The summer box office has been a hit or miss for major studios, while Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1 is doing solid business worldwide, Elemental and The Flash have had underwhelming returns for Disney and Warner Bros. The Flash in particular has been a bomb. It was supposed to act as a reset for the franchise, however, it may be a bad omen for the future of the DCEU. However, after numerous letdowns at the box office this summer, one film is prospering, and it just passed $100 million dollars.
The Sound of Freedom is an independent thriller film centered around child sex trafficking. While on the surface, the movie is a traditional small-budget thriller with some recognizable names like Mia Sorvino and Bill Camp, this movie has had some serious legs, according to Angel Studios. Since its July 4 opening, the film has surpassed $100 million dollars at the domestic box office and it had a $14.5 million budget. Its success has been surprising because this is not the kind of movie that normally gets this kind of theatrical returns. This hasn’t been the only sneaky success this summer though, as the indie horror-comedy The Blackening had decent returns as it went up against films like Indiana Jones 5.
