Anti-Human-Trafficking Film ‘Sound of Freedom’ Just Topped ‘Indiana Jones’ at Box Office, by Peter Pinedo

By Peter Pinedo, CNA, July 6, 2023

Peter Pinedo is a DC Correspondent for CNA. A graduate of Franciscan University, Peter previously worked for Texas Right to Life. He is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2023 / 15:19 pm – “Sound of Freedom,” an anti-human-trafficking film made by Catholic filmmakers Eduardo Verastegui and Alejandro Monteverde, had a massively successful opening day in which it reached number one at the box office, beating out Disney’s fifth “Indiana Jones” installment, and raking in $14.24 million.

“Sound of Freedom” had an overall production budget of $14.5 million and only played at 2,600 theaters on its July 4 opening day. Meanwhile, Disney’s Indiana Jones had a budget of $295 million, played at many more theaters, and brought in $11.69 million on July 4. …