{"id":282674,"date":"2025-11-13T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282674\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:35:07","slug":"angel-studios-says-animated-musical-david-near-3m-in-theatrical-presales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/282674\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Studios Says Animated Musical \u2018David\u2019 Near $3M in Theatrical Presales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/angel-studios\/\" id=\"auto-tag_angel-studios\" data-tag=\"angel-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Angel Studios<\/a> said its upcoming animated musical <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/david\/\" id=\"auto-tag_david\" data-tag=\"david\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a> is seeing nearly $3 million in theatrical pre-sales in three weeks, calling it the highest in the company\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cCombined with robust exhibitor demand, this positions David for a highly competitive nationwide opening in theaters,\u201d it said. The family film opens Dec. 19. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/10\/angel-studios-2521-entertainment-acquire-david-franchise-1236573387\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Angel partnered with\u00a02521 Entertainment\u00a0to acquire 100% of the\u00a0David\u00a0animated film and TV franchise<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/slingshot-usa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slingshot USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAngel continues to deliver compelling films that resonate with audiences across our circuit, and David is no exception,\u201d said Cinemark SVP of Global Content Strategy and Analysis Justin McDaniel. \u201cWe are seeing strong early enthusiasm from moviegoers, and its release during the Christmas holiday makes it a fitting choice for families seeking inspiring and faith-filled entertainment. We look forward to bringing David to our immersive auditoriums this December.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThe early success of David is no surprise,\u201d said Angel President Jordan Harmon. \u201cOur audience chooses which stories reach theaters, and the Angel Guild has embraced David with the highest scores ever recorded. This is a powerful, values-driven animated musical that unites families and uplifts hearts \u2013 the perfect story to celebrate the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Angel Guild is a paying membership that\u2019s grown to 1.6 million and has a say on which projects the studio pursues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMulti-platinum artist Phil Wickham headlines the film with actor, dancer, and singer Brandon Engman as young David, the biblical shepherd boy who defeats Goliath and inspires his nation. Angel recently released the film\u2019s full original soundtrack and teaser trailer, which counts nearly three million views on YouTube. Some of the film\u2019s music moments have generated more than 17 million views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAngel is planning a David sing-along event in theaters on December 31 to extend the film\u2019s momentum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tUpcoming theatrical releases from Angel Studios, which recently went public through a SPAC merger, include I Was A Stranger, \u00a0set against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War; Solo Mio, a romantic comedy starring Kevin James, Kim Coates and Alyson Hannigan; and biopic Young Washington starring Kelsey Grammer, Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Kingsley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angel Studios said its upcoming animated musical David is seeing nearly $3 million in theatrical pre-sales in three&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[17789,64,63,13478,134,344],"class_list":{"0":"post-282674","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-angel-studios","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-david","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}