Dead of Night
Opens Nov 13, 2026
Nov 13
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $1.5M–$4.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $20K–$120K
- ReelMatrix estimate Limited release
- Domestic total forecast
- $100K–$400K
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Needs to make (est.)
- $3.0M–$9.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
A teenage girl's murder terrifies a small town, and as the killings continue the sheriff (Dermot Mulroney) races to find the killer while his daughter grows fixated on why.
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Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $1.5M–$4.0M
- Marketing (estimated for a limited release)
- $500K–$2.0M
- Total cost
- $2.0M–$6.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 47¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $3.0M–$9.0M
Total cost ÷ 67¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.0–2.2× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 70% from the US and Canada, typical for an independent distributor.
Projection
Before release, the projection uses the middle of the forecast domestic total ($100K–$400K).
- Domestic finish
- ~$250K
- Worldwide finish
- ~$357K
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 70%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work