"It's from our computer and it's absolutely a coincidence," Smith said. "It has nothing to do with the film company or any vendor. It's completely in our computer. Several people have commented on it, but only one made a stink about it."

That person asked for her tickets to be substituted and was given passes in exchange. She declined to talk about it with a reporter, but a family spokesperson said they had found Scriptures that eased their mind on the 666 reference.

"I've got a feeling that the person who wanted us to exchange the ticket thought the devil had something to do with it," Smith said. "They didn't want it in their possession.

"She just said that she had this superstition about the 666 number," said Smith. "She said she just felt uncomfortable having those tickets in her possession."

Erica Diaz, who worked the ticket window Saturday, said she had heard quite a few comments about the numbering.

"A lot of people have asked what the numbers mean, some said it seemed odd, some said it was inappropriate," Diaz said.

Robin Miller, the general manager of the theater, says "The Passion" will leave its mark.

"It looks like this movie will set a record [for attendance in Rome]," she said, breaking that of "Titanic."

The movie theater is showing "The Passion" on two screens and had sold out all showings Saturday and today. Smith said he's using one auditorium for church groups exclusively.

"We're sold out for church groups for almost three weeks," he said.