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2023 | DIRECTED BY SHANNON HALLIDAY

The Essential Church

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Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 126 minutes (2 hrs 06 mins)
Certificates

PG-13
Select Cast
Scott W. Atlas
Voddie Baucham Jr.
Jay Bhattacharya
Gary Brady
Erin Coats
James Coats
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
9
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
28th July 2023
2 years 10 months 10 days ago
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $411.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
37,758 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 28th Jul '23
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $253 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
shannon halliday Shannon Halliday
Starring
Scott W. Atlas
Voddie Baucham Jr.
Jay Bhattacharya
Gary Brady
Erin Coats
James Coats
Jenna Ellis
Leighton Grey
Chris Hamilton
Ian Hamilton
Darrell B Harrison
Phil Johnson
Paul M Jonna
Charles S LiMandri
John MacArthur
Jorge Rodriguez
Tim Stephens
Jeffrey M Trissell
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UK Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$411,560
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
28 Jul 2023
16N
$253,000
$253,000
4 Aug 2023
33▼
$9,110
$394,840
11 Aug 2023
48▼
$1,760
$411,560

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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The Essential Church
25209
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Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Drama
Drama
History
History
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