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The Death of Stalin (2017)
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The Death of Stalin Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 8.04M

Opening Weekend: 184.81K

Legs: 5.61

Overview: When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?


TMDB

7.0

IMDB

7.3

Metacritic

88

Letterboxd

3.79

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Fri, Mar 9, 2018$55,077+ 0.00%4
Sat, Mar 10, 2018$70,950+ 28.82%4
Sun, Mar 11, 2018$58,778 -17.16%4
Mon, Mar 12, 2018$19,947 -66.06%4
Tue, Mar 13, 2018$20,316+ 1.85%4
Wed, Mar 14, 2018$19,855 -2.27%4
Thu, Mar 15, 2018$18,646 -6.09%4
Fri, Mar 16, 2018$164,541+ 782.45%32
Sat, Mar 17, 2018$215,908+ 31.22%32
Sun, Mar 18, 2018$157,048 -27.26%32
Mon, Mar 19, 2018$55,927 -64.39%32
Tue, Mar 20, 2018$56,961+ 1.85%32
Wed, Mar 21, 2018$62,652+ 9.99%32
Thu, Mar 22, 2018$53,817 -14.10%32
Fri, Mar 23, 2018$280,795+ 421.76%141
Sat, Mar 24, 2018$442,985+ 57.76%141
Sun, Mar 25, 2018$283,223 -36.06%141
Mon, Mar 26, 2018$102,414 -63.84%141
Tue, Mar 27, 2018$114,776+ 12.07%141
Wed, Mar 28, 2018$101,072 -11.94%141
Thu, Mar 29, 2018$107,894+ 6.75%141
Fri, Mar 30, 2018$440,878+ 308.62%484
Sat, Mar 31, 2018$519,259+ 17.78%484
Sun, Apr 1, 2018$385,177 -25.82%484
Mon, Apr 2, 2018$161,595 -58.05%484
Tue, Apr 3, 2018$190,547+ 17.92%484
Wed, Apr 4, 2018$185,004 -2.91%484
Thu, Apr 5, 2018$142,072 -23.21%484
Fri, Apr 6, 2018$269,086+ 89.40%548
Sat, Apr 7, 2018$470,031+ 74.68%548
Sun, Apr 8, 2018$248,105 -47.22%548
Mon, Apr 9, 2018$91,720 -63.03%548
Tue, Apr 10, 2018$102,204+ 11.43%548
Wed, Apr 11, 2018$87,960 -13.94%548
Thu, Apr 12, 2018$81,092 -7.81%548
Fri, Apr 13, 2018$119,387+ 47.22%330
Sat, Apr 14, 2018$207,555+ 73.85%330
Sun, Apr 15, 2018$154,749 -25.44%330
Mon, Apr 16, 2018$49,438 -68.05%330
Tue, Apr 17, 2018$49,175 -0.53%330
Wed, Apr 18, 2018$52,263+ 6.28%330
Thu, Apr 19, 2018$52,325+ 0.12%330
Fri, Apr 20, 2018$87,111+ 66.48%210
Sat, Apr 21, 2018$156,455+ 79.60%210
Sun, Apr 22, 2018$85,549 -45.32%210
Mon, Apr 23, 2018$31,288 -63.43%210
Tue, Apr 24, 2018$35,645+ 13.93%210
Wed, Apr 25, 2018$37,833+ 6.14%210
Thu, Apr 26, 2018$35,891 -5.13%210
Fri, Apr 27, 2018$57,936+ 61.42%150
Sat, Apr 28, 2018$98,633+ 70.24%150
Sun, Apr 29, 2018$69,289 -29.75%150
Mon, Apr 30, 2018$22,660 -67.30%150
Tue, May 1, 2018$22,579 -0.36%150
Wed, May 2, 2018$22,226 -1.56%150
Thu, May 3, 2018$23,208+ 4.42%150
Fri, May 4, 2018$42,459+ 82.95%195
Sat, May 5, 2018$71,917+ 69.38%195
Sun, May 6, 2018$59,606 -17.12%195
Mon, May 7, 2018$20,301 -65.94%195
