Journey to Bethlehem (2023)

Journey to Bethlehem
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $6,820,796Details
International Box Office $947,375Details
Worldwide Box Office $7,768,171
Further financial details...

Synopsis

A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown. This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus. A unique new entry into the collection of holiday classic movies, this epic Christmas musical is unlike any before it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,400,446 (35.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,002 opening theaters/2,002 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,820,797

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,115 $6,820,796
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,238 $947,375
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,605 $7,768,171

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) (South Africa)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
November 30th, 2023 (Wide) (Australia)
November 30th, 2023 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2023 (Limited), released as Călătoria către Bethlehem (Romania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 26th, 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2795 (cert #54391), 8/9/2023)
Running Time: 98 minutes
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Keywords: Faith-Based Film, Christians, Religious, Family Musical
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Affirm Films, Monarch Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 87 $2,400,446 Nov 10, 2023 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $2,355,454 Nov 10, 2023 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 7 $2,400,446   2,002 $1,199   $2,400,446 1
Nov 17, 2023 12 $1,002,401 -58% 2,002 $501   $4,320,612 2
Nov 24, 2023 - $650,214 -35% 1,384 $470   $5,717,198 3
Dec 1, 2023 - $200,747 -69% 466 $431   $6,160,804 4
Dec 8, 2023 - $148,123 -26% 455 $326   $6,442,825 5
Dec 15, 2023 - $86,177 -42% 272 $317   $6,637,500 6
Dec 22, 2023 - $35,937 -58% 73 $492   $6,791,901 7
Dec 29, 2023 - $6,709 -81% 40 $168   $6,816,475 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 9, 2023 P $250,000     1,823 $137   $250,000  
Nov 10, 2023 7 $1,025,364     2,002 $512   $1,025,364 1
Nov 11, 2023 8 $780,119 -24%   2,002 $390   $1,805,483 2
Nov 12, 2023 9 $594,963 -24%   2,002 $297   $2,400,446 3
Nov 13, 2023 8 $205,261 -66%   2,002 $103   $2,605,707 4
Nov 14, 2023 7 $340,454 +66%   2,002 $170   $2,946,161 5
Nov 15, 2023 7 $196,802 -42%   2,002 $98   $3,142,963 6
Nov 16, 2023 - $175,248 -11%   2,002 $88   $3,318,211 7
Nov 17, 2023 12 $274,308 +57% -73% 2,002 $137   $3,592,519 8
Nov 18, 2023 12 $382,653 +39% -51% 2,002 $191   $3,975,172 9
Nov 19, 2023 12 $345,440 -10% -42% 2,002 $173   $4,320,612 10
Nov 20, 2023 10 $230,287 -33% +12% 2,002 $115   $4,550,899 11
Nov 21, 2023 10 $229,394 n/c -33% 2,002 $115   $4,780,293 12
Nov 22, 2023 - $147,507 -36% -25% 1,384 $107   $4,927,800 13
Nov 23, 2023 - $139,184 -6% -21% 1,384 $101   $5,066,984 14
Nov 24, 2023 - $247,694 +78% -10% 1,384 $179   $5,314,678 15
Nov 25, 2023 - $232,507 -6% -39% 1,384 $168   $5,547,185 16
