Golden Compass update

Baptist Press - 'Golden Compass' disappoints at box office - News with a Christian Perspective

I never intended any of my previous posts about Golden Compass to be a call for boycott, only a warning to Christians to make an informed choice, especially with regard to allowing their children to see the movie. A boycott focuses on influencing the behavior of the movie studios and theaters by negatively impacting their revenues. My focus is on protecting the hearts, minds and souls of believers. That being said, it appears the warnings by email and the blogosphere may have had some impact. The Baptist Press article referenced above compares the opening weeks of Golden Compass with those of Narnia.

Although the movie may not have lived up to the pro-Christian Narnia, it seems to me that it has still done well financially, and will certainly turn a nice profit. It is not in the black yet, but it's been out less than two full weeks. It seems to me that is somewhat premature to be hanging a "Mission Accomplished" sign on the wall just yet.