{"id":1992032,"date":"2023-08-05T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T20:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-breaks-150-million-despite-facing-resistance\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T20:29:09","slug":"sound-of-freedom-breaks-150-million-despite-facing-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-breaks-150-million-despite-facing-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sound of Freedom&#8217; surpasses $150M despite opposition."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsound-of-freedom-breaks-150-million-despite-facing-resistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alejandro \u200cMonteverde and Rod\u200b Barr attend\u200b the\u2062 premiere\u2064 of \u201cSound\u200c of\u2062 Freedom\u201d\u200c on June 28, 2023 in Vineyard, Utah. \u2064(Photo by\u2064 Fred Hayes\/Getty Images for Angel Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy \u2064Francis<\/a><br \/>1:25 PM \u2013 Saturday, August 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The movie \u201cSound of Freedom\u201d has reached a major milestone, earning \u2063over \u200b$150 \u2064million at the box office in\u2064 the four \u2064weeks since its\u200b release.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The anti-human\u2062 trafficking movie Sound of Freedom starring Jim Caviezel is\u2063 close \u200dto collecting\u200d $150 million at\u2063 the US \u200cbox office\u2064 defeating\u2064 all odds\ud83d\udd25. The budget of the movie\u2064 is nearly $15 million. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POrjnjqj9G\">pic.twitter.com\/POrjnjqj9G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sachinettiyil\/status\/1686722308889788419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2,\u2064 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The movie tells the story of Tim Ballard, an American anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">human trafficking<\/a>\u200c activist who \u200dfounded\u200c Operation Underground Railroad. Ballard had served 12 years in the Department of\u2063 Homeland \u200bSecurity, but decided to \u200bquit \u2062after he was told to \u200cstand down while trying to \u200dfree kids from \u2063human traffickers in South\u200b America.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the DHS he stayed in Columbia in order to \u200cconduct a dangerous mission \u2062to\u200c rescue a \u200cgroup of kids who were being held captive\u200b by child traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>The movie \u2062itself\u2063 had concluded filming and \u2064was a \u2062finished product in 2018, and \u200dwas then \u2063bought\u2064 by Fox \u200bentertainment. However, \u2062after Disney bought Fox entertainment, the film was \u2063shelved and\u200c not \u200breleased until the\u2064 distribution rights were sold to Angel Studios \u200cyears later.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062movie was released on July 4<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200b 2023 by Angel\u2062 Studios \u200dwhich\u200d states on their website that\u200b their mission is to build a \u201chome for stories that amplify light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With\u200b a \u2064total budget of \u2063$14.5 million, and very limited \u200cmarketing,\u200d the movie surpassed\u200c expectations and as of Saturday has made $158,640,670 according to BoxOfficeMojo, more \u2064than ten times its budget.<\/p>\n<p>The movie has seen tremendous success even \u200bthough it has yet to be released \u200dinternationally, being only released \u200din the United\u2062 States and Canada so far.<\/p>\n<p>With almost \u200cno\u2063 marketing for movie, which currently boasts a 99% \u2064audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, the studio \u2064implemented the pay it forward method because of their belief in the strong message that it\u200d delivers, and \u2062to \u2064get as many people to view it as \u200bpossible.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal was to have audiences across the country pay for extra tickets on the studio\u2019s website so \u200dthat \u200bothers,\u2063 who\u2062 cannot\u200d afford \u2064to buy a ticket, are able to claim \u2062them and view the film as well.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was to have two million tickets available for the public.\u2062 As of Saturday, the website currently has 14,526,355 tickets available to be\u2063 claimed.<\/p>\n<p>45<sup>th<\/sup> President Donald Trump\u200c also supported the film, and\u200c hosted a free screening at his private golf \u200cclub in New Jersey in July. The screening was \u200dattended by Ballard, the actor \u2062who\u200c portrays\u200c him, Jim Caviezel, and the movie\u2019s producer, Eduardo Verastegui.<\/p>\n<p>The Slave 2 Nothing\u2064 foundation, created by In-N-Out\u2019s owner Lynsi Snyder, which also\u200d works against \u200chuman trafficking and assists individuals with substance abuse,\u200d has decided to support the film and is hosting\u200c six free screening of the movie throughout August at various movie theaters in\u2062 California, Texas, and\u200c Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>The registration forms for the screening \u2063are on the foundation\u2019s website, which states that \u201ctickets are free \u2064on a first come, first served basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although\u2064 being attacked as a \u201cQAnon conspiracy theory movie,\u201d the film, which also has a message for \u200dthe audience from Caviezel at its\u200d conclusion, has \u200bseen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sound-of-freedom-breaks-150-million-despite-facing-resistance\/\" title=\"'Sound of Freedom' surpasses 0M despite opposition.\">tremendous success largely due<\/a> to\u200c the audience \u2062and word of mouth, along with\u2064 Caviezel\u2019s dedication to bring awareness to the movie \u200band the crisis\u200c of child trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>When \u200casked about his dedication and motivation to work on this film,\u2062 Caviezel replied by saying that\u2062 \u201cGod\u2019s children are not \u200dfor sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2062news blasts directly to\u2062 your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in\u2064 the U.S. and \u200baround the world. One \u200cAmerica\u2019s Rachel Acenas brings us the latest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Carole Lieberman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u2064Tom MacDonald<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Gregory Angelo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u2064David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department\u2019s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google \u2062of unlawfully maintaining\u2026 \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u200d-A U.S. judge hearing the \u2064Justice Department\u2019s antitrust\u200b lawsuit\u200d accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Thirty-seven Ericsson shareholders are \u2063suing the Swedish telecoms company for a combined 1.8\u2062 billion Swedish crowns ($170 million), saying\u200b its\u2026 \u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM \u2063(Reuters) -Thirty-seven Ericsson\u200c shareholders are suing the\u2064 Swedish telecoms\u200b company for\u2063 a combined 1.8 billion\u2064 Swedish crowns\u200b ($170 million), saying its\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alejandro Monteverde and Rod Barr grace the premiere of &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; in Vineyard, Utah. The film achieves a significant feat, grossing $150 million at the box office. OAN&#8217;s Roy Francis reports on this accomplishment. 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