Fantasy comedy 'Wicker' holds well at box office, passing $30 million worldwide
'Wicker', a romantic fantasy comedy with Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, opened to $5.7 million and has held well, reaching about $30 million worldwide on a reported $10 million budget. Outlets call it a sleeper hit and a win for distributor Black Bear.
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Centre · 1'Wicker', a romantic fantasy comedy starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, has become a sleeper box office hit, according to /Film. /FilmN “Wicker, the romantic fantasy comedy starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, has become the type of sleeper box office hit that Hollywood really needs.” Read at /Film ↗ Centre · 2Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, it opened on the weekend of October 23 with $5.7 million domestically, on a reported $10 million budget, debuting at number five. /FilmN “"Wicker" opened in theaters on the weekend of October 23, pulling in a solid $5.7 million domestically on a reported $10 million budget.” Read at /Film ↗ ColliderN “After making $5.7 million in its opening weekend” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1/Film reported $20 million domestically and $9 million internationally, a $29 million total, with no weekend drop larger than 24%. /FilmN “"Wicker" has earned $20 million domestically to go with $9 million internationally for a $29 million running total.” Read at /Film ↗
Centre · 1Collider later reported the film passed $30 million globally, three times its budget, after placing eighth in the latest daily ranks with $581,000 from just over 2,000 locations. Its most recent weekend take was $3.4 million, inside the top ten. ColliderN “Globally, the film has now returned $30 million, which is three times its reported $10 million budget.”“placing eighth in the most recent daily ranks with $581,000 from just over 2,000 locations” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1Godzilla Minus Zero led the weekend with a $30 million opening. ColliderN “Godzilla Minus Zero, which earned $30 million in a hugely impressive opening gambit.” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 2Collider says the film is Black Bear's highest-grossing self-distributed release in North America; Black Bear bought the distribution rights for $2.5 million. /Film says it is on track to profit theatrically before VOD and streaming, and calls it the hit Black Bear needed after flops such as 'Christy' and 'In the Grey'. ColliderN “The film has become Black Bear's highest-grossing self-distributed release in North America, after the company purchased the film's distribution rights for $2.5 million.” Read at Collider ↗ /FilmN “This is the hit Black Bear needed.” Read at /Film ↗
Centre · 2The film follows an ostracized fisherwoman (Colman) who commissions a basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård); the creation sparks jealousy and upheaval in the village. Collider says it is based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills, also features Elizabeth Debicki, and earned rave reviews. /FilmN “centers on an ostracized fisherwoman (Colman) who commissions the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård)” Read at /Film ↗ ColliderN “based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills” Read at Collider ↗ Centre · 1/Film argues that original, non-franchise films like this are good for the industry as Hollywood consolidates, comparing it to 'Barbarian' in 2022. /FilmN “At the right place and with the right premise, more original, non-franchise ideas can still thrive.” Read at /Film ↗
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- Both entertainment outlets present Wicker as a quiet success: /Film frames it as a sleeper hit and a needed win for Black Bear and for original films; Collider focuses on the $30 million milestone and Skarsgård.
- Emphasis
- Budget-to-gross ratio, weekend holds, Black Bear's fortunes; Collider adds cast news and critic praise.
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- Neither gives audience scores or detailed international breakdowns beyond totals; Collider omits the weekend-to-weekend drop figures /Film cites.
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- “sleeper box office hit”“bonkers fairy tale”“rave reviews”
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What every side reports
- Wicker opened with $5.7 million domestically on a reported $10 million budget.
- It stars Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, with Peter Dinklage, and was directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson.
- Black Bear is the distributor and the film has held well against Godzilla Minus Zero's opening.
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/FilmN ·
Alexander Skarsgard And Olivia Colman's Romantic Fantasy Movie Is A Sleeper Box Office Hit
Celebratory Presents Wicker as a sleeper hit and argues for the health of the industry and Black Bear.
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Alexander Skarsgård’s Fantasy Romance Movie Officially Passes Major Box Office Milestone
Celebratory Reports the $30 million milestone with Skarsgård-centred context and praise from critics.
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- 11 Nov 00:26 First /FilmN Alexander Skarsgard And Olivia Colman's Romantic Fantasy Movie Is A Sleeper Box Office Hit
- 13 Nov 00:45 +48h 19m ColliderN Alexander Skarsgård’s Fantasy Romance Movie Officially Passes Major Box Office Milestone
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