Last Temptation of Christ (1987)
Gross: $8.5 Million (U.S.)Religion has always been an area that Hollywood has been reluctant to tread upon, but when America's greatest living director tried his hand at an unconventional take on the life of Christ, Universal was offered $6.5 million by Christian groups to destroy the film before it was released. VHS rental behemoth Blockbuster refused to carry it when it was released on video. The resulting controversy ensured that 25 years later we are still talking about an idiosyncratic midperiod Scorsese picture.
