The Case for Christ (2017)

The Case for Christ
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $14,678,714Details
International Box Office $3,288,046
Worldwide Box Office $17,966,760
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $7,156,831
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $2,218,223
Total $9,375,054
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 $19,571,619

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 2017 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as Case For Christ, The (New Zealand)
May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Case For Christ (Australia)
June 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as THE CASE FOR CHRIST (South Korea)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA 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
Plot point: Atheism, Christians, Investigative Journalist
Subgenre: Faith-Based Drama
Target audience: Faith-Based Film
Time period setting: 1980s
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

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

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.


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 $19,571,619

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 7th, 2017 (Wide) by Pure Flix Entertainment
International Releases: May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as Case For Christ, The (New Zealand)
May 5th, 2017 (Wide), released as The Case For Christ (Australia)
June 8th, 2017 (Wide), released as THE CASE FOR CHRIST (South Korea)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
September 15th, 2017 (Wide) (Brazil)
Video Release: August 15th, 2017 by Universal Home Entertainment
MPA 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
Plot point: Atheism, Christians, Investigative Journalist
Subgenre: Faith-Based Drama
Target audience: Faith-Based Film
Time period setting: 1980s
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

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

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.