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The Wizard of the KremlinFollow

2026 • R • 150 min • Drama / Political • Vertical

A spin doctor. A czar in the making. The making of modern Russia.

🍅 46% 56% MC 56 LB 2.70 IMDb 6.1

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$486K
Limited · 582 theaters
Domestic total
$486K
3 days
Worldwide total
$6.80M
$6.3M international (Europe + festivals before US opening)
Domestic legs1.0x
Budget$35M
2026 rank#141
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Cast & crew

Paul Dano Paul Dano Starring Jude Law Jude Law Starring Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander Starring Zach Galifianakis Zach Galifianakis Starring Tom Sturridge Tom Sturridge Starring
ScreenplayOlivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrère Produced byOlivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas CinematographyYorick Le Saux Based on the novel byGiuliano da Empoli Distributor (U.S.)Vertical

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 May 15-17 (opening) 15 $486.0K — 582 $835 $486.0K
Cumulative total$486.0K
May 15May 16May 16May 17May 17
Theater countPeak 582 → 582 +0.0%
582 open582 now

Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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