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Angel has announced that its new animated feature The King of Kings has generated over $14.6 million in pre-sales. Those numbers place the Dickens-meets-New Testament tale as the biggest opening weekend for an animated biblical film, a title previously held by DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt.
The King of Kings is set to open this Friday in more than 3,200 locations nationwide, which Angel says is the widest opening for an animated biblical film in history.
“Just like The Prince of Egypt drew families to theaters, our Angel Guild has supported this film through presales and strong word-of-mouth since it entered the Angel ecosystem,” said Brandon Purdie, Global Head of Theatrical Distribution & Brand Development at Angel. “Charles Dickens had a tradition of sharing this story with his family and we hope that The King of Kings will become a part of the Easter tradition for families around the globe.”
Directed by Seong-Ho Jang and featuring an all-star voice cast — including Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Mark Hamill as King Herod, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Ben Kingsley as High Priest Caiaphas and Oscar Isaac as Jesus Christ — The King of Kings is inspired by Charles Dickens, and follows a father and son as they embark on an imaginative journey through the life of Jesus, delivering a fresh and heartfelt take on the greatest story ever told.
Angel Studios is boosting the launch with their “Kids Go Free” campaign, which allows families to receive up to one free children’s ticket with the purchase of a qualifying adult ticket by visiting Angel.com/kidsgofree and using the code KIDSGOFREE. The initiative is powered by Angel Studios’ pay-it-forward community, and has already pre-sold more than 1 million tickets ahead of release.
In other box office news, Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures’ sandbox video game adventure A Minecraft Movie crossed $200 million in its first week with Thursday’s teak ($7.1M), according to Deadline.
The pic’s quickly building launch isn’t far behind 2023’s big Easter blockbuster, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination / Nintendo / Universal), which hit $200M in just five days from its Wednesday launch through the holiday weekend and reigned for a time as the highest-grossing animated feature of all time.
A Minecraft Movie is expected to take in an additional $65M this weekend and to remain at No. 1 on the domestic charts.
Directed by Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Thelma the Unicorn) and based on the world’s bestselling video game from Mojang Studios, A Minecraft Movie stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa.
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