Sensational: “Sound of freedom”, the film against child trafficking, in second place in the US box office
Sound of Freedom, an anti-human trafficking film made by Catholic directors Eduardo Verástegui and Alejandro Monteverde and starring Catholic actor Jim Caviezel, continues to climb the box office charts.
The film currently sits behind the new Mission Impossible at no. 2 in the box office charts, beating out other anticipated summer hits, according to Box Office Mojo.
Sound of Freedom opened in theaters nationwide on July 4th and was incredibly successful on its opening day as it peaked at No. 1 at the box office, beating out the fifth installment of Disney's "Indiana Jones" and grossing $14.24 million.
The film was originally produced by 20th Century Fox and finished in 2018, but was dropped after Disney bought the studio. Only after being acquired by Angel Studios, known for its TV show The Chosen, did Sound of Freedom finally hit theaters. It seems clear that Disney did not want this type of film to circulate. Yet at the box office it was a huge success in the US, as you can see from the table below.
In more than one week, the film increased its weekly gross from $20 million to $27 million, totaling $85.5 million since its opening.
Additionally, Sound of Freedom made box office history when its revenue was up 37% from the previous week's earnings.
Bradon Purdie, head of theatrical distribution at Angel Studios, said in a press release published on July 16: “There have only been 10 blockbuster films in box office history that had a second weekend increase of more than 35%. compared to their opening. weekend. All of them achieved this milestone during Christmas. Angel Studios is the only studio to accomplish this feat during the summer blockbuster Sound of Freedom season.”
“While the entire lineup of summer films is underperforming at the box office, our small independent film continues to grow week after week. Driven by millions of fans and supporters, Sound of Freedom has become a national – and soon international – movement for change,” said Jared Geesey, senior vice president of global distribution at Angel Studios.
Sound of Freedom tells the true story of Tim Ballard, a Homeland Security agent who, after rescuing a young boy from traffickers, discovers that the boy's sister is still a prisoner. He quits his job and risks his life by embarking on a perilous journey through the Colombian jungle to save the little girl. During the mission, Ballard ends up rescuing 123 people, 55 of them children.
In a June interview with CNA, Caviezel said Sound of Freedom "is the best film I've made since the Passion of the Christ."
Verástegui shared in an interview with CNA's Spanish-language news partner ACI Prensa that he sees the film's success as a "miracle." He explained why he believes this is the case.
“Many doors have been closed to us in recent years; Disney, Netflix, Amazon and other distribution companies have said “no, this film is not for us, it is not a good business, no one will see a film about child trafficking,” they said. Faced with these rejections, we had two options: give up and throw in the towel, or – when it comes to saving lives – don't give up, carry on and persevere for as long as necessary”.
Instead, the film is an incredibly good deal, even economically: with a budget of 14.7 million dollars, it has already collected almost 90 at the box office, indeed more than 90 according to Wikipedia which has just dedicated a page to it, after trying to ignore it . Angel Studio, which bought the exclusive distribution rights from Disney, which kept the film still in a drawer, also acted in an innovative way from a financial point of view, presenting the project online to 100,000 potential investors (Angel Guild) who accepted in a few days, also because everyone's share was small.
Disney makes one flop after another and sells the only film that would have guaranteed a profit. The saying is really true: “Get woke, go broke”
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