Angel Studios' animated movie about Jesus Christ,The King of Kings, is performing incredibly well at the box office. Released in theaters on July 05, 2025,The King of Kingsis a family-friendly Christian film that brings the life of Jesus Christ to the screen through the narrative framing of Charles Dickens. It might not come from one of Hollywood’s major studios or have had a traditional extensive marketing campaign, but that has not stopped the Biblical animated movie from finding its audience in theaters and generating strong box office hauls as a result.
The King of Kings' success at the box office in its first two weeks is especially impressiveconsidering its competition. There is not another major animated movie in theaters at the moment, but families still have IP films likeA Minecraft MovieandSnow Whitethat could appeal to them. WhileThe King of Kingsis still well short of catching either of their overall box office totals, it has continued to perform well. It’s stayed near the top of box office charts to this point in its theatrical run, and it could keep surprising for weeks to come potentially.
How Much The King Of Kings Has Made At The Box Office
It’s Been In Theaters For Less Than 2 Weeks
Angel Studios has over 45 million reasons to celebrate the release of their first animated movie. That’s becauseThe King of Kingshas made $45 million at the box officeafter only 10 days in theaters. The film’s impressive performance began with a $19.3 million opening weekend domestically. It finished second in the weekend box office during that frame after playing in 3,200 theaters. More impressively,The Kings of Kingsbroke the recordfor the biggest animated Biblical opening ever, defeatingThe Prince of Egypt’s $14.5 million opening.
The film did not slow down over its first week, as it pulled in another $9 million over the next four days leading into the Easter Sunday weekend. Angel Studios smartly released the film around the Christian holiday celebrating Jesus' death and resurrection, which is depicted in the movie. High interest helpedThe King of Kingsmake another $17.2 million in its second weekend. That’sa miraculous 10.8 percent drop. With less than one million dollars in ticket sales internationally,The King of Kings' box office total of $45.8 million is almost entirely from domestic viewers.
Why The King Of Kings Is Doing So Well At The Box Office
A Lot Is Working In The Animated Biblical Film’s Favor
There are several reasons whyThe King of Kingshas done so well at the box office. One of the broadest benefits is Angel Studios' ability to create a movie for a portion of the population that does not regularly see their religion represented on the big screen in this way. Christian movies do not always become box office success stories, but there are examples of them achieving big success when the target audience is aware of their existence. Angel Studios gave the film a sizable marketing campaign and pushedThe King of Kings' free ticketsto help drive business.
Appealing to Christian audiences helps setThe King of Kingsapartfrom the other kid-friendly movies currently in theaters.A Minecraft MovieandSnow Whiteboth have name recognition attached to them, but so to doesThe King of Kingsthanks to telling Jesus Christ’s story. This is a story filled with characters that Christians, and even non-Christians, know well. This might not be IP in the same way thatA Minecraft Movieadapts a popular video game orSnow Whiteadapts an animated movie, but it is adapting a known property with the Bible and Jesus Christ.
This is what Angel Studios is pointing to when it comes to explainingThe King of Kings' success. Brandon Purdie, Global Head of Theatrical Distribution & Brand Development at Angel Studios, said in a press release,“The King of Kings is an epic, emotional journey made for the big screen. Theaters are responding by making room, andaudiences are flocking in droves, speaking loud and clear: they’re here for stories that amplify light.”
It also helps that audience reactions toThe King of Kingshas been very positive.The movie has a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is notably higher than the 65% critics score and also arecord for Oscar Isaac. It also got a rare A+ CinemaScore from opening weekend audiences. That givesThe King of Kings' incredible word of mouth and should result in people who see it imploring others to also check it out in theaters.
How The King Of Kings' Box Office Compares To Sound Of Freedom
Angel Studios' Prior Release Was Its Biggest Hit
The King of Kings' box office is another success for Angel Studios. The studio is less than two years removed from announcing itself as a major player in cinemas thanks to the performance ofSound of Freedom. The controversial true story movie became a massive box office success after making $250 million worldwide, $184 million of which came domestically.The King of Kingshas currently made over $200 million less thanSound of Freedom’s final total, but comparing the two totals is not fair. It’s better to look at their performances during their first 10 days of release.
Sound of Freedomhad a unique box office performance, where it made $14.2 million alone on its opening day on June 26, 2025. It had a major opening ahead of its official opening weekend this way.Sound of Freedom’s 10-day domestic box office total was $58.4 million as a result, and it still wasn’t at the next weekend. Its domestic total after its second weekend (or 13 days in theaters) was $85.7 million, as it made another $27.2 million during this frame.
This putsThe King of Kingswell behindSound of Freedomat the different stages. It’s $13 million behind the 10-day gross total, and a whopping $40 million behind the second weekend totals.The King of Kingswill need even better legs thanSound of Freedomif its going to come close to matching Angel Studios' biggest hit. Still, it’s easily beaten all of the studio’s other films at the box office. ThatmakesThe King of Kingsthe second-highest-grossing movie for Angel Studiosalready.
How King Of Kings' Box Office Compares To The Prince Of Egypt
The Last Major Biblical Animated Box Office Hit
The King Of Kingsalready claimed the record overThe Prince of Egyptfor the highest opening weekend of an animated Biblical movie. Angel Studios' release is staying ahead of the 1998 DreamWorks movie after those first three days, though.
The Prince of Egypt’s release was well-timed, right before Christmas, and received a boost in its second weekend of release. It made $15.1 million (up from $14.5 million) and bolstered its domestic total to $40 million. It went on to have incredible legs through the beginning of 1999 and made another $61 million before its theatrical run domestically concluded. It also pulled in a surprising $117.2 million overseas, bringing the global total to $218 million.
Currently,The King of Kingsis staying ahead ofThe Prince of Egyptdomestically through the first 10 days of release.It’s $5.3 million ahead of the 1998 movie at the same pointand could continue to have strong legs going forward. That may enableThe King of Kingsto matchThe Prince of Egypt’s $100 million domestic total if everything goes well. But, Angel Studios will need to find a way to bring the story to more international audiences to get it anywhere close to the final total of DreamWorks' film.
King Of Kings' Box Office Continues A Strong Run For Biblical Movies
Christian Audiences Have Been Supporting Films For Them
The success ofThe King of Kingsat the box office is another example of a Christian or Biblical production doing well in theaters. There’s early examples likeThe Prince of Egypt($218M) andThe Passion of the Christ($610M), as well as notable hits from the last decade or so inHeaven Is For Real($101M),I Can Only Imagine($86M),War Room($73M), andGod’s Not Dead($64M). More recently,Sound of Freedom($250M) did much better than anyone expected, and the theatrical releases forThe Chosenepisodes have been huge hits.
WithThe King of Kingsnow also performing well at the same timeThe Chosenseason 5’s box office is breaking records, the appetite for Christian-themed releases is becoming more apparent. They might not have the mass appeal of some major Hollywood productions or be for everyone, but there’s no denying the history of success behind this type of filmmaking. It’s no wonder Angel Studios is expandingThe Chosen’s franchise, reuniting theSound of Freedomteam forZero AD, or working on an animated Biblical film about David.The King of Kings' box office success warrants more.
