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‘Heaven Is for Real’ is the latest Christian film to exceed expectations. From Sony’s TriStar label, the movie opened Wednesday and earned an impressive $28.5 million in its first five days. Produced by Bishop T. D. Jakes, director Randall Wallace and Hollywood veteran Joe Roth, Heaven Is for Real stars Greg Kinnear and earned an A CinemaScore. The drama did its biggest business in the country’s Bible Belt, but appealed to mainstream audiences as well. The movie is based on the real-life story of Nebraska pastor Todd Burpo, whose young son said he found himself in heaven during emergency surgery.…