'The Passion' poised to continue climbing

Tuesday, March 2, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- After opening with an astonishing $125.2 million over five days, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is positioned to get even bigger as the Roman Catholic season of Lent leads up to Easter on April 11.

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