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Friday, July 25, 2008

The Nativity Story

The Numbers Rating: 7.25 (4 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 39% - Rotten
Theatrical Performance
Total US Gross $37,629,831
International Gross $5,700,000
Worldwide Gross $43,329,831
Home Market Performance
US DVD Sales: $29,883,480 Weekly Breakdown
Released December 1, 2006
March 20, 2007 (DVD Sale)
Production Budget $35,000,000
MPAA Rating PG for some violent content
Running Time:102 minutes
Budget Source:Variety, 12/21/2006
Keywords Religious
Distributed by New Line
Music Composed By Mychael Danna
Source Based on Book/Short Story
Major Genre Drama
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Dramatization
Time Frame Ancient History
Director Catherine Hardwicke

Synopsis

The Nativity Story chronicles the arduous journey of Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, and the history-defining birth of Jesus. This dramatic and compelling story comes to life in a major motion picture starring Academy AwardŽ nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) as Mary, Oscar Isaac (upcoming Guerrilla) as Joseph, and Academy AwardŽ nominee Shoreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog) as Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist.

Cast

Keisha Castle-Hughes    Mary
Oscar Isaac    Joseph
Hiam Abbass    Anna
Shaun Toub    Joaquim
Alexander Siddig    The Angel Gabriel
Nadim Sawalha    Melchoir
Eriq Ebouaney    Balthasar
Stefan Kalipha    Gaspar
Ciarán Hinds    King Herod
Shohreh Aghdashloo    Elizabeth

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/1/2006 4 $7,849,304   3,083 $2,546 $7,849,304 3
12/8/2006 8 $5,713,854 -27.21% 3,083 $1,853 $15,907,450 10
12/15/2006 9 $4,656,376 -18.51% 2,574 $1,809 $23,012,695 17
12/22/2006 10 $4,650,000 -0.14% 1,824 $2,549 $31,334,831 24
12/29/2006 15 $1,506,818 -67.60% 1,824 $826 $36,276,572 31
1/5/2007 33 $237,904 -84.21% 438 $543 $37,494,281 38
1/12/2007 48 $37,575 -84.21% 108 $348 $37,608,869 45

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/1/2006 4 $2,400,000   3,083 $778 $2,400,000 1
12/2/2006 5 $2,900,000 +20.83% 3,083 $941 $5,300,000 2
12/3/2006 4 $2,500,000 -13.79% 3,083 $811 $7,849,304 3
12/4/2006 4 $550,000 -78.00% 3,083 $178 $8,399,000 4
12/5/2006 4 $630,000 +14.55% 3,083 $204 $9,029,000 5
12/6/2006 4 $625,000 -0.79% 3,083 $203 $9,654,000 6
12/7/2006 4 $585,000 -6.40% 3,083 $190 $10,239,000 7
12/8/2006 8 $1,400,000 +139.32% 3,083 $454 $11,600,000 8
12/9/2006 8 $2,200,000 +57.14% 3,083 $714 $13,800,000 9
12/10/2006 6 $2,100,000 -4.55% 3,083 $681 $15,907,450 10
12/11/2006 6 $530,000 -74.76% 3,083 $172 $16,438,000 11
12/12/2006 6 $585,000 +10.38% 3,083 $190 $17,027,000 12
12/13/2006 6 $705,000 +20.51% 3,083 $229 $17,740,000 13
12/14/2006 6 $645,000 -8.51% 3,083 $209 $18,373,000 14
12/15/2006 9 $1,200,000 +86.05% 2,574 $466 $19,600,000 15
12/16/2006 9 $1,700,000 +41.67% 2,574 $660 $21,300,000 16
12/17/2006 8 $1,700,000   2,574 $660 $23,012,695 17
12/18/2006 8 $700,000 -58.82% 2,574 $272 $23,713,000 18
12/19/2006 8 $830,000 +18.57% 2,574 $322 $24,556,000 19
12/20/2006 7 $1,060,000 +27.71% 2,574 $412 $25,613,000 20
12/21/2006 7 $1,125,000 +6.13% 2,574 $437 $26,684,831 21
12/22/2006 10 $1,600,000 +42.22% 1,824 $877 $28,300,000 22
12/23/2006 10 $2,000,000 +25.00% 1,824 $1,096 $30,300,000 23
12/24/2006 8 $1,100,000 -45.00% 1,824 $603 $31,400,000 24
12/25/2006 11 $1,702,169 +54.74% 1,824 $933 $33,037,000 25
1/15/2007 47 $9,078   108 $84 $37,617,947 46

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Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal Gross
2006-12-07 9 $12,439,429   4,547 $2,736 $12,439,429
2006-12-14 7 $10,944,047 -12.02% 5,319 $2,058 $23,383,476
2006-12-21 11 $9,361,933 -14.46% 4,137 $2,263 $32,745,409