553,40410
Jan 14, 2018197,997 234,190$77,091$3,673,70222

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Aug 20, 2017634,991 34,991$678,127$678,1271
Aug 27, 20171015,285-56% 50,276$305,540$983,6672
Sep 3, 2017167,500-51% 57,776$149,934$1,133,6013

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