Nov 26, 2023 - $170,013 -27% -51% 1,384 $123   $5,717,198 17
Nov 27, 2023 - $52,965 -69% -77% 1,384 $38   $5,770,163 18
Nov 28, 2023 - $79,719 +51% -65% 1,384 $58   $5,849,882 19
Nov 29, 2023 - $61,628 -23% -58% 1,384 $45   $5,911,510 20
Nov 30, 2023 - $48,547 -21% -65% 1,384 $35   $5,960,057 21
Dec 1, 2023 - $49,082 +1% -80% 466 $105   $6,009,139 22
Dec 2, 2023 - $81,190 +65% -65% 466 $174   $6,090,329 23
Dec 3, 2023 - $70,475 -13% -59% 466 $151   $6,160,804 24
Dec 4, 2023 - $27,850 -60% -47% 466 $60   $6,188,654 25
Dec 5, 2023 - $37,227 +34% -53% 466 $80   $6,225,881 26
Dec 6, 2023 - $30,767 -17% -50% 466 $66   $6,256,648 27
Dec 7, 2023 - $38,054 +24% -22% 466 $82   $6,294,702 28
Dec 8, 2023 - $40,436 +6% -18% 455 $89   $6,335,138 29
Dec 9, 2023 - $58,615 +45% -28% 455 $129   $6,393,753 30
Dec 10, 2023 - $49,072 -16% -30% 455 $108   $6,442,825 31
Dec 11, 2023 - $21,861 -55% -22% 455 $48   $6,464,686 32
Dec 12, 2023 - $27,319 +25% -27% 455 $60   $6,492,005 33
Dec 13, 2023 - $31,133 +14% +1% 455 $68   $6,523,138 34
Dec 14, 2023 - $28,185 -9% -26% 455 $62   $6,551,323 35
Dec 15, 2023 - $29,924 +6% -26% 272 $110   $6,581,247 36
Dec 16, 2023 - $31,015 +4% -47% 272 $114   $6,612,262 37
Dec 17, 2023 - $25,238 -19% -49% 272 $93   $6,637,500 38
Dec 18, 2023 - $25,196 n/c +15% 272 $93   $6,662,696 39
Dec 19, 2023 - $34,930 +39% +28% 272 $128   $6,697,626 40
Dec 20, 2023 - $32,537 -7% +5% 272 $120   $6,730,163 41
Dec 21, 2023 - $25,801 -21% -8% 272 $95   $6,755,964 42
Dec 22, 2023 - $15,914 -38% -47% 73 $218   $6,771,878 43
Dec 23, 2023 - $15,027 -6% -52% 73 $206   $6,786,905 44
Dec 24, 2023 - $4,996 -67% -80% 73 $68   $6,791,901 45
Dec 25, 2023 - $5,087 +2% -80% 58 $88   $6,796,988 46
Dec 26, 2023 - $3,592 -29% -90% 58 $62   $6,800,580 47
Dec 27, 2023 - $2,934 -18% -91% 58 $51   $6,803,514 48
Dec 28, 2023 - $6,252 +113% -76% 58 $108   $6,809,766 49
Dec 29, 2023 - $3,108 -50% -80% 40 $78   $6,812,874 50
Dec 30, 2023 - $2,476 -20% -84% 40 $62   $6,815,350 51
Dec 31, 2023 - $1,125 -55% -77% 40 $28   $6,816,475 52
Jan 1, 2024 - $1,746 +55% -66% 40 $44   $6,818,221 53
Jan 2, 2024 - $1,291 -26% -64% 40 $32   $6,819,512 54
Jan 3, 2024 - $539 -58% -82% 40 $13   $6,820,051 55
Jan 4, 2024 - $745 +38% -88% 40 $19   $6,820,796 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 8 $3,317,963   2,002 $1,657   $3,317,963 1
Nov 17, 2023 13 $1,749,021 -47% 1,384 $1,264   $5,066,984 2
Nov 24, 2023 16 $893,073 -49% 1,384 $645   $5,960,057 3
Dec 1, 2023 23 $334,645 -63% 466 $718   $6,294,702 4
Dec 8, 2023 25 $256,621 -23% 455 $564   $6,551,323 5
Dec 15, 2023 25 $204,641 -20% 272 $752   $6,755,964 6
Dec 22, 2023 33 $53,802 -74% 58 $928   $6,809,766 7
Dec 29, 2023 44 $11,030 -79% 40 $276   $6,820,796 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/30/2023 $72,459 225 225 671 $306,804 1/2/2024
Brazil 12/7/2023 $0000$0
Finland 12/15/2023 $5,808 22 27 49 $405,074 1/1/2024
Mexico 12/21/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 11/30/2023 $9,298 51 51 160 $50,381 1/4/2024
Romania 12/1/2023 $15,363 70 70 153 $29,440 12/20/2023
South Africa 11/10/2023 $0000$0
South Korea 11/20/2024 $0000$0
Spain 12/15/2023 $0 0 170 220 $118,813 1/7/2024
United Kingdom 11/17/2023 $36,863 286 286 286 $36,863 11/22/2023
 
