'David' Opening Sets New Record For Faith-Based Angel ...
DAVID earned $22 million in its opening weekend, surpassing previous faith-based animated records and marking Angel Studios’ biggest debut to date.
- On Dec. 22, 2025 Angel announced DAVID grossed $22 million at the weekend domestic box office from Provo, Utah.
- Angel acquired the DAVID franchise earlier this year in partnership with 2521 Entertainment and is guided by 1.6 million Angel Guild members who greenlight projects.
- Record benchmarks show that DAVID became the highest-grossing faith-based animated theatrical opening ever, surpassing The King of Kings' $19.6 million and DreamWorks' Prince of Egypt, with an A CinemaScore and 98% Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score.
- That result puts Angel with two top-ten animated domestic releases of 2025—DAVID and The King of Kings, totaling $61 million, and the DAVID intellectual property as a long-term strategic asset.
- With a global rollout beginning this week, DAVID will release in more than 42 international markets and features music and voice work by Phil Wickham, Angel Guild embraced the film early.
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