“Jesus Revolution” premiered in February with more fanfare than industry wonks expected. On a slim budget of $15 million, the film grossed more than $54 million worldwide. On its opening weekend, the movie doubled expectations.
One of the directors on the project, Jon Erwin, is no stranger to making successful movies geared toward a Christian audience.
Erwin and his brother, Andrew Erwin, made the biopic “I Can Only Imagine” about the lead singer of MercyMe, Bart Millard. With a production budget of $7 million, the movie made more than 10 times that, clocking in at $86 million worldwide.
Now Jon Erwin has his sights set on creating a production company called The Wonder Project with Netflix executive Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten. The goal? To become “a trusted brand that serves the faith and values audience globally with movies and TV shows they didn’t know were possible.”
