Wicker, Alexander Skarsgård Fantasy Romance Movie, Officially Passes Major Box Office Milestone at $30 Million
A steady run at theaters
Wicker opened to $5.7 million and has continued to place among the top ten domestic films. In the latest daily rankings, it stood eighth, earning $581,000 across just over 2,000 locations.
The movie is a fairy tale based on Ursula Wills’ short story The Wicker Husband. Skarsgård stars alongside Olivia Colman. The report describes it as a fantasy romance and a “bonkers fairy tale.”
The milestone and its scale
Wicker has taken in $30 million worldwide, equal to three times its reported production budget of $10 million. The milestone marks the film’s strongest box office result so far.
Black Bear bought the film’s distribution rights for $2.5 million. Wicker is now the company’s highest-grossing self-distributed release in North America.
Other projects and weekend results
The box office update comes as Skarsgård’s next project was announced. He will join Pillion co-star Harry Melling, Maya Hawke and Hunter Schafer in The Confessions, described as a “cautionary psycho-dramedy.” Wicker earned $3.4 million last weekend and finished in the top ten. Godzilla Minus Zero, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, led the weekend with a $30 million opening.
Key points
- Wicker has earned $30 million worldwide against a reported $10 million budget.
- The film ranked eighth in the latest domestic daily chart, earning $581,000.
- Black Bear’s $2.5 million rights purchase has become its highest-grossing self-distributed North American release.
- Skarsgård will appear with Harry Melling, Maya Hawke and Hunter Schafer in The Confessions.