"Disney owned the rights to this film with no plan to release it. Angel studios bought the rights. Took it to Amazon, got turned down. Took it to Netflix, got turned down. Decided to pre-sell tickets and was able to get it in 2600 theaters and beat out Disney’s Indiana Jones on July 4th. The film is based on a true story. “
Post by William Jennings
Indiana Jones Budget $294.7 million
Sound of Freedom Budget $15 million
Indiana Jones (Disney) released in around 4600 theatres
Sound of Freedom (Angel Studios) released in around 2600 theatres
Indiana Jones July 4 collection-11.5 million
Sound of Freedom July 4 gross collection 14million - BOOM!!!
I'll probably see this movie before I see Indiana Jones but...
A little context. SOF tickets were presale.
"It turns out that the day of the week that July 4 falls on can have a huge impact on how movies perform at the box office around the holiday. CNBC analyzed box office performance data from Box Office Mojo for the week of July 4 over the past 13 years.
“Most people are going to barbecues and fireworks displays,” said Bruce Nash, founder of Nash Information Services, which tracks the film industry. “So it tends to be very quiet for movies.”
Despite “The Sound of Freedom’s” impressive holiday run, the latest “Indiana Jones” installment, which hit theaters on June 30, is outperforming the anti-child trafficking film overall. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” has made more than $83 million domestically and more than $154 million worldwide during its first six days on screen, per Box Office Mojo
“The Flash,” which hit theaters on June 16, is also outperforming “The Sound of Freedom” overall. The superhero movie has made more than $101 million domestically and $247 million worldwide at the box office so far, according to Box Office Mojo.
The majority of “The Sound of Freedom” opening day profits came from pre-sales. In a press release sent to the Deseret News, Angel Studios revealed that ‘The Sound of Freedom” topped $10 million in pre-sales ahead of its July 4 theatrical release."
But again, I'm likely to see it rather than Jones. Sounds interesting