"The Chosen" Season 4 Set for Theatrical Premiere, The CW’s Plans TBD
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Oct. 16, 2023


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As The CW‘s back-to-back-to-back airing of "The Chosen‘s" first three seasons continues each Sunday night, we now have news on Season 4.

In what is being touted as a “first” for a streaming series, the complete fourth season will first be released exclusively in theaters, distributed by Fathom Events.



Season 4’s theatrical rollout will begin with a two-week run of Episodes 1-3 beginning Feb. 1, 2024, followed by Episodes 4-6 (on Feb. 15) and Episodes 7-8 (on Feb. 29), all via Fathom Events screenings in the U.S. and Canada.

Episodes will also be released in theaters in LATAM, the UK, Poland, Australia and New Zealand (via a consortium of distributors).



Once the full-season run in theaters concludes, a premiere date will be announced for streaming platforms including The Chosen TV and mobile apps, broadcast and cable TV.

The CW has yet to confirm any plans to air Season 4.

https://tvline.com/news/the-chosen-season-4-release-date-trailer-theaters-streaming-1235061446/

The Chosen: S4 Episodes 1-3 Rises to Second Place
by Box Office Staff
Feb. 4, 2024


The biggest surprise on the movie charts this weekend was not even a movie, but Fathom Events’ screening of the first three episodes of "The Chosen‘s" fourth season, which came in at $6,035,823 for second place.

This does not include $1,433,216 in Thursday previews for the faith-based show. This limited engagement event, scheduled to play through February 14, was screened at over 2,300 locations; the largest-ever reported footprint for a Fathom release.




Angel Studios’ Christian-themed series starring Jonathan Roumie as Jesus has been a crowdfunded streaming success since 2017, with over 100 million reported viewers.

The Chosen Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2 grossed nearly twice Season 4, taking in $11,865,561 million and the #2 spot in November 2022 on 2,027 screens. Those episodes eventually took in a cume of $14.5 million over three weeks.

Theatrical events in 2023 for The Chosen Season 3 Finale ($5.5 million) and Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night ($4.6 million) also performed well.




If The Chosen: S4 Episodes 1-3 can hold on to a large enough chunk of its theater count it could easily best recent religious hits like 2023’s Journey to Bethlehem ($7.7 million) and His Only Son ($13.5 million). The Season 4 release is #29 on the all-time worldwide box office for religious-themed films.

This Season 4 trinity is expected to remain in theaters through February 14 for an Ash Wednesday boost. Given this weekend’s performance, more events for the series could be expected as it moves beyond its popular “#BingeJesus” hashtag into the theatrical arena.

https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-box-office-argylle-takes-top-spot-the-chose-rises-to-second-place-debut/

I prefer to wait for it to be on TV.