Tag: I Can Only Imagine
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‘Black Panther’ Tops $600M Domestically While ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises with $17M Debut
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel’s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as…
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Film Review: ‘I Can Only Imagine’
“I Can Only Imagine” tells the backstory of how a song came to exist. Not just any song but the best-selling Christian single of all time. Relatively unique among faith-based films, it’s a decent addition to Hollywood’s most hit-or-miss genre — the music biopic — that abruptly ends where the first-act break typically occurs in…
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Christian Indie ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Set to Over-Perform at Box Office
The nation’s moviegoers look to be turning out in bigger numbers for a Christian-themed independent film than for the first mainstream teen movie with a gay main character. Roadside Attractions’ “I Can Only Imagine,” based on the story of the biggest-selling Christian song of all time, is looking at an estimated $14 million-plus for the…
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Dennis Quaid Recalls a Date With Destiny Thanks to Variety
Dennis Quaid has played a wide range of characters in a career spanning five decades. The 63-year-old actor has portrayed a loving father in such films as “The Parent Trap,” “The Rookie” and “A Dog’s Purpose.” His new role in “I Can Only Imagine” is a stark departure, with Quaid limning a monstrous paternal figure…
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‘I Can Only Imagine’: A Primer on the Christian Indie That Could Surprise at the Box Office
Faith-based films, while lacking the advertising budgets of bigger titles, often overperform at the box office. Last year, the religious sports drama “Slamma Jamma” grossed over $1 million from 502 theaters, and titles like “Fireproof,” “Courageous,” and “War Room” all grossed over $30 million in recent years, according to Box Office Mojo. “God’s Not Dead”…