‘The Chosen’ pulls off box office records in US: releasing in SA over Eastern weekend

Millions flocked to the proverbial table for the box-office debut of The Chosen: Last Supper last weekend, reports CBN News.

The season-five theatrical release of the series based on the life of Jesus pulled off a surprise performance for its opening weekend, raking in $11.5 million (R217m) across 2 478 theaters around the country, according to Box Office Mojo.

After its three-day run, The Chosen: Last Supper, the first part of a three-part premiere, earned itself a third-place finish, following behind its new-release competitor, A Working Man, an action movie starring Jason Statham, and Disney’s live-action Snow White, a holdover from the week before.

The Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) will release in South African cinemas nationwide on Thursday April 10, ahead of the Easter weekend. The two-episode instalment features Holy Week, the most pivotal week in biblical history and will be played as a double-bill in cinemas.

The fifth season of “The Chosen” centers on the events of Holy Week, dramatically depicting the final days of Jesus’ life leading to His crucifixion. It covers significant events like Judas’ betrayal, the Savior’s arrest, and the questions swirling in the minds of Jesus’ followers as His earthly life hangs in the balance.

Series creator and showrunner Dallas Jenkins told CBN News at the premiere of “The Chosen: Last Supper” the central theme of this newest season is whether Jesus’ followers trust Him, even when they don’t understand what exactly that means.

Tickets for the SA screening of The Chosen: Last Supper are now available at https://intl.thechosenlastsupper.com/tickets/

Below is a list of theatres screening the show.

Ster-Kinekor cinemas:

1. Baywest
2. Brooklyn Comm
3. Cresta
4. Garden Route
5. Gateway Theatre of Shopping
6. Rosebank Nouveau
7. Tygervalley
8. V&A Waterfront
9. Vaal
10. Blue Route

Nu-Metro cinemas: 

1. Clearwater
2. The Glen
3. Hyde Park
4. Menlyn
5. Pavilion
6. Canal Walk
7. Boardwalk
8. Woodlands
9. Ballito Junction
10. Cornubia
11. Westgate

Independent cinemas:

• Road House Cinema , Hermanus

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