{"id":3344,"date":"2026-07-06T20:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:11:56","slug":"young-washington-delivers-record-opening-weekend-for-angel-studios-sparking-plans-for-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3344","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Young Washington\u2019 delivers record opening weekend for Angel Studios \u2014\u00a0sparking plans for sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Angel Studio\u2019s \u201cYoung Washington\u201d grossed more than $20.8 million during its opening weekend, eclipsing box office projections and toppling the studio\u2019s previous live-action opening-weekend record, set by \u201cSound of Freedom.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3342\">Faith groups, states and Trump administration urge Supreme Court to overturn Colorado law<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung Washington\u201d ranked as the Utah-based studio\u2019s second-highest opening of all time, trailing only the animated biblical picture \u201cDavid,\u201d which debuted at $22 million in December. <\/p>\n<p>The film landed as the third-highest-grossing film over the holiday weekend, behind animated franchise giants \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters,\u201d which brought in $36.4 million, and \u201cToy Story 5,\u2033 which earned $31 million. It finished ahead of DC\u2019s \u201cSupergirl\u201d and Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cDisclosure Day.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The historical war drama, which chronicles the early years of America\u2019s first president, also delivered an opening weekend roughly double the genre average. <\/p>\n<p>Following the film\u2019s breakout success, \u201cYoung Washington\u201d creator-director Jon Erwin announced he is already developing a sequel, a Revolutionary War epic titled \u201c1776,\u201d in response to fan enthusiasm. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to answer the No. 1 question we\u2019re getting about the movie right now,\u201d Erwin said while in Mount Vernon, Washington\u2019s riverside home. \u201cWe\u2019ve shown it all over, and this one question keeps coming up \u2014 are you going to make another movie? Is there a follow-up on the life of George Washington?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working on another one right now,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe have just begun writing another Revolutionary War epic on the year 1776, and if you think Washington\u2019s big, wait for \u20191776\u2019 \u2014 it\u2019s epic in every way. It\u2019s another incredible chapter.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope you\u2019re ready for \u20191776.\u2019 We\u2019re writing right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>\u2018Born of greatness\u2019: Kelsey Grammer gets emotional reflecting on George Washington\u2019s early life in \u2018Young Washington\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The film has drawn strong audiences response, earning a 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and an A on CinemaScore. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3340\">\u2018Better than Social Security\u2019 or \u2018political stunt\u2019? What Dave Ramsey and others are saying about Trump Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also earned an endorsement from actor Chris Pratt. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet off your (expletive) and run to the movie theater,\u201d Pratt said. \u201cI\u2019ve just seen \u2018Young Washington\u2019 &#8230; I can\u2019t believe it. It\u2019s so good.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like \u2018The Revenant,\u2019 it\u2019s like \u2018Pride and Prejudice,\u2019 it\u2019s like \u2018Braveheart,\u2019\u201d he continued. \u201cThe story is freaking so cool.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The film traces Washington\u2019s journey from an ambitious surveyor to military officer. As he endures devastating personal losses, military setbacks and the consequences of inadvertently helping spark the French and Indian War, he confronts his limitations and learns from failure, gradually developing the qualities that would define his leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Erwin took a personal interest in Washington about a decade ago, he previously told the Deseret News. With no initial intention of turning his fascination with the first president\u2019s early history into a film, Erwin immersed himself in countless books about Washington.<\/p>\n<p>He took a particular interest in Washington\u2019s early life and found himself \u201cawe-struck\u201d by events from his formative years \u2014 events which shaped Washington into the man now emblazoned on the $1 bill and carved into Mount Rushmore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington was forged in things that we all identify with, but few of us endured through,\u201d Erwin said. \u201cHe was forged in failure and hardship and grit and adventure and risk, and yet he kept going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that your failures don\u2019t have to define you, and they can actually be your great teacher to what you will become, was very meaningful to me,\u201d he continued. \u201cI wanted to give that experience to the audience.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3338\">Silver linings: Finding contentment in everyday life<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The historical war drama also got a glowing endorsement from Chris Pratt: \u2018So good\u2019 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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