Six weekend shows sold out
While the “Lion King 3D” is expected to retain its national spot atop the box office rankings this weekend, in Kinston, “Courageous” should easily walk away with the best weekend.
The follow-up to the 2008 movie “Fireproof” sold out six shows over the weekend — with the overwhelming support of local churches.
Bethel Free Will Baptist Church purchased 1,000 of the tickets — five sell-outs worth — in an effort to “reach out to the community.”
“For us, it’s been very exciting,” Pastor Archie Ratliff said. “We’ve had people buying the tickets (from the church) and giving them to their neighbors.”
Just hours before the first screening Friday afternoon, the church was down to less than six tickets.
The movies’ website describes the film as “when tragedy hits home, (four law enforcement fathers) are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith and their fathering.”
Johnny Isenberg watched the movie Friday night with his family. He called the movie “great” and believes it would help men become better fathers.
“It brings back the responsibility fathers have,” he said. “It lets us know that we have to not only teach our children, but apply those principles in our lives.”
Isenberg added he had not seen any of the movies produced by Provident Films — “Flywheel,” “Facing the Giants” and “Fireproof” — but walked away impacted by “Courageous.”
“It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen,” Isenberg said. “It helps us know God’s word.”
Bethel Christian Academy Principal Doug Phillips helped lead a team to bring the movie to Kinston’s Premier Theaters. He said he was very excited about the community’s support of the film.
“(The church) did a lot of work getting publicity (for the film),” he said, calling it a “team effort.”
The church bussed students from Southeast Elementary School — and their parents — to some of the screenings.
The Washington Post reports the movie — which opened on 1,161 screens nationwide — accounted for 26 percent of Fandango’s (a telephone and online ticketing service) weekend sales.
Some box office prognosticators are predicting the movie could finish as high as fifth this weekend in ticket sales, and net more than $9 million.
The theater not receive word from its corporate office about how long the movie’s run will last after weekend totals are tallied later this week.
Justin Hill can be reached at 252-559-1078 or jhill@freedomenc.com. Follow him on Twitter @mjhill.
Breakout:
‘Courageous’ show times
Today: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.
This week: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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