December 2021
Merry Christmas!
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Chosen's Christmas Movie
The movie, 'Christmas with the Chosen' sets new record for Best Selling Event Ever
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hristmas with the Chosen is now the greatest selling and the highest attending event ever. It has been screened in 1,700 theatres across the United States in the first ten days in December. The movie from The Chosen's portrayal of the Christmas story of Jesus's birth smashed all records from the past of big events, with sales exceeding $8 million from just 640,000 tickets sold. The movie event also set a new record for the fastest out of the gate sales, the event made $1.5 million during it's first twelve hours that the movie was shown. The Christmas movie of the Chosen is about the biblical story of Jesus Christ's birth and it's all from the viewpoint of Mary and Joseph. Dallas Jenkins who is The Chosen creator, director and writer said, "We don't do this for the numbers, but these records indicate people will indeed go to the theater for a project
they're passionate about. The enthusiastic comments from new and old fans give us confidence to do this again." The series of The Chosen has so far made history, being the first multi-season that is solely about Jesus' life. They support this series through "Pay It Forward" Campaign as viewers support every season. As of to date, The Chosen's worldwide audience pay it forward for $40 million as they completely funded seasons one and two, and they are in production of the third season now. The Chosen is the No. 1 highest audience funded project of all time. One thing that is so
different about The Chosen is how they tell the story of Jesus and His disciples. The Chosen series is authenticity, when it comes to showing Jesus as He lives out His holy calling in Samaria, Judea and in Galilee. Dallas Jenkins said, "The No. 1 word that we put on our wall, the banner across everything we do, is authenticity. So many past Bible projects telling Jesus' story have been a little stiff, maybe a cleaned up, sanitized version of the story. We desperately seek to pursue a portrayal that's as authentic as possible." In The Chosen, it shows all of Jesus' emotions as He laughs,
He cries, He gets mad, He comforts people, and shows His humor. In the portrayal of Jesus' birth in Christmas with The Chosen, Dallas decided to go fully authentic, as he showed the earthly father of Jesus. Joseph is shown in the movie shoveling manure, while he is working in the stable to clean a nice space for Mary, so she can have her baby. Dallas said, "That image alone, of Joseph scooping manure to prepare a spot for Mary to give birth, is not only one of the special's defining images but one of the main themes of 'The Chosen' series. He even featured the shovel shot in the special's trailer." This Christmas special speaks of the Nativity story with some music; some of the music is traditional and some is new. It has performances from Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake and For King & Country. The Chosen now has been translated for 50 languages and is still growing.
