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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
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First viewed:
15th Jun 2026
Last viewed:
15th Jun 2026
Total views:
17
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
28th July 2023
3 years 16 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.
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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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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
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* 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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Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

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Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Drama
Drama
History
History
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News from around the web
‘Some important films’: Unpacking the Vatican’s strange movie list  Far Out Magazine Tue, 10th March 2026

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

Videos & Trailers  amctheatres.com Mon, 28th August 2023

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

Crumbling church in Wensleydale used in Wuthering Heights movie could be restored  Yorkshire Post Tue, 14th February 2023

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