Thanks to an impressive showing at the box office, the biblical film His Only Son has raised enough revenue to pay back its crowdfunding investors.
Angel Studios, the platform behind The Chosen, distributed His Only Son and told the Washington Examiner that 2,024 investors provided the film’s theatrical marketing budget. The studio also noted that it reached crowdfunding capacity with $1.2 million raised in a remarkable 100 hours.
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“We’re proud to see that, once again, the Angel Studios model is successful in getting crowd investors a return on their investment,” Angel Studios CEO and co-founder Neal Harmon told the Washington Examiner in a statement. “We’ve seen this happen for the investors who made Dry Bar Comedy possible and again with those who invested in The Chosen. We’re so thrilled but not surprised that those individuals who funded the [film’s prints and advertising] are seeing a return.”
Harmon said the studio would be sending a notification to investors regarding how they can receive their 120% payout.
Film review site Rotten Tomatoes featured a critics’ score of 80% with comments that suggested His Only Son is “not material for an epic,” while others called the film “mesmerizing.” Audience members, however, have given the film a 97% score.
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“I didn’t set out to do Christian films,” director David Helling told the Washington Examiner. “I set out to do biblical films because they’re for the sake of the gospel — not the typical Hallmark with a Jesus tinge over it.”
The film, which depicts the biblical account of Abraham and his son Isaac, premiered in theaters on March 31. In its opening weekend, His Only Son took the box office’s No. 3 spot.