I asked for your help getting my book into book stores, now Mel Gibson is asking for our help getting his movie into theaters. The following was an email sent from "The Passion of The Christ Fan Website:

IT'S OFFICIAL! You can now buy ADVANCE TICKETS to see Mel Gibson's "The
Passion of The Christ". Icon Productions has set up a toll-free ticket hotline for your ordering requests (see below for telephone number). The best way to show your support for the film now is to purchase advance tickets. This sends a clear message to theaters across the world that people really are interested in seeing this film. The more people that buy advance
tickets, the more theaters will carry the movie. The more theaters that carry the movie, the more people will get a chance to see it.

Advance tickets are currently only available for the UNITED STATES and
CANADA.

Many of you have already told us that advance tickets would make great Christmas gifts! Well now you can get them after all.  There also may be discounts for qualifying large group sales.

Please be patient when calling as there will hopefully be an overwhelming response to purchase tickets! You may have to hold for a short time when calling before getting an operator.  If you get a busy signal, please try again at a later time.

It's great news -- there are now distributors for the United States and Canada and many theaters have agreed to carry the film!  The film will be launched on February 25, 2004 in both the United States and Canada. (Details for other countries hopefully coming soon). Icon Productions has now made available the toll-free telephone hotline open 24 hours/day for advance tickets. Although some theaters have agreed to carry the film, some still have not. If people buy advance tickets and show their support of this movie, it increases the likelihood that more theaters will get on board and carry the film.

Individual tickets and groups tickets can be purchased. In fact, large groups have already been known to order all tickets for an entire theater! If you have a group or congregation that wants to see this film, there may be discounts for qualifying groups. So, tell everyone about this great
opportunity to get this important film into even more theaters!

If you live in the United States or Canada and would like to order advance tickets please call:
(888) 227 - 1152 or visit our website for more details:

http://www.passion-movie.com/english/tickets.html

We can achieve an amazing impact on the acceptance of this film if we can reach our website goals. We believe that if each qualifying person that receives this email can get a group of at least 5 people to see this film and order advance tickets, it will have a tremendous impact. So, if you were planning to see this film and know others who were too, please consider the purchase of advance tickets.  And please pass this email on to everyone you think might be interested. (The film still may not be available in all areas - please visit our website or call the toll-free number for more information).

The toll-free phone number is ONLY for pre-sale questions and advance ticket sales, so please use it responsibly.

Also, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website for more information regarding the film:

http://www.passion-movie.com/english/faq.html

Sincerely,

The Team at Passion-Movie.com

Herb