The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey

2003 | Adventure, Christian Theme, Past, Religious Theme

Synopsis

The story of Lehi and his wife Sariah and their four sons: Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. Lehi leaves Jerusalem because he prophesied unto the people concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and they sought his life. He journeys into the wilderness with his family. He sends Nephi and his brethren back to Jerusalem after the brass plates and the family of Ishmael. The sons and daughters of Lehi marry the sons and daughters of Ishmael. They take their families and continue into the wilderness. Ishmael dies in the wilderness. They come to the sea. Nephi's brethren rebel against him. He confounds them and builds a ship. They cross the sea to the promised land in the Americas. Lehi dies in the promised land. Nephi's brethren rebel against him again. Nephi departs into the wilderness again.

Scores

Overall Score
26.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.5%
Review Aggregate
22.0

Critic Consensus

16.7% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, thin plot, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

realisticthin plotstylizedpacing issuescharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Noah Danby2003$67,000$115,000(est)
Bryce Chamberlain2003$42,000$71,000(est)
Jan Broberg Felt2003$31,000$53,000(est)
Cragun Foulger2003$26,000$44,000(est)
Mark Gollaher2003$22,000$37,000(est)
Kirby Heyborne2003$19,000$33,000(est)
Bruce Newbold2003$17,000$29,000(est)
Bern Kubiak2003$16,000$27,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating3.0
IMDb votes549

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$1,680,020$2,864,251
International2003N/AN/A
Worldwide2003$1,680,020$2,864,251

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 Revenue2003$840,010$1,432,126
Digital Rentals ?2003$50,000$85,245
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$9,841,000$16,777,835
Physical Purchases ?2003$17,953,000$30,607,914
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$672,008$1,145,701
Total Revenues2003$29,356,018$50,048,820
Expenses
Budget ?2003$1,500,000$2,557,337
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$1,344,000 (est)$2,291,374 (est)
Participations2003$1,174,000$2,001,542
Residuals ?2003$2,082,000$3,549,584
Interest & Overhead2003$300,000$511,467
Total Expenses2003$6,400,000$10,911,304
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$22,956,018$39,137,515

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