Well, we'll see.
The hype alone about this movie is probably going to guarantee that it draws a huge opening audience. Whether it continues to earn money will depend, principally, on the quality of the production. Very few people are going to be turned off by the characterization of the jews as greedy money lenders. I saw an interview last night with a rabbi whose comments were, in my view, not very strong. If the film is anti-semitic it is so sotto voce that the vast majority of people will not pick up on it. I have heard for years the story about the Jews' role in the crucifixion of Christ and have no doubt that it is largely fabricated out of whole cloth. But, when you think about it, it makes for great tension in the whole story, n'est pas? A creative person would be sorely tempted to use it....
If anyone gets their religion from this movie, woe is us. Thinking people will parse out the nonsense. Bigots will wallow in it.
-Robert