as Sarah Stafford Famke Janssen as Duchess Nina Dobrev as Mae Eric Dane as Duke Production Filming concluded in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2020. The film itself was announced in April 2020, with D.J. Caruso directing and Roma Downey and Francine Rivers executive producing. Rivers also wrote the script, along with Caruso. Redeeming Love marks the second collaboration between producers Cindy Bond and Simon Swart, the first being 2018's I Can Only Imagine. Wayne Fitzjohn, Michael Scott, and Brittany Yost also produce. The film was released digitally on February 8, 2022, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 8, 2022 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Release The film was released in theaters on January 21, 2022 in the United States. The film was released for VOD platforms on February 8, 2022, followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release on March 8, 2022. Reception Box office Universal Pictures put the film went into wide release, in 1,903 theaters, on January 21, 2022. Projected to gross less than $5 million domestically in its first three days, it earned $3.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing fourth at the box office. The film dropped out of the box office top ten in its fourth weekend, finishing twelfth with $354,835. The film was a box office bomb, taking in $9.46 million worldwide, against a budget of $30 million. Critical response On Metacritic, the film has a score of 32% based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." References External links 2022 romantic drama films 2022 Western (genre) films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films American romantic drama films American Western (genre) films Book of Hosea Films about the California Gold Rush Films about prostitution in the United States Films based on adaptations Films based on American novels Films based on the Hebrew Bible Films based on romance novels Films based on Western (genre) novels Films directed by D. J. Caruso Films produced by David A. R. White Films scored by Brian Tyler Films set in the 1850s Films set in Boston Films set in California Films set in San Francisco Films shot in South Africa Incest in film Pure Flix Entertainment films Universal Pictures films