THE SHIFT: Holds Top 10 Position
The new movie from Angel Studios, The Shift, has been doing well at the box office.
If you missed the Heaven’s Metal Magazine interview with Director Brock Heasley, check it out.
THE SHIFT – This Year’s Unexpected Christmas Film – Holds Top 10 Position For Second Weekend In Theaters
(PROVO, Utah — December 11, 2023) THE SHIFT, the debut original theatrical release from Angel Studios, the studio behind the summer blockbuster SOUND OF FREEDOM, continues a strong run at the box office and remains in the Top 10 for its second weekend in theaters.
Brandon Purdie, Executive Vice President, Global Theatrical Distribution at Angel Studios noted, “This project is resonating in an amazing fashion, with fans seeing the film in theaters multiple times, creating their own fan-networks, and overwhelming our team with merch orders.”
THE SHIFT has struck a chord with viewers, who awarded the film a Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score of 87, with one viewer* saying, “This is a movie that sticks with you. I must say, I like a movie that doesn’t give you all it has on the first date. You have to probe, you have to ponder.”
View the New Christmas Trailer for THE SHIFT here
With a plot referred to by Rebecca Cusey from Christianity Today** as “THE MATRIX meets IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE,” THE SHIFT is an independent sci-fi romance inspired by the book of Job. The film shares the story of Kevin, a man who travels across worlds to reunite with the love of his life, Molly. When a mysterious adversary known as The Benefactor threatens Kevin’s survival and sends him to a dystopian reality, he fights to return to the world he knows and the woman he loves. Will hope and faith be enough to find his way back?
THE SHIFT stars Kristoffer Polaha (WONDER WOMAN 1984, JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION), Neal McDonough (MINORITY REPORT, Yellowstone), Sean Astin (LORD OF THE RINGS, Stranger Things), Liz Tabish (The Chosen), Rose Reid (SURPRISED BY OXFORD), and John Billingsley (Star Trek Enterprise, THE MAN FROM EARTH)
THE SHIFT is the debut film from writer/director Brock Heasley and was produced by Ken Carpenter (SURPRISED BY OXFORD, FINDING YOU) for Nook Entertainment.
THE SHIFT: Box Office Results
Theater count: 2415
Weekend Box Office Projection: $2,159,077
Total Cume Box Office Projection: $8,501,877
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About Angel Studios: Angel Studios is the home of stories that amplify light. Through the Angel Guild, tens of thousands of investors choose which titles the studio will next distribute. Angel Studios allows filmmakers and audiences to form passionate communities around their creative projects, making the story behind the story as important as the final project itself. The Chosen and Dry Bar Comedy—two of Angel Studios’ originals—have earned billions of views around the world, and now SOUND OF FREEDOM has become a global box-office hit. Learn more at Angel.com.
*Link to blog – https://truthforsouls.com/2023/12/08/shifted-on-the-shift/
**Link to Christianity Today review – https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/december-web-only/theodicy-my-servant-job-shift-movie-review.html
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Hey. Just a note on the Shift where there is a lot of controversy saying scripture or even God being mentioned in the film is in question.
2nd, Angel studios may bear that name, but deeply routed in mormonism as well affiliations with The Chosen series, which has allowed the LG-culture to be okay with rainbow flag on set. Athiest actors, as well as cast and crew and actors supporting that culture. I don’t know how much research is done, but perhaps not enough and perhaps not push a film that isn’t truth, just entertainment. John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life and no man comes to the father but through me. It is really the only truth I want. And although some may not agree, but how many of us have put entertainment/films/V-games as a big part of our lives? I’m guilty too. But maybe we have been numbed down slowly to keep us distracted from God, His word, Jesus’-The Great Commission and even Matt 25:31-46.
Thanks for allowing me to comment. Jesus is my #1 fan and my biggest hero.
Thank you, Doug, for your heart for the truth and a desire for the body of Christ to avoid error. I appreciate that attitude and heart. However, I am no in agreement with your conclusions.
1. Deeply rooted in Mormonism? Not the case in my opinion. Have you heard Dallas Jenkins, the man who will stand before God and account for his work with The Chosen, and the responses he’s given regarding using Mormon property to film on, etc.? The phrase “I am the law of Moses” (I think I quoted it correctly) coming out of the book of Mormon. That is an unfortunate thing, but I believe that line to be theologically accurate. Jesus is the Word, so therefore He is also the Law of Moses.
2. Rainbow flag on the set. Unfortunate that it was not noticed until after. But whoever noticed it must’ve been looking for something to gripe about, because it was minimal and gone in a second. I agree that this production studio can hire professionals who have unique and possibly different outlooks when it comes to life, politics, and faith. The best of the best should be the criteria, not if they know the Word.
3. Entertainment is part of life. God chose festivals that included dance. He adorned His own temple with artwork. His prophets used sarcasm and talked about using the toilet. He turned water into alcoholic wine. While the Holy Spirit might convict you of idolatry or misplacing priorities in your life, turning around and legislating the same conviction on others is misduided. If He wanted to teach the entire body about where to prioritize entertainment, well that’s His business. He can do that. He can do that through you. Like the Bereans, I get to doubt and not trust at first moment what you are bringing. Correcting behavior, attitudes, and pointing out error can be the work of a prophet and I believe God uses ordinary people like you and me to do that work sometimes, but I’m leary about this. It’s good for me to stop and question. “Is he right? Have I got my priorities out of order? Could this be true of the music I listen to as well?” It’s good to be introspective. But telling someone else what to do? That’s a turn off and can hinder good work. Sometimes God uses imperfect people and they deliver the WOrd imperfectly and yet still the Holy Spirit can use that in the heart of a believer.
And man, I think The Chosen series is a good thing. If I was called as a witness to Dallas Jenkins’ trial in heaven about his work on this series, I would have a lot of good things to say. My words don’t carry any weight on this, but I would tend to say, “Well done, fellow servant.”
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