The latest installment of The Chosen series pulled off a surprise performance at the box office during its debut weekend. The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 1 is the title under which Fathom Events is distributing the faith-based franchise’s first batch of episodes of the fifth season. The franchise has now passed a major milestone, proving that television can find an audience in cinemas, provided it’s marketed correctly. The core audience for The Chosen showed up in droves this weekend, as the first batch of episodes debuted in over 2,200 theaters.