I would describe myself as a movie buff. I own a chest full of Blu-rays to play my favorite kino without the burdens of subscription services and advertisements. I would say this relationship is mostly one sided in that I am a consumer of these movies. The only way to flip this relationship is to become a part of making the movie before I know whether or not it will be kino. This is risk on steroids for a maximum potential of a 20% return, because you can look at the director, actors, and general storyline and still end up with a box office flop turned cult classic like Waterworld. Honestly I’d be floored if I made 20% on a one month investment, but the reality is I will lucky to get my money back. At this point you may be asking why are you doing this Austin? Do you hate money? I thought you were a Stoked Wallet?
The answer is simple. Hollywood has been making media that goes against my interests and values and when they decide to make the occasional non-franchise action flick I’d watch they go the cynical route and make sure it’s a politically correct mass market movie (colloquially known as trash). So when I saw Angel Studios was looking for funding to market their film based on a true story about Timothy Ballard who recovered kids caught in the child trafficking crime syndicate out of DHS jurisdiction I knew this movie needed to get out there. I invested $500, which means my maximum potential gain is $100. My maximum potential loss is $500.
I don’t get the vibe this movie will bomb though. Top Gun Maverick went on to make a crisp 1.4 billion for being unwoke military kino. I think a gritty but heartfelt action movie where the good guys with guns win is a potential contender for a box office surprise. Even niche horror flicks will do a couple million. This movie is estimated to be available in 3,850 theaters for at least the July 4th holiday and surrounding days. A film with comparable hype from the left “Chevalier” released in 1,275 theaters and made ~$3.5 million in the box office. So to pay off the theaters cut and turn a profit this will be a huge challenge, but it’s a risk I am willing to take for entertainment and expanding my investing horizons. If you’d like to join me on this crazy journey I signed up here https://invest.angel.com/freedom.
