| 1 | - | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | $56,200,000 | - | 4,327 | - | $12,988 | $80,003,550 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 3 | Sound of Freedom | $27,000,000 | +37.2% | 3,265 | +413 | $8,269 | $85,498,581 | 2 | Angel Studios |
| 3 | 1 | Insidious: The Red Door | $13,000,000 | -60.6% | 3,188 | - | $4,077 | $58,085,554 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 4 | 2 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $12,000,000 | -56.2% | 3,865 | -735 | $3,104 | $145,359,865 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | Elemental | $8,700,000 | -13.3% | 3,235 | -205 | $2,689 | $125,289,287 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $6,050,000 | -24.7% | 2,577 | -446 | $2,347 | $368,797,609 | 7 | Columbia Pictures |
| 7 | 8 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | $3,420,000 | -33% | 2,041 | -434 | $1,675 | $152,764,587 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | No Hard Feelings | $3,300,000 | -38.9% | 2,053 | -633 | $1,607 | $46,590,171 | 4 | Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) |
| 9 | 6 | Joy Ride | $2,575,000 | -55.7% | 2,820 | - | $913 | $10,616,997 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | 9 | The Little Mermaid | $2,350,000 | -36.3% | 1,615 | -465 | $1,455 | $293,916,557 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | - | The Miracle Club | $679,976 | - | 678 | - | $1,002 | $679,976 | 1 | Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) |
| 17 | - | Theater Camp | $270,000 | - | 6 | - | $45,000 | $270,000 | 1 | Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | - | Psycho-Pass: Providence | $210,000 | - | 419 | - | $501 | $210,000 | 1 | Crunchyroll |
| 22 | - | Afire | $39,200 | - | 4 | - | $9,800 | $39,200 | 1 | Sideshow Releasing |
| 23 | - | Black Ice | $26,225 | - | 144 | - | $182 | $26,225 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 24 | - | Lakota Nation vs. United States | $8,000 | - | 1 | - | $8,000 | $8,000 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 25 | - | Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd | $6,015 | - | 1 | - | $6,015 | $6,015 | 1 | Abramorama |
A mix of that and it on surface level might not be seen as super political. When "200 Mules" came out, not as many people saw that since anyone who knows the election wasn't stolen isn't going to see that. The content of it is front and center. On surface level, "Sound of Freedom" is about a man whose fighting human trafficking. Granted, it's not just that (and the guy it's about may have lied about a lot of it), but as I said, on surface level it doesn't seem overtly political (even though Jim Caviezel isn't shy about the fact he believes in Qanon and he and others involved in it called trans people diddlers.) It's also apparently better made than most faith based movies, and even more secular critics will tell you that they can understand why it has appeal.
Exactly. I ended up seeing it without this knowledge of Caviezel going on Bannon, etc to help promote it but if you take a step back on it and take all of his bullshit out of it....it's not the alt-right thing that people are assuming it is (and most of those people are in the right wing fringe zone who spin it as such to generate controversy ticket sales on the basis of "the movie Hollywood doesn't want you to see" nonsense). It's just another Taken-like action flick with a dude starring in it that's kind of gone in his own direction with how he feels it should be promoted. By all indications, the studio really never wanted him in the role but the dude that Jim played pushed for it. And that guy's story has been the subject of much speculation and controversy itself in that a major level of stuff in this film was in fact not true and his whole organization has had alot of red flags come up in the past.
That's funny to me because Taken happens to be one of The Handful™ and, from my point of view, "MAGA Taken" could also have just been Taken. Like, how much more MAGA did conservatives want the Taken franchise to be?
counterpoint: none of those movies have an amazing Liam Neeson speech
MAGA people don’t think Cracker Barrel is MAGA enough. It is hard to win with these people.
Plus, it's not like action movies don't have a history of reactionary politics.
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Update: Apparently people are making accusations of 'astroturfing' against Sound of Freedom:
| 1 | - | Barbie | $155,000,000 | - | 4,243 | - | $36,530 | $155,000,000 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Oppenheimer | $80,500,000 | - | 3,610 | - | $22,299 | $80,500,000 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | Sound of Freedom | $20,140,647 | -26.2% | 3,285 | +20 | $6,131 | $124,748,584 | 3 | Angel Studios |
| 4 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | $19,500,000 | -64.3% | 4,321 | -6 | $4,512 | $118,753,469 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $6,700,000 | -45.4% | 2,885 | -980 | $2,322 | $159,018,862 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | Insidious: The Red Door | $6,500,000 | -50% | 2,554 | -634 | $2,545 | $71,001,673 | 3 | Screen Gems |
| 7 | 5 | Elemental | $5,800,000 | -36.3% | 2,720 | -515 | $2,132 | $137,233,827 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $2,815,000 | -53.5% | 1,669 | -908 | $1,686 | $375,209,269 | 8 | Columbia Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | $1,120,000 | -67.5% | 834 | -1,207 | $1,342 | $155,642,604 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | No Hard Feelings | $1,075,000 | -67.2% | 1,017 | -1,036 | $1,057 | $49,210,693 | 5 | Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) |
| 21 | - | Go West | $50,305 | - | 24 | - | $2,096 | $95,477 | 1 | Purdie Distribution |
I had a feeling we might be in good hands when the first trailer spoofed "2001: A Space Odyssey"
| 1 | 1 | Barbie | $93,000,000 | -42.6% | 4,337 | +94 | $21,443 | $351,402,851 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Oppenheimer | $46,200,000 | -44% | 3,647 | +37 | $12,667 | $174,060,430 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | - | Haunted Mansion | $24,200,000 | - | 3,740 | - | $6,470 | $24,200,000 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | Sound of Freedom | $12,409,300 | -37.4% | 3,411 | +126 | $3,638 | $148,972,065 | 4 | Angel Studios |
| 5 | 4 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | $10,725,000 | -44.6% | 3,191 | -1,130 | $3,361 | $139,233,033 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | - | Talk to Me | $10,028,632 | - | 2,340 | - | $4,285 | $10,028,632 | 1 | A24 |
| 7 | 5 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $4,000,000 | -40.1% | 2,165 | -720 | $1,847 | $167,084,867 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | Elemental | $3,400,000 | -40.6% | 2,105 | -615 | $1,615 | $144,983,672 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | Insidious: The Red Door | $3,175,000 | -52.1% | 1,914 | -640 | $1,658 | $78,081,584 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 10 | 8 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $1,440,000 | -50.1% | 833 | -836 | $1,728 | $378,796,158 | 9 | Columbia Pictures |
| 12 | - | The First Slam Dunk | $625,561 | - | 581 | - | $1,076 | $625,561 | 1 | GKIDS |
| 16 | - | The Essential Church | $250,000 | - | 301 | - | $830 | $250,000 | 1 | Atlas Distribution Company |
| 25 | - | Bobi Wine: The People's President | $18,200 | - | 2 | - | $9,100 | $18,200 | 1 | National Geographic Documentary Films |
| 27 | - | Kokomo City | $16,650 | - | 1 | - | $16,650 | $16,650 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | - | The Unknown Country | $10,217 | - | 3 | - | $3,405 | $10,217 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 31 | - | Sympathy for the Devil | $5,400 | - | 28 | - | $192 | $5,400 | 1 | - |
| 32 | - | The Beasts | $5,000 | - | 1 | - | $5,000 | $5,000 | 1 | Greenwich Entertainment |
Agreed. This very clearly should have been an October release. I think elevated and unique horror like Talk to Me is ideal somewhat for this time of the year, but if it's themed horror that plays more towards the Halloween season, it needs to go in the fall.
