Deadline asks distribution chief Brandon Purdie about the response from audiences and theaters.
TheMinecraft-fueled box officeis looking much brighter after that grim first quarter.
Were excited, Purdie said as the filmeyes a possible No.
‘The King of Kings’Angel Studios/Everett Collection
2 spotat a domestic box office that surged into action last week.
It had so much cultural intensity around it, and films do not have that very often.
We feel confidentKing of Kingsis going to chart its own course and do very well for us.
Itcame to Angel Studios as a finished project.
Angel has an unusual greenlight process, running content by its 1 million-strong Angel Guild.
They lovedThe King of Kings, Purdie said.
Angel announced the Easter release last November.
Theres a cute cat.
Per the synopsis: What begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey.
Purdie thinks the cast and Dickens element might help broaden the films appeal.
Parts 1 and 2 opened over the past two weekends.
The distributor also has 500 theaters doing a binge of all three parts.
Essentially, we were merging onto [Interstate] 5 North one day.
And there are millions of signs that say 5 North Sacramento.
And I just turned to Chris and said, Hey, want to go to Sacramento?
And so it started as a joke, and we really reverse engineered the entire story around that joke.
[Initially] we didnt intend to write a script about a parenthood or becoming a parent.
It was really just always about these two guys.
And the story evolved, and the characters grew as we grew.
And because Chris and I are both actors, you know, I would get busy.
I would go off for a few months.
Chris would get busy, go off for a couple months.
He so pleased about the films substantial theatrical footprint.
Im so excited that people have an opportunity to see this in theaters.
And I really saw it.
I mean, this movies always played theaters really well.
He calledSacramentoa throwback to the kind of movies that used to be made.
See Deadline Studiointerview with Macdonald here.
Expands to L.A. and the top 10-15 markets on April 18 and the top 50 markets a week later.
The intertwining stories highlight themes of empathy and conflict, culminating in a powerful narrative marked by unexpected twists.
SeeNabulsis interviewat Deadlines Red Sea Studio.
Adds the Laemmle Monica and Coral Gables in Miami next.
Distributed by Foton Distribution, a new label from the producer Foton Pictures.
A sold-out screening Monday at IFC Center featured Conners and Goggins (fresh offtheWhite LotusSeason 3 finale).
Connors and Smith are doing Q&As this weekend in NY.
Juno FilmsThat They May Face the Rising Sunopens at The Quad in NYC and Laemmle Royal in LA.
