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The animated Christian film The King of Kings, directed by Seong-ho Jang, was released in theatres this Friday. The movie will crush the industry’s projections in its opening weekend and might even set a new record for a Biblical animation. The animated feature might beat the three-day debut weekend collection of Val Kilmer and Sandra Bullock’s The Prince of Egypt. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The children’s book The Life of Our Lord inspires the film, featuring voices of Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Roman Griffin Davis, Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, and Oscar Isaac. On the other hand, The Prince of Egypt follows the story of Moses, from being the Prince of Egypt to a prophet chosen by God, featuring an ensemble voice cast. It included Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, and Martin Short. The movie was released in 1998.
The Prince of Egypt collected $14.5 million on its opening weekend. Now, according to Luiz Fernando’s data, The King of Kings collected $7.01 million on its opening day on Friday. The film has opened in 3,200 theatres across North America. The film has reportedly registered Angel Studios’ biggest Friday opening day ever, including the $2 million from Thursday Previews.
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