Total as of March 28th, 2004: $315,020,000

ONE MONTH AFTER “THE PASSION”: BODY COUNT—ZERO

"Last summer, Boston University professor Paula Fredriksen predicted, with no uncertainty, that ‘when violence breaks out’ (following the opening of ‘The Passion of the Christ’) Mel Gibson will have some explaining to do."

The movie now has the chance to enter the top 10 domestic grossing movies of all time!