on DVD. Box office Produced for $1.5 million, Book of Mormon opened in 29 theaters on September 12, 2003 and made $114,573 in its first weekend, ranking number 41 in the domestic box office. The film played for 35 weeks before closing on May 13, 2004, its widest release being 38 theaters, and it had grossed $1,680,020. It is the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of LDS cinema. Critical reception The film was widely panned by Latter-day Saint and non-Latter-day Saint critics. Variety described it as "[w]ell meaning but often as tediously earnest as a Sunday sermon" In the Mormon Blogosphere, A Motley Vision gave it a grade of C−. In a 2010 literary study of the Book of Mormon, scholar Grant Hardy mentioned the film as "a not entirely successful attempt to bring the Book of Mormon to the big screen.":20 Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes scored 17% of 6 critics giving the film a positive review. Soundtrack "Prologue/Joseph Meets Moroni" (01:48) "Main Theme" (02:31) "Playing Ball" (00:19) "I Nephi" (01:48) "Lucan Gets Laban" (01:39) "We Shall Never See This House Again" (01:32) "Leaving Jerusalem" (01:34) "In the Presence of Deity" (02:26) "Brothers Return From Brass Plates" (01:38) "Laman's Chase" (00:48) "Nephi Sneaking Into Jerusalem" (02:15) "Beheading of Laban" (02:28) "Returned to the Tent of My Father" (00:38) "Return for Ishmael's Family" (01:15) "Love Theme" (03:37) "Nephi's Vision" (03:26) "Wedding & Celebration" (02:55) "Wandering in the Desert" (02:36) "Ishmael's Death/Bountiful" (03:03) "Enticing" (01:35) "Storm at Sea" (03:00) "The Promised Land" (03:42) "Lehi's Death" (03:33) "Attack at Night" (00:48) "I Miss My Brothers" (02:25) "Sam's Journey" (00:53) "Lamanites" (02:29) "End Theme" (05:37) "Forever Will Be" (03:50) Notes References External links 2000s adventure drama films 2003 independent films American adventure drama films American independent films Films about religion Films set in Jerusalem Films set in the 6th century BC Films shot in Utah Mormon cinema Films based on the Book of Mormon 2003 drama films Halestorm Entertainment films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films