The drama against trafficking Sound of Freedom is breaking geographic boundaries just as effectively as it storms the box office with the Angel Studios production now dominating 18 Latin American countries.
The Jim Caviezel-directed film deals with the horrors of human trafficking, and that universal theme has drawn nearly two million viewers from Mexico City to Caracas and beyond during its opening weekend, according to a released by Angel Studios. seen by The Wire kicks off.
“The domestic box office performance of ‘SOUND OF FREEDOM’ has been an incredible success story, but some industry insiders have argued that our film could not translate that success overseas,” he said Jared Geesey, director of distribution at Angel Studios.
The movie Sound of Freedom (@jimcaviezelfilm) won an enthusiastic new fan: former President Donald Trump, who praised the anti-child-trafficking drama as a “great movie” and “an incredible inspiration” during a screening at his New Jersey club. https://t.co/5c0wERJ2w6
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“We are grateful to our fans for proving them wrong and for making us the number one film in Latin America,” he added. “We’re seeing packed theaters, standing ovations, widespread enthusiasm and strong word of mouth from Buenos Aires to Mexico City to Bogotá to Caracas to Lima and beyond.”
“We set a goal of reaching 2 million advance ticket sales, which took a full week in the US, and we hit that goal in just four days in Latin America,” continued Geesy. “This film is quickly becoming a global movement for change.”
The entry into the Latin American market follows a successful summer for the work that comes from the same studio responsible for the popular faith-based TV series. The chosen one.
Like Breitbart News reportedby the end of August, it had amassed a staggering $178 million at the US box office alone.
This is coming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174 million), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ($165 million), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ($157 million), quick x ($146 million), the flash ($108 million) i Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves ($93 million).
currentlySound of Freedom is the 9th the biggest money maker of the year. Number eight is John Wick: Chapter 4, with 187 million dollars. In his 7th liberation weekend, Sound of Freedom deleted $2.6 million.
“Sound of Freedom” has now surpassed summer blockbusters Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174 million), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One ($165 million), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ($157 million dollars) and Fast X ($146 million) domestically. pic.twitter.com/bj9zmZIhdo
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The good news doesn’t stop there.
Sound of Freedom has already announced distribution plans to foreign countries outside of the Latin American market, with which it has already arrived with great promise.
The film became the number one film in New Zealand on its opening weekend and is second in Australia after opening in both countries on August 24, the statement from press