Box Office Shocker: Love and Mercy: Faustina Tops Box Offices

"Love and Mercy: Faustina" will be featured at several local theaters, AMC Elmwood, AMC Westbank, The Grand 16 in Slidell, and both the MT Covington and Regal Covington Stadium 14 in Covington are featuring the movie at 7 pm on December 2. To purchase tickets, click here.
 

In a battle of good vs. evil at the box office, “Love and Mercy: Faustina,” a one-night-only release, was the second-highest-grossing movie on Monday, Oct. 28, garnering $1.4 million and toppling big-budget films, such as “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” “Zombieland: Double Tap” and “The Addams Family.” It fell just short of besting box office juggernaut “Joker,” which pulled in $1.8 million on Oct. 28.

Due to the overwhelming demand for the film, including a number of sold-out shows across the country, Fathom Events has added an encore showing of “Love and Mercy: Faustina”: Monday, Dec. 2.

“I’m immensely grateful for the warm reception ‘Love and Mercy: Faustina’ and the Divine Mercy message have received in the U.S.,” said Kamila Kamińska, the actress who plays Sr. Faustina in “Love and Mercy: Faustina.” “It’s a blessing that this beautiful film has given us numerous opportunities to spread the Divine Mercy devotion.”

“Love and Mercy: Faustina” is a docudrama that follows the incredible call of St. Faustina to religious life and the healing effects of the Divine Mercy message on countless people around the world.

The docudrama was written and directed by Michal Kondrat, a Polish filmmaker who experienced his own personal encounter with the Divine Mercy in his life. The film opened in Poland last year to sell-out audiences.

Watch the trailer for “Love and Mercy: Faustina”: https://youtu.be/Ou63-UX7YbQ.

The movie has received rave reviews from the Catholic media:

“Please, see this film, because it explains why Divine Mercy Sunday and its chaplet are so important. Indeed, heaven is at stake.”
- The Catholic Thing
 
“For those for whom the Divine Mercy holds a special place in their lives, ‘Love and Mercy: Faustina’ will be time well spent.”
- Aleteia

Tickets for the encore showing of “Love and Mercy: Faustina” are now available and can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 800 select movie theaters. For a complete list of theater locations, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

“Love and Mercy: Faustina” begins with St. Faustina before Christ called her to religious life and follows her as she not only answers Christ’s call but receives the image of the Divine Mercy in a vision in 1931 in a tiny town in Poland. The image does not become a tangible reality until years later when her confessor convinces a local artist to paint the image. While St. Faustina would not live to see the world venerate the image of the Divine Mercy, her confessor sought Vatican approval and was met with many obstacles. It wasn’t until Pope John Paul II took interest in the image and St. Faustina’s story that the image was spread worldwide. Additionally, unique scientific analysis shown in “Love and Mercy: Faustina” proves that St. Faustina did see Christ in her vision.

For artwork/photos related to “Love and Mercy: Faustina,” please visit http://www.loveandmercymovie.com.