International Total$947,375 1/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Fiona Palomo    Mary
Milo Manheim    Joseph
Antonio Banderas    King Herod

Supporting Cast

MŌRIAH   
Stephanie Gil   
Joel Smallbone   
Lecrae   
Rizwan Manji   
Geno Seagers   
Omid Djalili   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Adam Anders    Director
Adam Anders    Screenwriter
Peter Barsoccnini    Screenwriter
Alan Powell    Producer
Steve Barnett    Producer
Ryan Busse    Producer
Stephen Meinen    Producer
Brandt Andersen    Producer
Adam Anders    Producer
Vicky Patel    Executive Producer

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November 10th, 2023

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Synopsis

A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown. This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus. A unique new entry into the collection of holiday classic movies, this epic Christmas musical is unlike any before it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,400,446 (35.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:87.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$6,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,002 opening theaters/2,002 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $6,820,797

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) 6,115 $6,820,796
All Time International Box Office (Rank 11,201-11,300) 11,238 $947,375
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,605 $7,768,171

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu
Netflix:Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
International Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) (South Africa)
November 17th, 2023 (Limited) (United Kingdom)
November 30th, 2023 (Wide) (Australia)
November 30th, 2023 (Wide) (New Zealand)
December 1st, 2023 (Limited), released as Călătoria către Bethlehem (Romania)
... Show all releases
Video Release: December 26th, 2023 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements.
(Rating bulletin 2795 (cert #54391), 8/9/2023)
Running Time: 98 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Next Goal Wins
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Faith-Based Film, Christians, Religious, Family Musical
Source:Based on Religious Text
Genre:Musical
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Affirm Films, Monarch Media
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 87 $2,400,446 Nov 10, 2023 3
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 100 $2,355,454 Nov 10, 2023 3

Leading Cast

Fiona Palomo    Mary
Milo Manheim    Joseph
Antonio Banderas    King Herod

Supporting Cast

MŌRIAH   
Stephanie Gil   
Joel Smallbone   
Lecrae   
Rizwan Manji   
Geno Seagers   
Omid Djalili   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Adam Anders    Director
Adam Anders    Screenwriter
Peter Barsoccnini    Screenwriter
Alan Powell    Producer
Steve Barnett    Producer
Ryan Busse    Producer
Stephen Meinen    Producer
Brandt Andersen    Producer
Adam Anders    Producer
Vicky Patel    Executive Producer

Weekend predictions: The Marvels will struggle to get to $50 million

November 10th, 2023

The Marvels

Things don’t look good for The Marvels going into this weekend. After lukewarm (and sometimes hostile) buzz leading up to the release of the film, ticket pre-sales have been disappointing, and its Thursday preview numbers were a downright awful $6.6 million. That’s the worst preview number for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie since Ant-Man back in 2015. That film went on to earn $57.2 million over its opening weekend. With sequels tending to be more front-loaded, it looks like The Marvels will struggle to reach $50 million this weekend. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 7 $2,400,446   2,002 $1,199   $2,400,446 1
Nov 17, 2023 12 $1,002,401 -58% 2,002 $501   $4,320,612 2
Nov 24, 2023 - $650,214 -35% 1,384 $470   $5,717,198 3
Dec 1, 2023 - $200,747 -69% 466 $431   $6,160,804 4
Dec 8, 2023 - $148,123 -26% 455 $326   $6,442,825 5
Dec 15, 2023 - $86,177 -42% 272 $317   $6,637,500 6
Dec 22, 2023 - $35,937 -58% 73 $492   $6,791,901 7
Dec 29, 2023 - $6,709 -81% 40 $168   $6,816,475 8

