Washington D.C., Apr 11, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” rose back to the top of the box-office during Holy Week, while Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington D.C. expressed his support of the movie.
Thousands of Christians made “The Passion” a part of their Easter weekend, lifting the movie saga back to the top spot with $17.1 million.
“That's unprecedented. I've never seen that before. 'The Passion' is just rewriting box-office history,” Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations, told the Associated Press.
"This is a holy day, and this movie is tailor-made for a weekend like this. It's not just a movie. It's a religious experience for many people," he said.