Hershey
Opens Nov 25, 2026
Nov 25
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $12.0M–$22.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $3.0M–$8.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate Angel Studios Thanksgiving release
- Needs to make (est.)
- $28.0M–$64.2M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
Milton Hershey (Finn Wittrock) claws back from financial ruin to build a candy empire, and when his wife Kitty (Alexandra Daddario) falls ill she inspires a plan to give their fortune to children in need.
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Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $12.0M–$22.0M
- Marketing (estimated for an independent distributor)
- $7.2M–$22.0M
- Total cost
- $19.2M–$44.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 49¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $28.0M–$64.2M
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: 85% from the US and Canada, a ReelMatrix estimate (Angel Studios releases earn most of their money in the US and Canada (Sound of Freedom 74%, Runner 81%)).
Projection
Before release, the projection takes the middle of its opening-weekend forecast ($5.5M) times 3.4×: 2.5× (typical for a wide release), raised for a Thanksgiving release.
- Domestic finish
- ~$18.6M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$21.8M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 85%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Flop. How verdicts work