Ana Faguy Forbes Staff Jul 16, 2023
Sound of Freedom—the crowd-funded film based on a former government agent’s pursuit to rescue child sex trafficking victims—moved up the box office ranking in its second weekend in theaters, a rarity for movies and a sign of the strong support for the film, particularly from right-wing audiences, despite the scrutiny it has faced for its lead actor’s ties to conspiracy theories.
KEY FACTS
Sound of Freedom took home the No. 2 spot at the box office this weekend, earning $27 million from Friday to Sunday and over $85 million overall since it opened in theaters on July 4, according to Box Office Mojo.
The seventh Mission: Impossible movie earned the No. 1 spot, at $56.2 million.
Last weekend, Sound of Freedom grossed $19.7 million in U.S. theaters and came in third place behind horror film Insidious: The Red Door and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny—but Sound of Freedom outpaced both movies this weekend while boosting its Friday-to-Sunday earnings by some $7.3 million week-to-week.
Sound of Freedom is now the 18th highest-grossing film this year in terms of U.S. sales, trailing big-budget films by major studios like The Flash, Elemental and Fast X, but outpacing Cocaine Bear and 80 for Brady, according to Box Office Mojo.
BIG NUMBER
72%. That’s the critics’ score the film received on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Approved ~ MJM
