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‘Sound Of Freedom’ Box Office: A Look Inside The Revenue Of Angel Studios’ Pay-It-Forward Hit
"Sound of Freedom" distributor Angel Studios says nearly 84% of the free tickets offered to patrons by other ticket buyers were ultimately redeemed.
With Jim Caviezel starring as real-life anti-child-trafficking activist Tim Ballard, the film became a left-field box office smash in 2023, outdoing mega-budget Hollywood titles like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. In an interview arranged by representatives of Angel Studios, Elizabeth Frank, EVP of Worldwide Programming for AMC Theatres, said the distributor is “unencumbered by traditional business practices.” The company’s “fresh perspective and focus on consumers” helps explain why it has brought “projects we normally wouldn’t be seeing in theaters” to the marketplace, she said. With the supply of wide releases severely restricted by the 2023 Hollywood strikes (this past weekend’s Dune extravaganza notwithstanding), Frank concedes that AMC “has a lot to do to rebuild habitual moviegoing,” so newer entrants like Utah-based Angel offer signs of hope.
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