King of Kings had an amazing opening weekend, earning the top domestic opening for a faith-based animated film.
The film, which shares the story of an imaginative boy who discovers faith through his father's story of Jesus, earned over $19 million at the weekend box office.
King of Kings scored a 97 on Rotten Tomatoes and PopcornMeter. It also received an A+ CinemaScore.
"The CinemaScore for The King of Kings says it all," said Brandon Purdie, Global Head of Theatrical Distribution & Brand Development at Angel. "The film is one of only 128 films to achieve an A+ CinemaScore, and only the 5th animated film to hold that title that isn’t a Pixar/Disney production. Families want quality films to see together in theaters. This weekend simply reflects what audiences are craving.”
The King of Kings was directed by Seong-Ho Jang and features an all-star voice cast—including Kenneth Branagh as Charles Dickens, Uma Thurman as Catherine Dickens, Pierce Brosnan as Pontius Pilate, Mark Hamill as King Herod, Roman Griffin Davis as Walter Dickens, Forest Whitaker as Peter, Ben Kingsley as High Priest Caiaphas, and Oscar Isaac as Jesus Christ.
This was the largest opening for a biblical animated feature, opening on 3,200 screens worldwide.
According to The Numbers, previously, the top animated film releases in this genre are The Prince of Egypt, which opened at $14.5M, and The Star and Jonah, which opened at $9.8M and $6.2M, respectively.