22 YEAR OLD PASSION OF THE CHRIST HITS A BILLION

GIBSON & CAVEZIEL WERE OSTRACIZED AND ALIENATED BY JEWISH HOLLYWOOD (JOLLYWOOD) AND HAD THEIR CAREERS DESTROYED BUT THE FILM HAS GROSSED OVER $1,000,000,000,000 (A BILLION USD) SINCE ITS RELEASE... PREVIOUS #'S: The Passion of the Christ grossed $612.1 million globally during its original theatrical run, which included $370.8 million in the United States and Canada and $239.3 million internationally. Produced on an estimated budget of $30 million, it remains the highest-grossing Christian film of all time. EVEN CAVESIEL ACCEPTS HIS OSTRACISM; A passionate Christian, Caviezel told the audience at the First Baptist Church of Orlando he had learned to accept that the destruction of his acting career was a price worth paying. "We have to give up our names, our reputations, our lives to speak the truth," he said. Though he labelled Gibson "a horrible sinner", he said the actor turned film-maker should not be vilified. "Mel Gibson doesn't need your judgment, he needs your prayers," Caviezel said. The Passion of the Christ was an enormous box office hit in 2004, taking more than $600m worldwide after attracting huge numbers of religious filmgoers.