A faith-based animated film dominates the box office and brings family, authority, and traditional values back to the center of cinema

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Featured on GPBreaking News A faith-based animated film dominates the box office and brings family, authority, and traditional values back to the center of cinema Rafa Gómez-Santos Martin Rafa Gómez-Santos Martín Dec. 23, 2025 9:00 am 2 min read 10.052 An animated film based on faith is a box office smash and puts family, authority, and traditional values back at the heart of cinema. Truth Tweet Share Gettr Gab Telegram LinkedIn Comments SMS E-mail Print WhatsApp 🔊Listen 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, his film King of Kings debuted with $19.4 million , already a notable result for a production of this kind.

I’m a grown up who can appreciate a well done cartoon once in a while. I like it best when if that cartoon has a well presented story and is not smothered by gratuitous violence, off topic focus on sex or over-amped CGI imagery.

I like that a reviewer states this movie does not seek to provoke. It does not indoctrinate. It does not mock figures of authority or try to confuse younger viewers.
The exact opposite Mission Statement from most other producers, i,e. Disney or Pixar.

DAVID is a biblically inspired film , designed for family audiences, built on a clear narrative of responsibility, sacrifice, faith, and a sense of duty.

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. DAVID outperformed productions backed by major film studios, established franchises, and titles driven by multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns.

DAVID’S resounding success raises uncomfortable questions for the film industry that has spent years insisting that audiences have changed their values and that traditional stories no longer resonate.

DAVID outperformed productions backed by major film studios, established franchises, and titles driven by multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns.

DAVID... versus the Establishment. It's a living parable.

DAVID (2025) - First 10 Minutes From The Movie | Official Clip

Of note are the allusions to Revelation 12:4-5, and also Gen 35:16-18, when both Rachel and Benoni were whisked away from Bethlehem.

Love that ginger lamb!

"Don't you want to come out -- meet the new baby?"

The original release date was slated for November, but had been 'delayed' on account of the legal.. wrestling match for who had the rights. Slingshot or Angel. This was meant to be a no-violence arrival.

And so on December 19th, just as DAVID was to arrive in theaters, 3I/Atlas sling-shotted right back to wherever it came from. Conspiracy theorists hit hardest.

There was no delay; DAVID's arrival is all in the timing.

Some English translations retain the word "Shiloh", either as a title ("until Shiloh come," King James Version) or as a place name ("as long as men come to Shiloh," JPS Tanakh). Other translations render the whole phrase in English, yielding "until he comes to whom it belongs" (Revised Standard Version), "until tribute comes to him" (English Standard Version) or "until He whose right it is comes" (Holman Christian Standard Bible).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_(biblical_figure)

Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Ezekiel 21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.

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