'Passion' Already Tops 'Last Temptation' at Box Office

Here's a fun fact sure to enrage Mel Gibson's enemies, whose constant attacks have only given him and his movie more free publicity. On a hunch we did some research and found that "The Passion of the Christ" has already beat the equally controversial "Last Temptation of Christ" in ticket sales.

As of last week, theaters had already reported $8 million in advance sales for Gibson's movie, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Saturday.

At this rate, "The Passion" will by Wednesday's launch have easily outsold Martin Scorsese's 1988 dud, which offended many Christians with its randy Jesus and its ridiculous Brooklyn-accented Judas.

"Last Temptation" had a domestic gross of only $8.38 million for its entire run, according to the Wall Street Journal, quoting Exhibitor Relations Co. Its three-day open was a woeful $400,000.

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