A faith-based animated film dominates the box office and brings family, authority, and traditional values back to the center of cinema
In the latest cultural and cinematic news, something has happened that deserves attention beyond the usual noise of premieres, viral campaigns, and red carpets.
The animated film DAVID, produced by Angel Studios, has become the number one box office hit after an opening weekend that reached $22 million.
This is not an anecdotal figure or a fluke success. It outperformed productions backed by major studios, established franchises, and titles driven by multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns.
What happened raises uncomfortable questions for an industry that has spent years insisting that audiences have changed their values and that traditional stories no longer resonate.
DAVID is a biblically inspired film, designed for family audiences, built on a clear narrative of responsibility, sacrifice, faith, and a sense of duty.
It does not seek to provoke. It does not indoctrinate. It does not mock figures of authority or try to confuse younger viewers. It tells a recognizable story with deep roots—and it does so with respect.
Angel Studios is not new to this path. In 2024, its film King of Kings debuted with $19.4 million, already a notable result for a production of this kind.
In 2025, DAVID has gone further, consolidating a trend that some prefer to ignore: there is real demand for content that reinforces family, tradition, and moral order without complexes or apologies.
The success took place in mainstream commercial theaters, not in alternative circuits or marginal venues. Parents, children, and grandparents went together to see a film they could share without fear of forced messages or agendas foreign to the story.
The “how” matters too: promotion based on word of mouth, real communities—not manufactured controversies or shock campaigns. Audiences responded because they felt respected.
The biblical animated musical DAVID has reached nearly $20 million in presales—the largest presale window in history for @AngelStudiosInc!
This confirms what we said earlier this week: it was destined to be the number one animated film in the United States this weekend, surpassing SpongeBob and Zootopia. The king has returned to the throne!
The numbers are verifiable and speak for themselves. DAVID was the most-watched animated film in the country that weekend, ahead of titles with larger budgets and more recognizable names. This is not an ideological interpretation. It is a box office fact.
This phenomenon leaves a clear lesson. For years, the cultural left has used cinema and animation as tools of social reengineering, distancing itself from family audiences and dismissing basic values such as legitimate authority, individual responsibility, and family stability. The result is plain to see.
When culture turns into a sermon, audiences walk away. When order, tradition, and respect are restored, audiences return and fill theaters. And whether some like it or not, that too is politics.
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