Disney’s Lucasfilm released its latest soulless cash grab over the 4th of July weekend, attempting to reawaken the Indiana Jones franchise by de-aging Harrison Ford but then slapping one of its trademark bait-and-switch, feminism-infected storylines on the top. The “Member Berries” didn’t bring in the viewers, however, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is mid-flop at the box office, to no one’s surprise. Audiences are tired of Disney serving up pure slop.
What is surprising, however, was the fact that an indie movie took the holiday weekend’s top spot, and it’s one that the corporate media and studios like Disney would rather you not see.
Angel Studios’ Sound of Freedom brought in more money at the box office than Indian Jones did on July 4th despite it being in fewer theaters:
Angel Studios distributed Sound of Freedom was the top film at the box office on July 4, the day that the film released. It grossed $14.2 million while in 2,634 theaters. The film grossed an average of $5,407 per theater.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny came in second with a daily gross of $11.6 million while being in 4,600 theaters. The film only grossed $2,543 per theater.
Rounding out the top five were Elemental, which grossed $2.7 million, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse grossed $2.6 million and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts grossed $1.6 million.
Sound of Freedom stars Passion of the Christ actor Jim Caviezel as Tim Ballard, CEO of Operation Underground Railroad. Based on a true story, the film centers on Ballard’s efforts to save the younger sister of a boy he rescued from child traffickers while working as a Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security.
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