‘The Chosen’ triggers Hollywood upset

Faith in Pop Culture: from Religion News Service

A Christian television show has received the big-screen treatment, hitting third-place at the box office on opening weekend.

The Chosen debuted the first two episodes of its third season on 2,000 screens earlier this month, grossing nearly $9 million in its opening weekend. This was just slightly behind horror-comedy film The Menu, and a distant third place to the top place Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The show is a for-profit venture, but its creator announced this month that a nonprofit organization had been created to help support its distribution, including translation into other languages.

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