The Passion of the Christ (formerly known by the working titles Mel Gibson Gets Drunk and Death of a Jesus, and later as Mel Gibson Gets Drunk, Than Gets Rich off of The Christ Dying) is a 2004 American horror/snuff film released in 2004 and directed by Mel Gibson. It is the first (and most successful) Christian horror/snuff film and has grossed $611,899,420 in America. Mel Gibson has also been optimistic that the film will perform equally well when it is released to the rest of the world in 2023. The film focuses on non-religious values such as gore, whipping, nailing through bone to wood, gore, violence, comedy, and more violence, and there was something about money and greed in the beginning.