In Reply to: Re: ticket sales, etc. posted by ssam on February 28, 2004 at 18:55:11:
The quickest way to figure all that out is by the number of dollars it generates. Just divide it by the average ticket price, probably $8.
George can't even see the film this weekend, because so many church goers bought advance tickets. To know if it's going to reach anyone other than you, me, George and church people in Texas one can watch the numbers over the next month. If nobody but "us" sees it, then it becomes difficult to claim that it had any effect outside of those people who already identify themselves as Christians.
"'The Passion' Generates Divine Box Office
Thu Feb 26, 9:25 PM ET Add Movies - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blessed by intense media attention and a heavy Christian turnout, Mel Gibson (news)'s controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" grossed well over $20 million on its first day in theaters, its distributor."
Full Article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040227/film_nm/leisure_passion_dc_34