Jim Caviezel (L) in Sound of Freedom (Angel Studios image)
July 16, 2023
While the opening weekend hubbub of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One dominated the theatrical box office, Angel Studios’ faith-based Sound of Freedom achieved what no other major box office release this year has: A significant uptick in second weekend ticket sales to finish No. 2 through July 16.
Starring Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ) as an ex-G-Man hunting down child traffickers and recuing children, the movie sold $27 million in tickets, which was up 37% from $19.7 million in revenue from its opening weekend. The movie, which also stars Mira Sorvino and Bill Camp, has sold $85 million in tickets worldwide and is projected to top $100 million through next weekend.
Rounding out the podium is Sony/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Blumhouse’s Insidious: The Red Door, which is projected to make $13 million for the weekend, bringing its total domestic gross to $58 million through two weekends; $122.6 million globally.
Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny finished No. 4, adding $12 million, to up its North American tally to $145.3 million; $275 million worldwide. Disney/Pixar Animation’s Elemental followed with $8.7 million, to up its five-week North American tally past $125 million, $270 million globally.
Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse made another $6 million for the weekend, bringing its total domestic gross to $368.8 million through Sunday, and $663.5 million globally. The studio’s comedy No Hard Feelings added $3.3 million for the weekend, bringing its total domestic gross to $46.6 million through Sunday; $77.6 million worldwide.
Finally, Paramount’s other major release, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts added $3.42 million to up its six week North American total near $153 million; $415 million worldwide.