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2026 • R • 1h 47m • Drama, Thriller, History • Paramount Pictures

The FBI couldn't crack it. So they called in the mob.

🍅 55% 87% MC 50 LB 3.23 IMDb 6.8
CS B+

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$7.50M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$15.80M
Week 4
Worldwide total
$16.93M
$1.10M international
Domestic legs2.1x
Budget$30M
2026 rank#62
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Cast & crew

Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Starring Nicole Beharie Nicole Beharie Starring Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito Starring Josh Lucas Josh Lucas Starring David Strathairn David Strathairn Starring
ScreenplaySascha Penn StudioParamount Pictures

Predicted final domestic

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$16.2M–$17.3M
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$15.80M so far

The prediction updated after the third weekend. Based on the weekend 2 and 3 drops and factoring in other movies with similar performance, the model predicts a final range of $16.2M–$17.3M. The wider range of $15.5M–$17.8M represents about 90% of outcomes after the third weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$15.3M
Baseline
Banked through 3 weekends
91%
Earned by Wk 3
Typical for this drop profile
-69%
Weekend drops
-67% then -72%

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Sep 4-6 4 $7.5M — 2,903 $2,591 $7.5M
2 Sep 11-13 10 $2.5M −67% 2,903 $855 $13.5M
3 Sep 18-20 15 $701.2K −72% 1,265 $554 $15.3M
4 Sep 25-27 21 $109.4K −84% 163 $671 $15.7M
Cumulative total$15.8M
Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1
Weekend grossWk 4 · $109.4K
$7.5M
$2.5M
$701.2K
$109.4K
W1W2W3W4
Theater countPeak 2,903 → 163 −94.4%
2,350 open163 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 4 · −84%
−67%
W1→2
−72%
W2→3
−84%
W3→4
Steepest −84%Best hold −67%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

From the analysis desk

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