Can You Widely Impact the World with Just the Purchase of a Movie Ticket?

Sound impossible? Check this out!

Entertainment is America’s second largest export; rather a startling fact in itself. Television, film, music and games are shipped around the globe from America for the world to consume. We’ll be focusing here on movies.

Each year there are 20,000 movies made in the world. Out of those twenty thousand made across the world, 3,500 are created right here in the USA. Of those 3,500 movies, 150 actually make it to the BIG screen for a theatrical release. And each will garner about $5 million. Out of these 150, approximately 31 will bring north of $100 million and capture blockbuster status. These 31 movies bring in 60% of the world’s box office revenue and 40% of all the USA box office revenue in one year. As a result, these 31 films command the attention of the world!

So what film content is the world consuming? Well, it’s a smorgasbord of entertainment that is often unfit-for-consumption. With a buffet of crude humor, violence and graphic images that no one of any age needs to see.

Now, think about this reality. A movie with a message of faith comes long and captures the attention of the church and beyond in America and becomes the #1 movie in the USA. It edges out the movie “Straight Outta Compton” and brings in $68 million in ticket sales. Or the movie is “The Passion of the Christ,“ “I Can Only Imagine,” “October Baby,” “Woodlawn,” “Heaven Is For Real,” “Jesus Revolution” or a host of other faith-based films that have crushed it at the box office?

Keep following my train of thought here please; Because of the success in the USA, other countries are asking for these films to be released in their countries – places where we might have a difficult time setting up a missionary outpost, are now open to a film that carries a message of hope and inspiration. These movies now become an export to the world and delivered to both believing and skeptical audiences in theaters, on streaming platforms and on DVD.

Ponder this for a moment; Movies about prayer, miracles, the resurrection and more, positive themes are now available for the masses to see in a country that may not allow a missionary into their country! But because of the success of the film in the USA, the film arrives in theaters around the world. And people are inspired, hope is restored, minds are changed, and people are saved. I’ve see this happen time and time again from one scene or one sentence spoken in a move. And this simple revolution is speeding up and catching on more broadly and more frequently. And you, personally, can positively affect this ‘Movie Movement.’

I want to challenge you to think differently when you choose what movies to spend your money on at your local theater or recommend to your family, friends, peers, and congregation. Remember this; the next time you buy a ticket to a faith film, you are supporting a film release that will become a global entertainment missionary to countries around the world and will deliver a message of hope in a world that desperately needs more than an offering of graphic violence, crude humor and inappropriate relationships.

So, can you as an influencer, single handedly impact the world with your purchase of a ticket to a movie? Yes you can. YOU BET YOU CAN!

Dave, the Movie Guy- Dave Almgren – FaithandFamilyFilms.info

Multi-Grammy Award-winning duo FOR KING & COUNTRY officially announced their second feature-length film and is coming to a theater near you April 26th, 2024. ‘Unsung Hero’ is billed as The Dramatic True Story of an Immigrant Mum and Her Family.

“Many of you have heard our family’s story over the years, but never quite like this- after a devastating financial loss in Australia during the 90s, our Mum and Dad made an incredibly courageous leap to pack up their six kids (with one on the way) and 16 suitcases to move halfway across the world in hopes of a new beginning in the United States,” the duo shared in the announcement. “This is a film about our Mum and motherhood, family and miracles, sacrifice and faith… A film for YOU…It’s been a pretty outrageous undertaking these last few months, but it’s a story we’re incredibly proud of, and we can’t wait to share it with you.” said the Smallbone Brothers.

FOR KING & COUNTRY’s first feature film, titled Priceless, opened in theaters in October 2016, received positive reviews and feedback from audiences, and was the #1 independent film during its launch weekend.

Word on the street is that this film is produced by Josh Walsh and Kingdom Story Company and co-directed by Joel Smallbone from For King and Country. The cast includes Joel Smallbone and Terry O’Quinn plays the part of Grandpa Smallbone ( Terry has a long list of TV and film credits, including Lost, Hawaii Five O and many others roles).

Check out the trailer below and movie website for additional information and updates at unsungheromovie.com.

Jesus Revolution is coming to a theater near you starting February 24, 2023, and YOU DO NOT want to miss this movie.

Jesus Revolution is a moving film that captures the essence of a troubled time in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. It was a time when the youth were looking for truth in all the wrong places. Eventually, many (over 400k just in California) of the 60’s generation had an encounter with God, and their lives were changed and transformed. The Jesus Revolution changed the course of history in America, and the country was radically altered for the better.

Here is the synopsis of the story:

Inspired by a true movement, JESUS REVOLUTION tells the story of a young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) raised by his struggling mother, Charlene (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), in the 1970s. Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California to redefine truth through all means of liberation. Inadvertently, Laurie meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie street preacher, and Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), who have thrown open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds becomes the greatest spiritual awakening in American history. Rock and roll, newfound love, and a twist of faith lead to a JESUS REVOLUTION that turns one counterculture movement into a revival that changes the world.

Jesus Revolution, the movie, is from Kingdom Story Company and will hit theaters everywhere starting February 24, 2023, and early access Wednesday night, February 22, 2023.

Click here for a link to theaters and tickets

Check out the trailer for the movie;

After a three-year break from the grind of Gold Rush, Todd Hoffman is back with a new show called “Hoffman Family Gold.

Hoffman Family Gold, which premiered March 25th on Discovery and discovery+ will have a total of 10 episodes that takes the Hoffmans back into the Alaskan wilderness with father Todd, son Hunter, and grandfather Jack (and a few other faces with Andy and Thurber) showcasing three generations of gold mining grit as they try to secure enough gold to pay the bills and win a mining lease. But according to Todd Hoffman, it’s family time and Jack’s dream that has fueled the family’s decision to sign up for another high profile and high-risk adventure. We hope that there will be a season two and three and so on. Ok, you get the idea. We would like to see the Hoffman’s stay around on Discovery for a few seasons.

Todd Hoffman would be the first to tell you that he’s far from perfect, but he has the chance to share his faith on TV, and it allows him the opportunity to provide hope to anyone who is watching.

“The show’s not going to show perfect Christians, but it is going to show our faith and that we do love Jesus Christ and we are sold out on the saving grace of Christ,” said the reality star, who became a Christian when he was young. “We want everybody to be encouraged in that. We want everybody to know that God has already won.”

So join the Hoffman’s on this new adventure to find some gold and how they work together as a family. Check out the trailer below and set your clocks for Friday nights at 8:00pm.

Dave Almgren – Faith and Family Films