The Second Chance

2006 | Drama, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

Ethan Jenkins (Michael W. Smith) and Jake Sanders (introducing Jeff Obafemi Carr) are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. White and well-to-do Ethan is comfortable in his music ministry at the media-savvy suburban mega-church, The Rock; Jake is a street smart African-American who ministers to the gang members, teen mothers, and drug addicts of the urban Second Chance. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough neighborhood and forced to work side by side, Ethan discovers there is no boundary between the streets and the sanctuary. But can the faith these two men share overcome the prejudices that divide them to give themselves and a struggling urban church a second chance?

Scores

Overall Score
32.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.3%
Review Aggregate
48.8

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Mitchum2006$8,000$12,000(est)
Jack Palance2006$5,000$8,000(est)
Linda Darnell2006$4,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes1,362

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$463,542$721,295
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$463,542$721,295

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 Revenue2006$231,771$360,648
Digital Rentals ?2006$212,000$329,883
Digital Purchases ?2006$65,000$101,143
Physical Rentals ?2006$6,712,000$10,444,218
Physical Purchases ?2006$15,833,000$24,636,964
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$194,688$302,944
Total Revenues2006$23,248,459$36,175,800
Expenses
Budget ?2006$510,000 (est)$793,586 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$371,000 (est)$577,295 (est)
Participations2006$930,000$1,447,128
Residuals ?2006$1,680,000$2,614,167
Interest & Overhead2006$102,000$158,717
Total Expenses2006$3,593,000$5,590,893
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$19,655,459$30,584,907

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
The Passion of the Christ posterThe Passion of the Christ2004Shared genres: 390.4$348,094,098
I Can Only Imagine posterI Can Only Imagine2018Shared genres: 379.9$56,176,574
Heaven Is for Real posterHeaven Is for Real2014Shared genres: 378.8$60,411,348
The Letters posterThe Letters2015Shared genres: 378.6$-4,993,326
The Shack posterThe Shack2017Shared genres: 377.1$23,198,090