"The Chosen" Season 4 Debuts #2 at the Box Office

Dallas Jenkins has released the first three episodes of Season 4 of "The Chosen" in theaters. The film was a huge success: it debutted at #2 at the Box Office. Appearing in 2263 theaters and grossing $7.45M in four days of release. The episodes came in second to Henry Cavill's Argylle, which cost more than $200M to make but only brought in $18M, making the former the true box office king.

It's not the first time The Chosen has appeared in theaters. Last year, they launched the first two episodes of season 3 in more than 2000 theaters worldwide, grossing nearly 15 million dollars.

Season 4 Synopsis

Clashing kingdoms. Rival rulers. The enemies of Jesus close in while His followers struggle to keep up, leaving Him to carry the burden alone. Threatened by the reality of Jesus' growing influence, religious leaders do the unthinkable-ally with their Roman oppressors. As the seeds of betrayal are planted and opposition to Jesus' message turns violent, He's left with no alternative but demand his followers RISE UP.

The theatrical rollout of Season 4 will begin with a two-week run of Episodes 1-3 on February 1, 2024, followed by Episodes 4-6 in theaters beginning February 15, and Episodes 7-8 beginning February 29 via Fathom Events in the U.S. and Canada. The premiere episodes will also be released in theaters in LATAM, the UK, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand via a consortium of distributors. After the full-season run in theaters concludes, The Chosen will announce the debut across streaming and linear TV platforms, as well as The Chosen TV and mobile apps.

"Last year we dipped our toes in the water by releasing a few episodes in theaters. The response was so strong, and Season Four is so big, that we knew we and Fathom had to give viewers the theatrical experience for all eight episodes," said The Chosen's creator and director, Dallas Jenkins.

"We're excited to make history with The Chosen," said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Events. "This collaboration has been such an amazing experience! Watching the fans come out in such large numbers to watch the story of Jesus on the big screen has been both informative and heartwarming. We look forward to bringing Season 4 to theaters so those fans can continue to share this story together."

The Chosen has become a cultural phenomenon with impressive performance across streaming platforms such as Peacock, Netflix, and Amazon Prime where it is one of the platform's top series of 2023.The Chosen also earned top ratings weekly domestically on The CW.

What began as a pioneering crowd-funded project has now evolved into a global sensation with over 770-million-episode views. Due to the efforts of the Come and See Foundation, The Chosen is on pace to be the most translated series in history, as the first three seasons will soon be available in 50 languages with plans to subtitle in more than 600.

Dallas Jenkins is writer, director, and producer. Lionsgate is the show's global television distributor.

 

 

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