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[PlatnumRoyce]

On 8/10/2023 at 4:18 PM, BoxOfficeFangrl said:

Dan Murrrell interviews the head of distribution for Angel Studios, Brandon Purdie. Mostly a box office discussion:

 

 

Why are they doing a bunch of "box office analysis" press right now?  Int distribution stuff (but don't see how this helps). It's not like this is happening right as they pass a big round number.

Edited August 13, 2023 by PlatnumRoyce

[PlatnumRoyce]

17 hours ago, PlatnumRoyce said:

Why are they doing a bunch of "box office analysis" press right now?  Int distribution stuff (but don't see how this helps). It's not like this is happening right as they pass a big round number.

and another interview, now with the director.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-08-14/sound-of-freedom-movie-director-alejandro-monteverde-box-office-controversy

I really do think it's undeniable that this guy's getting 

 

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Monteverde sat down with Variety via Zoom hours before catching a flight to Colombia for the start of the film’s international rollout. The 45-year-old helmer talked about the challenges of his film getting caught in the culture-war crosshairs and whether a sequel is in the cards.  -- (shorter article) https://variety.com/2023/film/features/sound-of-freedom-director-controversy-calls-qanon-untrue-1235694549/

so this is all about INT rollout.

[PlatnumRoyce]

 

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How much has the Pay It Forward program contributed to the overall box-office?

 

Like 4% to 7%. I don’t know the number, but I know it’s under 10%.

 

Film's director in an interview

Edited August 14, 2023 by PlatnumRoyce

[filmnerdjamie]

Director Alejandro Monteverde on How Sound of Freedom Became the Year's Biggest Success Story Besides Barbie - No Thanks to the Media

[PlatnumRoyce]

18 hours ago, filmnerdjamie said:

Director Alejandro Monteverde on How Sound of Freedom Became the Year's Biggest Success Story Besides Barbie - No Thanks to the Media

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It was on a shelf because of Covid, and then people thought it was going to be very hard to market because people only wanted to see “happy” movies after Covid, so at one point, I thought, “No one is ever going to see this movie.” At one point, I was like, ‘Well, let’s just go streaming. At least people will see it on streaming.’ As a filmmaker, you want people to see your work. Obviously, you want them to see it on the big screen, but if I had to choose “streaming or not streaming,” I’ll choose streaming, obviously. And that’s [where] we ended up.

which matches what other people have been saying about other films that were big successes in 2021-2023. 

 

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ATL: So those 6400 people who contributed to the crowdfunding campaign only helped raise funds for P&A?

Monteverde: Yeah, for P&A, but only a small part of the P&A because it’s regulated by the government. I don’t know the number, but it’s not much. You’re regulated by the government, how much you can crowdfund it. I don’t know the number but it’s public. You can find it out, and it’s a small amount.

 

So the ~5M P&A spend wasn't the entirety of the P&A budget. 

[PlatnumRoyce]

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More to the point, Sony isn’t making these ticket sales up: Gran Turismo‘s cash is right there in Comscore with the preview box office included in Friday. They were also upfront in the press that they were holding advance previews for Gran Turismo. This isn’t a scenario of Angels Studios and Sound of Freedom, which many perceive has $10M-$20M bloated in their $180.5M running domestic cume due to double counting off the distributor’s own side ticket sales web portal (read, many distribs’ off Comscore numbers saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny beating Sound of Freedom on its July 4th opening day, $11.6M to $11.1M despite Angel calling the Jim Caviezel pic’s first day at $14.2M) - https://deadline.com/2023/08/box-office-gran-turismo-barbie-blue-beetle-1235528051/

Getting some sound of freedom gripes' specific claims

And here is the press release from opening day. 

 

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https://www.angel.com/press/release/angel-studios-pay-it-forward-technology-propels-sound-of-freedom-to-1-movie

SOUND OF FREEDOM: Studio Reported July 4th Results

• Theater count: 2,634

• Direct Box Office through 7/4: $11,563,260  

• Pay it Forward Tickets Sold through 7/4: $2,678,803

• 7/4 Total: $14,242,063    

 

Pay it Forward Tickets Sold through 7/4

In later reports they've clarified they don't count PIF tickets until they've been used but "through" implies they included all PiF tickets sold/donated through the film's OD even if unredeemed. 

Edited August 26, 2023 by PlatnumRoyce

[MrHardapple]

$181 million and counting...

[interiorgatordecorator]

anyone making an international box office thread for this?

[PlatnumRoyce]

37 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

anyone making an international box office thread for this?

 

[Krissykins]

A non starter as expected here in the UK. Only £200k and in 9th place on Saturday  despite it being national cinema day. 

[KC7]

Anyone surprised?

‘Sound Of Freedom’ Movie’s Hero, Tim Ballard, Subject Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations & Inquiry Involving 7 Women – Report

 

The Vice report:

Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Edited September 18, 2023 by KC7

[M37]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkaqvn/tim-ballards-departure-from-operation-underground-railroad-followed-sexual-misconduct-investigation

 

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Tim Ballard’s exit from Operation Underground Railroad earlier this year followed an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct involving seven women, according to sources with direct knowledge of the organization.

 

Sources familiar with the situation said that the self-styled anti-slavery activist, who appears to be preparing for a Senate run, invited women to act as his “wife” on undercover overseas missions ostensibly aimed at rescuing victims of sex trafficking. He would then allegedly coerce those women into sharing a bed or showering together, claiming that it was necessary to fool traffickers. Ballard, who was played by Jim Caviezel in the hit film Sound of Freedom, is said to have sent at least one woman a photo of himself in his underwear, festooned with fake tattoos, and to have asked another “how far she was willing to go,” in the words of a source, to save children. These sources requested anonymity because they fear retaliation.

 

Time for a sequel?

 

[Eric the IF]

This is hilarious. The only way such a hilariously stupid odyssey could ever end.

[robertman2]

Where's all the people who were caping for this dogshit

 

real quiet now, huh assholes?

[filmlover]

Didn't see this movie and don't ever care to but I'm definitely going to watch the inevitable movie/limited series that's made about the whole thing surrounding it that's coming within the next 5 years!

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

1 hour ago, KC7 said:

Anyone surprised?

‘Sound Of Freedom’ Movie’s Hero, Tim Ballard, Subject Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations & Inquiry Involving 7 Women – Report

 

The Vice report:

Tim Ballard’s Departure From Operation Underground Railroad Followed Sexual Misconduct Investigation

I figured with the limelight and controversy surrounding Ballard, that any allegations against him would have been unearthed sooner. But it fits the pattern of blowhards loudly positioning themselves as publicly "vigilant" about things they are privately obsessed with. And of course these types never care about eradicating the other kinds of human trafficking that aren't "lurid".

 

What will Angel Studios say? Will this news hurt their grift of fans crowdfunding the P&A and (overpriced) free tickets for the flock? I mean, bless them if they can get donors to pay costs that other studios absorb themselves, but it's not going to last forever.

[Ryan Reynolds]

next Pay It Forward Event

https://www.angel.com/pay-it-forward/after-death

[Bob Train]

still can't believe this made more than Indiana Jones or Transformers, Hollywood is imploding.

[Mr Terrific]

Hey, hey, hey!

The important thing is that Tim Ballard is raising awareness of sexually harassing people. 
How can anyone possibly critique this good, good man?

[PlatnumRoyce]

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Edited September 19, 2023 by PlatnumRoyce