‘I can only imagine’ stuns box office opening weekend

Mar 22, 2018 by

By Rachel Cruz, Christian Today.

“I Can Only Imagine,” the faith-based movie starring Dennis Quaid and J. Michael Finley, emerged as the biggest winner at the box office over the weekend, as it opened strong with $17.1 million from an original projection of $6 million only and beat Disney’s Oprah Winfrey movie “A Wrinkle in Time.”

The film is based on the life of Bart Millard, the lead singer of the Christian music group MercyMe, and his relationship with his abusive father who turned his life around when he found God after a cancer diagnosis. It’s a story of hope, reconciliation, forgiveness and redemption.

“We knew that it was going to do well but we never expected a $17 million opening,” Roadside Attractions’ Howard Cohen told reporters.

Before the film debuted in the weekend, its trailer garnered over 130 million views and distributors logged $1.6 million in pre-ticket sales. The story also received an A+ CinemaScore grade.

Viewers could relate to “I Can Only Imagine” well. On the film’s official Facebook page, thousands of users flooded the comments with their own stories of loss, struggles and finding God.

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