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The resurrection-focused film “Risen,”directed by Kevin Reynolds hit theaters Feb. 19 of this year. According to the film-information website Box Office Mojo, the production budget from the Sony-owned production company Affirm Films sat at a solid $20 million for the film. With fierce competition in the theaters from other films such as “Deadpool” however, “Risen”only garnered about $12.5 million in the box office in the film’s opening weekend. One of the larger budgeted religious films since ‘Passion of the Christ” in 2004, this film appears to be representative of a growing favoritism toward faith-based films in Hollywood.
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