War Room (film)

War Room
War Room
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alex Kendrick
Written by	Alex Kendrick; Stephen Kendrick;
Produced by	Stephen Kendrick; Gary Wheeler;
Starring	Priscilla Shirer; T.C. Stallings; Karen Abercrombie; Alex Kendrick; Michael Jr.;
Cinematography	Bob M. Scott
Edited by	Alex Kendrick; Steve Hullfish;
Music by	Paul Mills
Production; companies	TriStar Pictures; Provident Films; Affirm Films; Kendrick Brothers;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 28, 2015 (United States);
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$74 million

War Room is a 2015 American Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and written by him and Stephen Kendrick. It is the Kendrick brothers' fifth film and their first through their subsidiary, Kendrick Brothers Productions.^[4]^[5]^[6] The film was produced by Provident Films, Affirm Films and TriStar Pictures in partnership with the Kendrick brothers.

The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in North American theaters on August 28, 2015, and received generally negative reviews from secular critics, while Christian critics gave generally positive reviews, and became a box office success and a sleeper hit, grossing $74 million worldwide^[7]^[8]^[9] including $67.8 million domestically to become the 7th highest-grossing Christian film in the United States.^[10] A spin-off titled The Forge (Also made by the Kendrick Brothers), was released on August 23, 2024.

^ "AMC Theatres: War Room". AMC Theatres. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ Jonathan Merritt (August 13, 2015). "Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed faith films". Religion News. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference Numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Fifth Kendrick film, 'War Room,' to be released in August". www.albanyherald.com. February 2015.
^ "Update". sherwoodpictures.com.
^ "Kendrick Brothers movie, 'War Room,' out in theaters this weekend". Albany Herald. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "War Room Is Coming to Theaters August 28!". kendrickbrothers.com.
^ The Deadline Team (January 30, 2015). "Faith-Based Family Drama 'War Room' Set For August Premiere". Deadline.
^ King, Cecelia (September 1, 2015). "'War Room' displays box office clout of a faith-based audience". Washington Post. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
^ "Christian Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[1] "AMC Theatres: War Room". AMC Theatres. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[black-2] Jonathan Merritt (August 13, 2015). "Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed faith films". Religion News. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

[Numbers-3] Cite error: The named reference Numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Fifth Kendrick film, 'War Room,' to be released in August". www.albanyherald.com. February 2015.

[5] "Update". sherwoodpictures.com.

[out-6] "Kendrick Brothers movie, 'War Room,' out in theaters this weekend". Albany Herald. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[7] "War Room Is Coming to Theaters August 28!". kendrickbrothers.com.

[8] The Deadline Team (January 30, 2015). "Faith-Based Family Drama 'War Room' Set For August Premiere". Deadline.

[King-9] King, Cecelia (September 1, 2015). "'War Room' displays box office clout of a faith-based audience". Washington Post. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

[10] "Christian Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

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