Despite facing direct competition in the form of The Chosen's fifth season, which is now screening in its entirety in theaters, The King of Kings exceeded expectations in its domestic box office debut. The animated film finished second on the charts, behind A Minecraft Movie; it out-performed fellow new releases such as The Amateur, Warfare, and even The Chosen: Last Supper - Part 3. What's more remarkable is that each of these movies targets middle-American crowds. But thanks to an incredible audience response, The King of Kings was able to emerge victorious.

The movie is estimated to have generated around $19 million in its first three days of release, which happens to be the biggest-ever debut for an animated biblical film. The King of Kings broke the $14 million record set by DreamWorks' The Prince of Egyptback in 1998. That film ended up legging it past the $100 million mark domestically, and the $200 million mark worldwide.