‘A Great Awakening’ Hits With Faith-Based Audiences & History Buffs – Specialty Box Office
By Jillg366
Published on April 5, 2026.
Roadside Attractions' "A Great Awakening" has been a hit at the domestic box office, grossing $2.1 million on 1,298 screens. The film was produced by Sight & Sound in honor of America's 250th anniversary. It stars John Paul Sneed as Franklin, Jonathan Blair as Whitefield, and is directed and co-written by Joshua Enck. The audience was 79% 35+ and 57% female, with 66% attracted by the subject matter. The top DMA for the film was Harrisburg/Lancaster/York Pa. Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, Houston, Phoenix, Minneapolis and Atlanta were other top markets. Other top markets included Focus Features' "The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Aoocaloptimist" for its second weekend grossing of $271k.
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