Tue, May 8, 2018$23,468+ 15.60%195
Wed, May 9, 2018$22,425 -4.44%195
Thu, May 10, 2018$22,033 -1.75%195
Fri, May 11, 2018$30,154+ 36.86%130
Sat, May 12, 2018$56,215+ 86.43%130
Sun, May 13, 2018$41,890 -25.48%130
Mon, May 14, 2018$11,540 -72.45%130
Tue, May 15, 2018$13,131+ 13.79%130
Wed, May 16, 2018$15,728+ 19.78%130
Thu, May 17, 2018$12,253 -22.09%130
Fri, May 18, 2018$14,988+ 22.32%50
Sat, May 19, 2018$25,890+ 72.74%50
Sun, May 20, 2018$16,109 -37.78%50
Mon, May 21, 2018$8,460 -47.48%50
Tue, May 22, 2018$7,625 -9.87%50
Wed, May 23, 2018$9,400+ 23.28%50
Thu, May 24, 2018$5,894 -37.30%50
Fri, May 25, 2018$7,860+ 33.36%35
Sat, May 26, 2018$16,398+ 108.63%35
Sun, May 27, 2018$19,524+ 19.06%35
Mon, May 28, 2018$14,374 -26.38%35
Tue, May 29, 2018$4,594 -68.04%35
Wed, May 30, 2018$4,914+ 6.97%35
Thu, May 31, 2018$4,378 -10.91%35
Fri, Jun 1, 2018$7,193+ 64.30%26
Sat, Jun 2, 2018$12,946+ 79.98%26
Sun, Jun 3, 2018$9,864 -23.81%26
Mon, Jun 4, 2018$3,779 -61.69%26
Tue, Jun 5, 2018$3,903+ 3.28%26
Wed, Jun 6, 2018$3,703 -5.12%26
Thu, Jun 7, 2018$4,148+ 12.02%26
Fri, Jun 8, 2018$3,295 -20.56%14
Sat, Jun 9, 2018$7,357+ 123.28%14
Sun, Jun 10, 2018$5,528 -24.86%14
Mon, Jun 11, 2018$1,939 -64.92%14
Tue, Jun 12, 2018$2,132+ 9.95%14
Wed, Jun 13, 2018$2,180+ 2.25%14
Thu, Jun 14, 2018$1,607 -26.28%14
Fri, Jun 15, 2018$2,851+ 77.41%10
Sat, Jun 16, 2018$4,130+ 44.86%10
Sun, Jun 17, 2018$3,535 -14.41%10
Mon, Jun 18, 2018$1,368 -61.30%10
Tue, Jun 19, 2018$1,670+ 22.08%10
Wed, Jun 20, 2018$1,207 -27.72%10
Thu, Jun 21, 2018$1,928+ 59.73%10
Fri, Jun 22, 2018$2,437+ 26.40%7
Sat, Jun 23, 2018$4,335+ 77.88%7
Sun, Jun 24, 2018$2,260 -47.87%7
Mon, Jun 25, 2018$1,012 -55.22%7
Tue, Jun 26, 2018$1,196+ 18.18%7
Fri, Jun 29, 2018$1,380+ 15.38%5
Sat, Jun 30, 2018$2,866+ 107.68%5
Sun, Jul 1, 2018$1,938 -32.38%5
Mon, Jul 2, 2018$864 -55.42%5
Tue, Jul 3, 2018$1,366+ 58.10%5
Wed, Jul 4, 2018$1,373+ 0.51%5
Thu, Jul 5, 2018$754 -45.08%5
Fri, Jul 6, 2018$1,314+ 74.27%5
Sat, Jul 7, 2018$1,482+ 12.79%5
Sun, Jul 8, 2018$946 -36.17%5
Mon, Jul 9, 2018$820 -13.32%5
Tue, Jul 10, 2018$1,993+ 143.05%5
Fri, Jul 13, 2018$835 -58.10%4
Sat, Jul 14, 2018$1,648+ 97.37%4
Sun, Jul 15, 2018$506 -69.30%4
Mon, Jul 16, 2018$450 -11.07%4
Tue, Jul 17, 2018$476+ 5.78%4
Wed, Jul 18, 2018$815+ 71.22%4
Thu, Jul 19, 2018$530 -34.97%4
Fri, Jul 20, 2018$546+ 3.02%3
Sat, Jul 21, 2018$1,081+ 97.99%3
Sun, Jul 22, 2018$818 -24.33%3
Mon, Jul 23, 2018$150 -81.66%3
Tue, Jul 24, 2018$289+ 92.67%3
Wed, Jul 25, 2018$176 -39.10%3
Thu, Jul 26, 2018$220+ 25.00%3
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Cast

