Why Christians Now Rule Hollywood
When last weekend’s box
office numbers were revealed one superstar came out on top. It wasn’t
Denzel Washington, Robert Downey, Jr. or any of the other usual names
from Hollywood’s A-list. In fact, this A-lister did not even appear in
any film credits at all, but may have just become Hollywood’s hottest
commodity. The new power player: God, or more specifically God and his
many Christian followers. For the first time, two Christian themed films
appeared in two of the top box office slots.
Russell Crowe’s Noah, inspired by the Bible story, was number one raking in a hefty $44 million. It’s box office dominance inspired a flood (no pun intended) of pun-ny headlines, among them “Noah Floats, Sabotage Drowns” from Forbes. But what’s more shocking to Hollywood insiders is the appearance of God’s Not Dead on the box office power list.
The fifth most popular film in America for the second week in a row
tells the story of a Christian college student locked in a battle of
wills against a professor who is an atheist. Despite a tiny budget and
it’s lack of marquee stars (TV actors Kevin Sorbo and Dean Cain appear)
the film has pulled in more than $20 million at the box office so far.
Source: Yahoo
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