{"id":2423103,"date":"2025-04-13T19:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studios-the-king-of-kings-earns-biggest-weekend-for-animated-faith-flick-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T19:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:45:19","slug":"angel-studios-the-king-of-kings-earns-biggest-weekend-for-animated-faith-flick-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-studios-the-king-of-kings-earns-biggest-weekend-for-animated-faith-flick-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Studios The King of Kings earns biggest weekend for animated faith flick &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fangel-studios-the-king-of-kings-earns-biggest-weekend-for-animated-faith-flick-washington-examiner%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=2423103&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--><p>Angel Studios&#8217; latest animated film, *The King of Kings*, has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">achieved remarkable box office success<\/a>, marking the largest opening weekend for any animated faith-based movie. The film, which depicts a father&#8217;s storytelling of Jesus christ to his son, garnered $19 million from 3,200 theaters in North America, surpassing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hannity-breaks-cable-news-record-ousts-larry-king\/\" title=\"Hannity Breaks Cable News Record, Ousts Larry ...\">previous record held<\/a> by *The Prince of Egypt*, which debuted at $14.5 million in 1998. Critics and audiences have responded positively,with the film receiving a 97% approval rating on rotten Tomatoes and an A+ CinemaScore.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Purdie, Angel&#8217;s Global Head of Theatrical Distribution, emphasized that the film&#8217;s success reflects a strong demand for quality family films. Despite competition from *A Minecraft Movie*, *The King of kings* maintained solid earnings through its opening weekend, contributing to Angel Studios&#8217; growing reputation following the success of its earlier release, *Sound of Freedom*. The film&#8217;s debut comes at a time when religious themes are front and center,coinciding with Holy Week activities at the White house,which includes events aiming to celebrate Christianity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Angel Studios The King of Kings earns biggest weekend for animated faith flick<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2090817\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The newest film by Angel Studios has proven to be a winner for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">families<\/a> and audiences, as the film just scored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-says-the-hate-he-receives-for-his-faith-is-nothing-new\/\" title=\"Chris Pratt says the hate he receives for his faith is &#039;nothing new&#039;\">biggest opening weekend<\/a> for any animated faith-based film.<\/p>\n<p><em>The King of Kings<\/em>, which follows a father telling his young son the story of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jesus Christ<\/a>, opened at $19 million across 3,200 theaters in North America, putting it ahead of <em>The Prince of Egypt<\/em>&rsquo;s $14.5 million opening in 1998 for the best opening for animated films based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the Bible<\/a>. The film also got mostly positive reviews from critics and rave reviews from audiences, getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_king_of_kings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a 97% approval rating<\/a> from the latter group on Rotten Tomatoes and earning the coveted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemascore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A+ rating from CinemaScore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3379026\/stephen-a-smith-says-democrats-need-to-address-the-bigger-picture-over-trump\/\">Stephen A. Smith says Democrats need to address the &#8216;bigger picture&#8217; over Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3378870\/snl-angers-christians-during-holy-week-mocking-donald-jesus-trump\/\">SNL angers Christians during Holy Week mocking Donald &lsquo;Jesus&rsquo; Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3377849\/douglas-murray-criticizes-joe-rogan-platform-dangerous-views-international-conflicts\/\">Douglas Murray criticizes Joe Rogan for giving platform to &#8216;dangerous&#8217; views on international conflicts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jesus Christ, voiced by Oscar Isaac, in Angel Studios The King of Kings. (Credit: Angel Studios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Angel Guild picks winners,&rdquo; said Brandon Purdie, Global Head of Theatrical Distribution &amp; Brand Development at Angel. &ldquo;Angel&rsquo;s revolutionary idea is simple: know your audience &ndash; and listen to them. The CinemaScore for <em>The King of Kings <\/em>says it all. The film is one of only 128 films to achieve an A+ CinemaScore, and only the 5th animated film to hold that title that isn&rsquo;t a Pixar\/Disney production. Families want quality films to see together in theaters. This weekend simply reflects what audiences are craving.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The film held up well against fellow competing family film <em>A Minecraft Movie<\/em>, which was on its second weekend and grossed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl746096129\/?ref_=bo_we_table_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">around $80.6 million<\/a>. <em>The King of Kings <\/em>followed with $7 million on Friday, grossing around $6.8 million the day after, and concluding the weekend with approximately $5.2 million on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDhet3EVRac?si=y4Ox6vI-FafAO0uk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3378870\/snl-angers-christians-during-holy-week-mocking-donald-jesus-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SNL ANGERS CHRISTIANS DURING HOLY WEEK MOCKING DONALD &lsquo;JESUS&rsquo; TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest film from Angel Studios comes after the studio made a name for itself with 2023&rsquo;s <em>Sound of Freedom<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt7599146\/?ref_=bo_se_r_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">which grossed $250 million globally<\/a> and told the story of former Homeland Security agent Tim Ballard quitting his job to save children overseas from human trafficking. Since this film&rsquo;s release, Angel Studios has released other films based on true stories, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3166440\/angel-studios-film-dietrich-bonhoeffer-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024&rsquo;s <em>Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.<\/em><\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3297334\/angel-studios-brave-the-dark-redemption-struggling-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2025&rsquo;s <em>Brave the Dark<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the White House recognized the start of Holy Week, during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3378946\/white-house-renews-promise-to-defend-christianity-in-us-during-holy-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump vowed to protect and defend Christianity within the United States<\/a>. The White House has several events planned in the days leading up to Easter to mark Holy Week, including an Easter dinner on Wednesday and a worship service on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2090817\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2090817\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Studios&#8217; The King of Kings has the largest opening for an animated faith film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2423104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jesus-in-King-of-Kings-scaled-1024x554.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32559,53256,47262,51116,53381],"class_list":["post-2423103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-angel-studios","tag-animated-film","tag-box-office-success","tag-faith-based-movies","tag-the-king-of-kings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jesus-in-King-of-Kings-scaled-1024x554.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423107,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423103\/revisions\/2423107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}