NameCharacter
Steve BuscemiNikita Khrushchev
Simon Russell BealeLavrenti Beria
Jeffrey TamborGeorgy Malenkov
Dermot CrowleyLazar Kaganovich
Michael PalinVyacheslav Molotov
Paul WhitehouseAnastas Mikoyan
Paul ChahidiNicolai Bulganin
Andrea RiseboroughSvetlana Stalin
Adrian McLoughlinJosef Stalin
Jason IsaacsField Marshal Zhukov
Paddy ConsidineAndreyev
Rupert FriendVasily Stalin
Olga KurylenkoMaria Veniaminovna Yudina
Tom BrookeSergei
Sylvestra Le TouzelNina Khrushchev
Justin EdwardsSpartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
Paul ReadyNKVD Officer Delov
Julia MulliganWoman in Layers of Clothes
Andrey KorzhenevskiyMan in Layers of Clothes
Roger Ashton-GriffithsMusician #1
Jeremy LimbMusician #2
Andy GathergoodCitizen Bundled Into Car
Alexander PiskunovYoung Man Snitch
Ruslav NeupokoevMiddle Aged Man
Alla BinieievaMiddle Aged Wife
Nicholas WoodesonBoris Bresnavich, Conductor #2
Elaine CaxtonMrs. Bresnavich
George PottsConcert Director
Cara HorganLidiya Timashuk
Nicholas SidiNKVD Officer Kobulov
Jonny PhillipsNKVD Officer Pervak
Alex Harvey-BrownSoldier
Tim SteedSergeant
June WatsonMatryona Petrovna
Adam ShawNKVD Guard Ilyin
Daniel TuiteNKVD Officer Slimonov
David CrowKhrustalyov
Karl JohnsonDr. Lukomsky
Emilio IannucciYoung Doctor
Daniel BooroffTall Doctor
Dan MershIce Hockey Coach
Richard BrakeTarasov
James BarriscaleArmy General
Daniel TatarskyNKVD Officer at Dacha Gates
Eva SayerYoung Waitress
Diana QuickPolina Molotova
Adam EwanPrisoner at Gulag
Michael BallardVolga Guard Chasov
Phil DeguaraVolga Guard Shulga
Jonathan ArisMezhnikov
Katie McCreedyLittle Girl #2
Ewan BaileyNKVD Officer Aslanov
Leeroy MurrayZhukov's Chief of Staff
Keely SmithTeenage Ostrich Girl
Sheng-Chien TsaiTranslator
Dave WongZhou Enlai
Sergey KorshkovNKVD Officer Fedin
Alexander GrigorivevFather
Olga DadukevichMother
Nastya KoshevatskayaDaughter
Danya BochkovSon
Sebastian AntonNKVD Colonel Entin
Nastya KarpenkoLittle Girl #1
Gerald LepkowskiLeonid Brezhnev
Luke D'SilvaMoskalenko
Daniel ChappleRed Army General
Daniel SmithRed Army Captain
Ellen EvansTeenage Girl
Oleh DrachRed Army Colonel
Daniel FearnMarshal Konev
Henry HelmChild Mourner (uncredited)

Comps

Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.

TitleRelease DateBudget
Their FinestFeb 19, 2017$12M
BrooklynOct 20, 2015$11M
The Danish GirlNov 27, 2015$15M
CarolNov 20, 2015$12M
T2 TrainspottingJan 27, 2017$18M
Bitter HarvestJan 31, 2017$20M
A Hologram for the KingApr 22, 2016$30M
Elvis & NixonMar 22, 2016$5M
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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $263.57K

Investor Share: $158.14K

Week 2: $766.85K

Investor Share: $421.77K

Week 3+: $7.01M

Investor Share: $3.5M

International

$12.38M (60.65%)

Investor Share: $4.33M

Costs

Budget: $13M


P&A: $13M

Breakdown

Gross: $20.42M


Net: $8.42M


Costs: $26M

Profit

Profit: $-17.58M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

Production Companies