Why not go see Bella this weekend, encourage others to go, or bring new people to see it with you for a second time? Yes I am still in “Bella mode,” trying to help promote the film. It has done incredibly well so far. Last weeks numbers were probably even more impressive as it was up against two big budget films “American Gangster” and “Bee Movie.” Despite that potential drawback, Bella held the third highest per screen rating and managed to be the only film in the top 20 that was showing on less than 300 theaters (ranked 17).

“But this will be the busiest movie-going season in the history of movies,” Howard Cohen, co-president of the movie’s distribution company, Roadside Attrations, told the Orange County Register newspaper. ” ‘Bella’ is going to have to have a rabid fan base. It’s got to have its own steam.”

This will be a big test for Bella. Not only are there new movies coming out with even bigger names, such as “Lions for Lambs,” which features Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep and the Vince Vaughn comedy “Fred Claus,” but the two top grossing movies from last week will still be in theaters.

If you want to see more quality, positive and life affirming movies in the future, movies like Bella need your help. The beautiful people behind this movie have a desire to make more movies such as that in the future, but a lot of that depends on the continued success of Bella. They have sacrificed a lot for this vision of theirs and do it all for the glory of God. They aren’t after awards or fortune, but “living Oscars;” those people for whom the movie has a life changing impact. Find a theater near you, or adopt one in your area. I am trying to do the latter.

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