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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)
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:
3rd Apr 2026
Last viewed:
3rd Apr 2026
Total views:
16
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
28th July 2023
3 years 2 months 21 days ago
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $411.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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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.
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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North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
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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
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

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

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Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Drama
Drama
History
History
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  • United States United States
  • Canada Canada
  • Lebanon Lebanon
  • Egypt Egypt
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Pakistan Pakistan
News from around the web
Grace Productions Set to Release “The Essential Church” Docufilm  National Religious Broadcasters Thu, 27th July 2023

John MacArthur’s film glorifies pastors who defied COVID mandates  Baptist News Global Thu, 3rd August 2023

‘Some important films’: Unpacking the Vatican’s strange movie list  Far Out Magazine Tue, 10th March 2026

The Real Rendered More Precise: On the Theological Power of Film  Church Life Journal Fri, 7th March 2025

Six essential films that highlight abuse in the Catholic Church  Irish Mirror Thu, 8th April 2021

The Essential Spike Lee (Published 2020)  The New York Times Thu, 26th August 2021

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