God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

2018 | Drama, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

Now the late 2010s, an aging Reverend Dave faces cultural and social backlash, including having his church burned down during a protest, and he is antagonized by atheists, leftists, liberal college students, the school board, and rioters.

Scores

Overall Score
55.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.0%
Review Aggregate
33.9

Critic Consensus

11.1% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, lighthearted. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

darkthin plotlightheartedpacing issuespoliticalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Sorbo2018$96,000$120,000(est)
Shane Harper2018$59,000$74,000(est)
David A. R. White2018$45,000$56,000(est)
Dean Cain2018$36,000$46,000(est)
Newsboys2018$31,000$39,000(est)
Willie Robertson2018$27,000$34,000(est)
Korie Robertson2018$25,000$31,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score11.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes4,954

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$5,728,940$7,157,182
International2018$1,685,238$2,105,373
Worldwide2018$7,414,178$9,262,555

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$3,538,565$4,420,740
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,029,000$3,784,139
Digital Purchases ?2018$3,652,000$4,562,455
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,866,000$2,331,200
Physical Purchases ?2018$5,292,000$6,611,312
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$2,291,576$2,862,873
Total Revenues2018$19,669,141$24,572,718
Expenses
Budget ?2018$2,000,000$2,498,606
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$2,500,000 (est)$3,123,258 (est)
Participations2018$787,000$983,202
Residuals ?2018$829,000$1,035,672
Interest & Overhead2018$400,000$499,721
Total Expenses2018$6,516,000$8,140,459
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$13,153,141$16,432,260

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