By Any Means
Final · 4 weeks in theaters
$16.9M
Worldwide total through Sep 25–27, 2026
- Domestic
- $15.7M
- International
- $1.1M
- Budget
- $29.0M
- Last weekend
- $110K
- −84% from the weekend before
About the film
Based on a true story: in 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) hunting the killers of civil rights leaders is forced to team up with a Mafia hitman (Mark Wahlberg).
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 Sep 25–27 | – | $110K | −84% | 163 | $675 | $15.7M | $16.9M |
| Wk 3 Sep 18–20 | 15 | $700K | −72% | 1,265 | $553 | $15.3M | – |
| Wk 2 Sep 11–13 | 10 | $2.5M | −67% | 2,903 | $854 | $13.5M | – |
| Wk 1 Sep 4–6 | 4 | $7.5M | – | 2,903 | $2,590 | $7.5M | – |
How it stacks up
Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
- The Odyssey$124M
- Resident Evil$60.1M
- Verity$32.0M
- Street Fighter$30.8M
- Practical Magic 2$30.0M
- Other Mommy$27.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
- Clayface$24.0M
- By Any Means$7.5M
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$855M
- The Odyssey$461M
- Resident Evil$139M
- Verity$71.5M
- Practical Magic 2$64.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$60.6M
- Heart of the Beast$58.2M
- Other Mommy$55.6M
- Coyote vs. Acme$54.7M
- By Any Means$15.7M
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget
- $29.0M
- Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
- $17.4M–$30.0M
- Total cost
- $46.4M–$59.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 49¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $66.9M–$85.1M
Total cost ÷ 69¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.3–2.9× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 93% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.
Money in, money out
- From domestic theaters
- $7.9M
- From international theaters
- $460K
- Home, streaming and TV (est.)
- $3.4M
- Minus total cost
- −$46.4M–$59.0M
- Estimated loss so far
- $34.7M–$47.3M
Projection
These are the film’s final totals.
- Domestic finish
- ~$15.7M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$16.9M
Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work