{"id":31499,"date":"2022-09-10T15:32:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/i-still-believe-almost-tops-weekend-box-office\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:32:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:32:48","slug":"i-still-believe-almost-tops-weekend-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/i-still-believe-almost-tops-weekend-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Still Believe’ Almost Tops Weekend Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

On a weekend the coronavirus slowed the country’s box office, faith-based film I Still Believe<\/em> drew an estimated $9.5 million to finish a close second behind Walt Disney Studio’s Onward<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The movie is based on the life of singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp and his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly before they married. The film shares the name of Camp’s hit song “I Still Believe.”<\/p>\n

Starring KJ Apa, Britt Robertson, Shania Twain, Melissa Roxburgh, and Gary Sinise, the film is the latest hit from Christian filmmakers Andrew and Jon Erwin.<\/p>\n

Their previous films were I Can Only Imagine<\/em>\u2014based on the life of Bart Millard, lead singer of contemporary Christian band MercyMe, and his writing the hit song of the same name\u2014October Baby<\/em>, Mom\u2019s Night Out,<\/em> and Woodlawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I Still Believe<\/em> is based on Camp’s memoir of the same name and focuses on Camp’s romance with his first wife, Melissa, whom he married in October 2000 despite knowing she was dying.<\/p>\n

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After the couple’s honeymoon, they were informed her cancer had spread. She died less than five months after they married.<\/p>\n

The film follows Camp through his college years, his rise as a well-known singer, Melissa’s death, and eventually meeting his second wife.<\/p>\n

I Still Believe<\/em> was the top movie at the box office on Friday, March 13 with $4 million. With fears of the coronavirus intensifying as the weekend went on, the film brought in $3.1 on Saturday and $2.4 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Earls<\/h2>\n

@WardrobeDoor<\/p>\n

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Aaron is a writer for LifewayResearch.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n