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Sony's "The Gospel" earns $8 million at opening weekend box office

(October 10, 2005) "The Gospel" had a surprisingly strong opening of $8 million, placing fifth for the weekend. The movie, starring Boris Kodjoe as an R&B singer making peace with his faith and his estranged father, a church bishop, played in just 969 theaters, barely one-fourth of the cinema count for the weekend's number one money-maker, "Wallace & Gromit."

"The Gospel" was a late addition to the schedule of distributor Sony, whose strategy of marketing the movie heavily to black church groups paid off. African-Americans accounted for 85 percent of the movie's audience, said Rory Bruer, Sony head of distribution. Bruer was quoted in trade publications as saying he'd be happy with a $5 million opening weekend.

1. "Wallace & Gromit," $16.1 million.
2. "Flightplan," $10.8 million.
3. "In Her Shoes," $10 million.
4. "Two for the Money," $8.4 million.
5. "The Gospel," $8 million.
6. "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," $6.5 million.
7. "Waiting," $5.7 million.
8. "A History of Violence," $5.1 million.
9. "Serenity," $4.9 million.
10. "Into the Blue," $4.8 million.

Source: Exhibitor Relations

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