

The film is generating buzz among conservatives and liberals not so much for its content − both ideologies agree child sex trafficking is the height of immorality − but for comments made by its star. "Freedom," which also stars Bill Camp and Mira Sorvino, has earned $85.5 million domestically since its release July 4.īut "Sound of Freedom" already is as much a political football as it is an unlikely cinematic success. That makes "Freedom" the second most-popular movie in the country, behind Tom Cruise's top-grossing "Mission: Impossible − Dead Reckoning Part One" (which debuted with $56.2 million for the three-day weekend).

The outside-of-Hollywood entry in the summer sweepstakes about a federal agent tackling child sex trafficking took in $27 million this weekend, according to Comscore.

There's Harrison Ford in his final "Indiana Jones" installment, Chris Pratt and the "Guardians of the Galaxy" gang, and Spider-Man swinging across the "Spider-Verse."įar less expected is the impressive showing of Jim Caviezel and "Sound of Freedom." So far the summer's box-office titans feature wholly predictable stars and titles.
