The faith-based film "Miracles from Heaven," which stars Jennifer Garner as Christy Beam, has been doing well at the box office, managing to rake in $18.6 million in just over five days since its premiere.
"This is a big win for us, and the movie will continue to expand through and beyond Easter weekend," Sony distribution chief Rory Bruer told the Gospel Herald about the film. "You could see how the film kept growing, and we're playing beyond just Christian audiences."
"Miracles From Heaven," which is directed by Patricia Riggen, is all about a young girl's miraculous near-death experience. Annabel Beam (played by Kylie Rogers) fell from a tree and hit her head, and was rushed to the hospital. Her parents feared for the worse, but she woke up completely healed from her life-threatening digestive disorder and even said she met Jesus Christ in heaven.
Producer DeVon Franklin said the movie is entertaining to watch and at the same time carries a powerful message that will leave a lasting impact on viewers. Franklin believes that "Miracles From Heaven" will strengthen audiences' faith.
"When people walk out of the theatre, they're going to feel like God is real, that faith works, that miracles are everywhere," he said. They're going to hug their families, they're going to pray, they're going to thank God and leave the theatre with hope that even if they don't get a miracle like Annabelle got, if they open their eyes and look, miracles are all around them, the miracles of love, the miracles of kindness, the miracles of peace, the miracles of joy."
"If we would just take a moment focus, we'll see that God is letting us know that we're not alone. These are things that I believe people will walk out the theatre with," he said.