Wed Sep 1, 5:30 PM ET
By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES - The second coming of Mel Gibson (news)'s biblical epic "The Passion of the Christ" sold 4.1 million DVD copies by Wednesday after only one day in stores.
In terms of one-day sales, Fox is describing the movie as the best-selling R-rated film of all time and best-selling non-English language film of all time. Most DVD sales trackers, however, only divide rankings between animation and live-action.
"The Passion," starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus, earned more than $370 million at the North American box office.
Gibson's film was also one of the most controversial movies in years. Besides its violent depiction of the crucifixion, some Jewish organizations complained it might spark a rise in anti-Semitism by blaming ancient Jewish people for killing Christ.
Churches and religious groups were active in trying to promote the movie to their congregations, sometimes buying huge blocks of theater tickets for sale to parishioners. Many DVDs were paid for well in advance and picked up Tuesday.
Filmed in Aramaic and Latin, the movie was sold with English subtitles on VHS for $24.98, and English and Spanish subtitles on DVD for $29.98. Many retailers are cutting the price to $15 to $20, Hettrick said.
Since the "Passion" that went on sale Tuesday includes only the movie — no bonus features or documentaries that are common on most discs — a more fully loaded version of the DVD is likely in the future.>>
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I'd like to see it, never got to the theater when it was playing there. Something about living as a gypsy and needing childcare, and, and, and. Now that I can buy it from WalMart Music for $9.72 maybe I'll get it there and be able to watch it at my leisure. I clicked on that link and the site was unavailable. I'm thinking the orders for this DVD overloaded Sam's Big Computer and it's dead for the time being.
How much money does Mel Gibson need anyway?
One of the sales girls at work today said she's NEVER going to see this movie, "I know the story. I know how it ends -- he dies on a cross, big deal." I couldn't believe it. My opinion of her wasn't too high to begin with. How can you take someone who says "Awesome" every other word seriously. The other day she was complaining. "I'm 25. I'm like an old lady." I'm 10 months from 40 and this complaint didn't sit well with me. I'm not age obsessed (I act 28, look ??, and at times feel 98) but come on.
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TV free day. Went to IKEA (home of all things Swedish) after work today to eat and shop. Needed to get a couple of things before the big Fiesta. E had a great time playing with the toys in the children's section and I'm already trying to figure out what I want to get him (and am willing to let him have) for is Bday in November and Xmas. There is a great plush farm set there that he really liked but the trains REALLY kept his attention. Do I want him to have a train set at home or do I want that to be one of the enticements for library visits? The branch near us has a Brio train set and you can get the cars and engine from the librarian -- he loves it.
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