Caviezel has said this film has “nothing to do with QAnon.”Īt the end of the film, Caviezel comes on screen to appeal to viewers to buy more tickets so other people can see it.įar-right politicians like Texas Senator Ted Cruz have also encouraged their followers to see the film. “Sound of Freedom” stars Jim Caviezel, who has a history of pushing the QAnon conspiracy theory, which through a complex and tangled web alleges that leading Democrats and American cultural figures were stealing children and that only former President Donald Trump could save them. 'Barbenheimer' box office debut sparks hopes that cinema is backĭaniel Loria, the editorial director at, said Angel Studios’ Pay It Forward strategy had never been implemented for a release on the scale of “Sound of Freedom.” During the movie’s July 4 opening, “Sound of Freedom” scored $11.5 million from direct box office sales and $2.6 million, or over 20%, from Pay It Forward ticket sales.Īn employee adds letters for upcoming film releases "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" to a marquee at the Colonial Theater on Jin Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. More than 10 million tickets have been purchased through the app, called Pay It Forward. Angel says the tickets go to help people who can’t afford to see the film. The movie has been embraced by the right, and Angel’s marketing strategy taps into support from viewers. But “Sound of Freedom” film distributor Angel Studios, which has made faith-based films such as “The Chosen,” a series about Jesus, has a strategy which it says allows people to buy tickets for strangers to claim and then use to watch at theaters for free. The box office this weekend was dominated by “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” releases, which both succeeded through more conventional ticket sale means, in which those who are planning to view the film that day purchase tickets to see it. But it’s relying on an unusual strategy to boost ticket sales. “Sound of Freedom,” a movie about a US federal agent who quit his job to chase child sex traffickers, has become what is, by the numbers, a summer blockbuster, taking in around $125 million in theaters since its debut.
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