A Baptist church in Albany, Georgia, is getting Hollywood’s attention – the church, Sherwood Baptist, has developed a movie-production operation, and its latest offering opened last weekend as the Number Four top money-grossing film in the country.
The Christian-themed film, “Courageous,” was developed in connection with TriStar, Sony, and Provident Films. It is meant to inspire fathers to not leave their families, to love their children, to not fail.
“Courageous,” which opened in just 1,161 theaters this past weekend, depicts four police officers who share a commonality both as fathers and in their effort to become better ones. The movie and its characters, played by amateur actors and members of Sherwood Baptist are enveloped in various ways in a devastating tragedy.
According to boxoffice.com, which tracks movie response nationwide, put “Courageous” at the fourth position for the weekend with gross revenues of just over $9 million. The fifth- and sixth-place movies (“50/50” and “Dreamhouse”) both opened at far more theaters but did not come close to the weekend box-office income of “Courageous.”