Andy Serkis’ historical war epic, released over the US Independence Day weekend, has reached about $41 million at the domestic box office in fewer than 20 days. Its strong performance matters because it has become a modest commercial success despite facing major new releases, and has reportedly prompted work on a sequel.

The film earned $3.5 million in its third weekend, finishing seventh while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey led the chart with $124 million. It has outperformed Supergirl, released a week later, and is expected to make roughly three times its reported budget domestically. Distributed by Angel Studios, it has benefited from the company’s established audience for faith-oriented releases and favourable audience reception.