You're not a good Christian

[if you don't buy this goddamn movie. Sad day in America when heathen movies
with Sexually Left overtones and actors (Finding Nemo, Spider-Man) outsell
images of the Saviour. ;P (I am really, really just kidding. I swear on my
certified nail pendant and my WWJD? wristband.) If the Rapture comes today, I'll
just tell God I was waiting for the bonus edition. -x]



Sep 1, 5:30 PM (ET)

By ANTHONY BREZNICAN



LOS ANGELES (AP) - The second coming of Mel Gibson's biblical epic "The Passion
of the Christ" sold 4.1 million DVD copies by Wednesday after only one day in
stores.

While the figure from distributor Fox Home Entertainment is high, it's not quite
a record breaker.

"Finding Nemo" holds the No. 1 overall spot for one-day DVD sales with about 8
million. For a live-action movie, "Spider-Man" holds the one-day record with 7
million.

Although "The Passion" fell short of that, Fox Home Entertainment said it did
inaugurate several secondary industry records.

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, making it the year's second-most popular movie
behind "Shrek 2," which earned $436.7 million.

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.

"The Passion" DVD is on track to sell as well as Hollywood blockbusters such as
"Spider-Man" and "The Lord of the Rings" movies, which topped out between 15
million and 18 million total disc sales, said Scott Hettrick, editor in chief of
DVD Exclusive magazine.

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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