I Can Only Imagine
The song you know. The story you don't.
Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur.When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son.Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
- Director
- Jon Erwin
- Worldwide
- $86M
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What It's About
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Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
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Box Office & Release
I Can Only Imagine returned 12.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $86M
- Release date
- Feb 14, 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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