The Gospel (2005)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $15,778,152Details
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $18,245,900 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,245,900
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,523,571 (47.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:969 opening theaters/983 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,534,862

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,377 $15,778,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,158 $15,778,152

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 3rd, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including suggestive material, and mild language.
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. About Last Night
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Keywords: Faith-Based Drama, Faith-Based Film, You Can't Go Home Again, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Sibling Rivalry, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 123 $7,523,571 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $13,263,081 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 105 $8,191,979 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $14,441,400 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 59 $7,523,571 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $13,263,081 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 46 $8,191,979 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $14,441,400 Oct 7, 2005 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 2005 5 $7,523,571   969 $7,764   $7,523,571 1
Oct 14, 2005 10 $3,118,704 -59% 983 $3,173   $12,091,852 2
Oct 21, 2005 16 $1,448,763 -54% 866 $1,673   $14,121,382 3
Oct 28, 2005 19 $623,898 -57% 506 $1,233   $15,033,775 4
Nov 4, 2005 22 $342,026 -45% 337 $1,015   $15,514,452 5
Nov 11, 2005 31 $142,365 -58% 162 $879   $15,722,452 6
Nov 18, 2005 51 $33,159 -77% 55 $603   $15,778,152 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 7, 2005 5 $2,596,454     969 $2,680   $2,596,454 1
Oct 8, 2005 5 $3,140,298 +21%   969 $3,241   $5,736,752 2
Oct 9, 2005 6 $1,786,819 -43%   969 $1,844   $7,523,571 3
Oct 10, 2005 9 $668,408 -63%   969 $690   $8,191,979 4
Oct 11, 2005 10 $250,000 -63%   969 $258   $8,442,000 5
Oct 14, 2005 11 $834,636   -68% 983 $849   $9,807,784 8
Oct 15, 2005 10 $1,536,767 +84% -51% 983 $1,563   $11,344,551 9
Oct 16, 2005 11 $747,301 -51% -58% 983 $760   $12,091,852 10

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 2005 5 $8,973,148   969 $9,260   $8,973,148 1
Oct 14, 2005 11 $3,699,471 -59% 983 $3,763   $12,672,619 2
Oct 21, 2005 16 $1,737,258 -53% 866 $2,006   $14,409,877 3
Oct 28, 2005 19 $762,549 -56% 506 $1,507   $15,172,426 4
Nov 4, 2005 25 $407,661 -47% 337 $1,210   $15,580,087 5
Nov 11, 2005 35 $164,906 -60% 162 $1,018   $15,744,993 6
Nov 18, 2005 60 $33,159 -80% 55 $603   $15,778,152 7

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 12, 20062867,001 622,532$1,281,729$12,338,1176
Feb 19, 20062466,226-1% 688,758$1,266,903$13,605,0207
Feb 26, 20062750,690-23% 739,448$991,496$14,596,5168

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Boris Kodjoe    David Taylor
Clifton Powell    Bishop Taylor

Supporting Cast

Idris Elba    Charles
Aloma Wright   
Nona Gaye   
Keshia Knight Pulliam   
Omar Gooding   
Tamyra Gray   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Hardy    Director
Rob Hardy    Screenwriter

Crashing the Home Market

January 14th, 2006

We had a new number one this week as Wedding Crashers took top spot on both the rental and the sales charts. The film earned $13.57 million in combined rentals, $12.80 million of that from DVDs. More...

DVD Releases for January 3, 2006

January 2nd, 2006

After the recent shopping frenzy, it's no wonder this week's list is a little on the light side. There are a couple of releases that piqued my interest (Alien Nation - The Complete Series, for instance), but the winner of the DVD Pick of the week was a limited release, Broken Flowers - Buy from Amazon. More...

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  8. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,523,571 (47.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.10 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:969 opening theaters/983 max. theaters, 3.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $26,534,862

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,377 $15,778,152
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,158 $15,778,152

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 7th, 2005 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: January 3rd, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including suggestive material, and mild language.
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. About Last Night
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Faith-Based Drama, Faith-Based Film, You Can't Go Home Again, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Sibling Rivalry, Dysfunctional Family
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 123 $7,523,571 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 144 $13,263,081 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 105 $8,191,979 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 94 $14,441,400 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day) 59 $7,523,571 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 69 $13,263,081 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) 46 $8,191,979 Oct 7, 2005 3
Columbus Day (Opening, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) 47 $14,441,400 Oct 7, 2005 3

Leading Cast

Boris Kodjoe    David Taylor
Clifton Powell    Bishop Taylor

Supporting Cast

Idris Elba    Charles
Aloma Wright   
Nona Gaye   
Keshia Knight Pulliam   
Omar Gooding   
Tamyra Gray   

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

Production and Technical Credits

Rob Hardy    Director
Rob Hardy    Screenwriter

Crashing the Home Market

January 14th, 2006

We had a new number one this week as Wedding Crashers took top spot on both the rental and the sales charts. The film earned $13.57 million in combined rentals, $12.80 million of that from DVDs. More...

DVD Releases for January 3, 2006

January 2nd, 2006

After the recent shopping frenzy, it's no wonder this week's list is a little on the light side. There are a couple of releases that piqued my interest (Alien Nation - The Complete Series, for instance), but the winner of the DVD Pick of the week was a limited release, Broken Flowers - Buy from Amazon. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 2005 5 $7,523,571   969 $7,764   $7,523,571 1
Oct 14, 2005 10 $3,118,704 -59% 983 $3,173   $12,091,852 2
Oct 21, 2005 16 $1,448,763 -54% 866 $1,673   $14,121,382 3
Oct 28, 2005 19 $623,898 -57% 506 $1,233   $15,033,775 4
Nov 4, 2005 22 $342,026 -45% 337 $1,015   $15,514,452 5
Nov 11, 2005 31 $142,365 -58% 162 $879   $15,722,452 6
Nov 18, 2005 51 $33,159 -77% 55 $603   $15,778,152 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Oct 7, 2005 5 $2,596,454     969 $2,680   $2,596,454 1
Oct 8, 2005 5 $3,140,298 +21%   969 $3,241   $5,736,752 2
Oct 9, 2005 6 $1,786,819 -43%   969 $1,844   $7,523,571 3
Oct 10, 2005 9 $668,408 -63%   969 $690   $8,191,979 4
Oct 11, 2005 10 $250,000 -63%   969 $258   $8,442,000 5
Oct 14, 2005 11 $834,636   -68% 983 $849   $9,807,784 8
Oct 15, 2005 10 $1,536,767 +84% -51% 983 $1,563   $11,344,551 9
Oct 16, 2005 11 $747,301 -51% -58% 983 $760   $12,091,852 10

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Oct 7, 2005 5 $8,973,148   969 $9,260   $8,973,148 1
Oct 14, 2005 11 $3,699,471 -59% 983 $3,763   $12,672,619 2
Oct 21, 2005 16 $1,737,258 -53% 866 $2,006   $14,409,877 3
Oct 28, 2005 19 $762,549 -56% 506 $1,507   $15,172,426 4
Nov 4, 2005 25 $407,661 -47% 337 $1,210   $15,580,087 5
Nov 11, 2005 35 $164,906 -60% 162 $1,018   $15,744,993 6
Nov 18, 2005 60 $33,159 -80% 55 $603   $15,778,152 7

Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Feb 12, 20062867,001 622,532$1,281,729$12,338,1176
Feb 19, 20062466,226-1% 688,758$1,266,903$13,605,0207
Feb 26, 20062750,690-23% 739,448$991,496$14,596,5168

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.