The King of Kings Breaks Field Workplace File Set by 1998’s Prince of Egypt

The King of Kings, an spiritual animated film backed by the studio behind Sound of Freedom, broke a decades-old field workplace report set by The Prince of Egypt.

Starring Oscar Isaac because the voice of Jesus Christ, The King of Kings earned an estimated $19 million over its opening weekend, in keeping with Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

That put the impartial movie at second place on the home field workplace — behind the blockbuster A Minecraft Film — outdoing main new releases like The Novice and Drop.

Per Selection, The King of Kings beat the opening weekend field workplace report for animated faith-based films that was established by The Prince of Egypt, which debuted to $14.5 million again in 1998.

The King of Kings relies on Charles Dickens’ The Lifetime of Our Lord and, reads an official synopsis, “invitations us to rediscover the enduring energy of hope, love and redemption by the eyes of a kid.”

The film, directed by Seong-Ho Jang, additionally stars Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Mark Hamill as King Herod, Ben Kingsley as Excessive Priest Caiaphas, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, and Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens.

Angel Studios distributed The King of Kings, the corporate that additionally launched 2023’s Sound of Freedom, a controversial crime-thriller about human trafficking that starred Jim Caviezel and have become a shock field workplace success.

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Jordan Harmon, president of Angel Studios, advised Selection that The King of Kings is “actually The Ardour for teenagers. We did an early screening, and I watched a number of children stroll out with tears on their face. … I really consider this movie has the potential to bless tens of millions of youngsters’ lives the place this turns into, for lack of a greater time period, a core reminiscence.”

Harmon added to the outlet that the movie fulfills a “pent-up demand” for faith-based animated movies.

DreamWorks Animation’s The Prince of Egypt starred Val Kilmer as Moses, plus a star-studded voice solid that featured Ralph Fiennes, Steve Martin, Martin Quick, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. Stephen Schwartz, additionally behind Depraved‘s music, gained an Oscar for Finest Authentic Tune.