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 9, 2023 P $250,000     1,823 $137   $250,000  
Nov 10, 2023 7 $1,025,364     2,002 $512   $1,025,364 1
Nov 11, 2023 8 $780,119 -24%   2,002 $390   $1,805,483 2
Nov 12, 2023 9 $594,963 -24%   2,002 $297   $2,400,446 3
Nov 13, 2023 8 $205,261 -66%   2,002 $103   $2,605,707 4
Nov 14, 2023 7 $340,454 +66%   2,002 $170   $2,946,161 5
Nov 15, 2023 7 $196,802 -42%   2,002 $98   $3,142,963 6
Nov 16, 2023 - $175,248 -11%   2,002 $88   $3,318,211 7
Nov 17, 2023 12 $274,308 +57% -73% 2,002 $137   $3,592,519 8
Nov 18, 2023 12 $382,653 +39% -51% 2,002 $191   $3,975,172 9
Nov 19, 2023 12 $345,440 -10% -42% 2,002 $173   $4,320,612 10
Nov 20, 2023 10 $230,287 -33% +12% 2,002 $115   $4,550,899 11
Nov 21, 2023 10 $229,394 n/c -33% 2,002 $115   $4,780,293 12
Nov 22, 2023 - $147,507 -36% -25% 1,384 $107   $4,927,800 13
Nov 23, 2023 - $139,184 -6% -21% 1,384 $101   $5,066,984 14
Nov 24, 2023 - $247,694 +78% -10% 1,384 $179   $5,314,678 15
Nov 25, 2023 - $232,507 -6% -39% 1,384 $168   $5,547,185 16
Nov 26, 2023 - $170,013 -27% -51% 1,384 $123   $5,717,198 17
Nov 27, 2023 - $52,965 -69% -77% 1,384 $38   $5,770,163 18
Nov 28, 2023 - $79,719 +51% -65% 1,384 $58   $5,849,882 19
Nov 29, 2023 - $61,628 -23% -58% 1,384 $45   $5,911,510 20
Nov 30, 2023 - $48,547 -21% -65% 1,384 $35   $5,960,057 21
Dec 1, 2023 - $49,082 +1% -80% 466 $105   $6,009,139 22
Dec 2, 2023 - $81,190 +65% -65% 466 $174   $6,090,329 23
Dec 3, 2023 - $70,475 -13% -59% 466 $151   $6,160,804 24
Dec 4, 2023 - $27,850 -60% -47% 466 $60   $6,188,654 25
Dec 5, 2023 - $37,227 +34% -53% 466 $80   $6,225,881 26
Dec 6, 2023 - $30,767 -17% -50% 466 $66   $6,256,648 27
Dec 7, 2023 - $38,054 +24% -22% 466 $82   $6,294,702 28
Dec 8, 2023 - $40,436 +6% -18% 455 $89   $6,335,138 29
Dec 9, 2023 - $58,615 +45% -28% 455 $129   $6,393,753 30
Dec 10, 2023 - $49,072 -16% -30% 455 $108   $6,442,825 31
Dec 11, 2023 - $21,861 -55% -22% 455 $48   $6,464,686 32
Dec 12, 2023 - $27,319 +25% -27% 455 $60   $6,492,005 33
Dec 13, 2023 - $31,133 +14% +1% 455 $68   $6,523,138 34
Dec 14, 2023 - $28,185 -9% -26% 455 $62   $6,551,323 35
Dec 15, 2023 - $29,924 +6% -26% 272 $110   $6,581,247 36
Dec 16, 2023 - $31,015 +4% -47% 272 $114   $6,612,262 37
Dec 17, 2023 - $25,238 -19% -49% 272 $93   $6,637,500 38
Dec 18, 2023 - $25,196 n/c +15% 272 $93   $6,662,696 39
Dec 19, 2023 - $34,930 +39% +28% 272 $128   $6,697,626 40
Dec 20, 2023 - $32,537 -7% +5% 272 $120   $6,730,163 41
Dec 21, 2023 - $25,801 -21% -8% 272 $95   $6,755,964 42
Dec 22, 2023 - $15,914 -38% -47% 73 $218   $6,771,878 43
Dec 23, 2023 - $15,027 -6% -52% 73 $206   $6,786,905 44
Dec 24, 2023 - $4,996 -67% -80% 73 $68   $6,791,901 45
Dec 25, 2023 - $5,087 +2% -80% 58 $88   $6,796,988 46
Dec 26, 2023 - $3,592 -29% -90% 58 $62   $6,800,580 47
Dec 27, 2023 - $2,934 -18% -91% 58 $51   $6,803,514 48
Dec 28, 2023 - $6,252 +113% -76% 58 $108   $6,809,766 49
Dec 29, 2023 - $3,108 -50% -80% 40 $78   $6,812,874 50
Dec 30, 2023 - $2,476 -20% -84% 40 $62   $6,815,350 51
Dec 31, 2023 - $1,125 -55% -77% 40 $28   $6,816,475 52
Jan 1, 2024 - $1,746 +55% -66% 40 $44   $6,818,221 53
Jan 2, 2024 - $1,291 -26% -64% 40 $32   $6,819,512 54
Jan 3, 2024 - $539 -58% -82% 40 $13   $6,820,051 55
Jan 4, 2024 - $745 +38% -88% 40 $19   $6,820,796 56

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 8 $3,317,963   2,002 $1,657   $3,317,963 1
Nov 17, 2023 13 $1,749,021 -47% 1,384 $1,264   $5,066,984 2
Nov 24, 2023 16 $893,073 -49% 1,384 $645   $5,960,057 3
Dec 1, 2023 23 $334,645 -63% 466 $718   $6,294,702 4
Dec 8, 2023 25 $256,621 -23% 455 $564   $6,551,323 5
Dec 15, 2023 25 $204,641 -20% 272 $752   $6,755,964 6
Dec 22, 2023 33 $53,802 -74% 58 $928   $6,809,766 7
Dec 29, 2023 44 $11,030 -79% 40 $276   $6,820,796 8

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 11/30/2023 $72,459 225 225 671 $306,804 1/2/2024
Brazil 12/7/2023 $0000$0
Finland 12/15/2023 $5,808 22 27 49 $405,074 1/1/2024
Mexico 12/21/2023 $0000$0
New Zealand 11/30/2023 $9,298 51 51 160 $50,381 1/4/2024
Romania 12/1/2023 $15,363 70 70 153 $29,440 12/20/2023
South Africa 11/10/2023 $0000$0
South Korea 11/20/2024 $0000$0
Spain 12/15/2023 $0 0 170 220 $118,813 1/7/2024
United Kingdom 11/17/2023 $36,863 286 286 286 $36,863 11/22/2023
 
International Total$947,375 1/7/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.