War Room the Movie

The news today is that this weekend the movie earned over 11 million with 1135 theaters while the 1st place "Out of Compton" only earned a couple of million more with 3142 theaters. So the movie is very good.

Hoping to see it soon as it is showing in a neighboring suburb in a really nice new theater.

 

Back in my younger Baptist days, the Kendricks went to my church. They have always been very talented, and more importantly they've always had a heart to serve the Lord Jesus. God has certainly used their talents in a mighty way.

 

Thank you--I read that last night for the first time and confused the point.

Here is the result for Labor Day according to the L.A. Times:


"The winner of the slower Labor Day weekend, however, was "War Room." The film jumped to No. 1 in its second weekend after pulling in an estimated $9.4 million Friday through Sunday from a modest 1,526 locations, according to early figures. If Labor Day estimates hold, the film will reach an estimated domestic total of nearly $28 million by the end of Monday."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...oods-transporter-refueled-20150906-story.html

The movie cost $3.5 million to produce, apparently.

 

Our Life Group saw this movie yesterday at a theater in Smyrna TN. I guess that since it was Labor Day, a lot more people than usual came to see it at 1:00 p.m. In fact, that early afternoon showing was completely sold out.

I'm not that much of a movie-going person mainly because it's hard for me to navigate myself in crowded spaces due to being paralyzed as a result of a stroke. The rows in this theater are quite narrow, and even when a film's not being shown, they keep the viewing area very dim, which doesn't help me to see where I'm walking.

At any rate, I did enjoy this film. I'd say that this one was a rather good one in the sense that it portrayed how 1 Peter Chapters 1-3 can be put into action by a family whose relationship with Christ was very marginal at best.

At almost 70 years old, and never having been married at all, much of the film's plot really never hit home to me personally, but for those folks who are married--especially when both marriage partners are very self-willed individuals--they could probably see themselves in the adult characters of this movie.

I also liked how the film portrayed the fact that even when a married couple realizes that being forgiven of past sins, some of those sins will still carry some dire consequences that need to be dealt with in one's personal life.

If you're the type of person who enjoys seeing movies that really speak to your own life's issues, you'll probably enjoy watching this one.

 

Thank you! I am hoping to see it in the next few days. All the best to you.