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    Klara and the Sun

    Sony Pictures · Released Oct 23, 2026 · PG-13 · 1h 56m

    In theaters · week 2Sunday estimates, actuals Monday

    $1.8M

    Worldwide total through Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026

    Domestic
    $1.2M
    International
    $670K
    as of Oct 23–25
    Budget
    $44.3M
    Last weekend
    $150K
    −79% from the weekend before

    About the film

    In a near future where lonely kids are given robot companions, an Artificial Friend named Klara (Jenna Ortega) watches over a sick teenage girl and her guarded mother (Amy Adams). Taika Waititi adapts Kazuo Ishiguro's novel.

    Watch the trailer

    Distance to break-even

    Weekend by weekend

    $700K
    Wk 1
    $150K
    Wk 2
    Domestic weekend gross (Friday to Sunday).
    WeekendRankWeekend grossChangeTheatersPer theaterDomestic totalWorldwide total
    Wk 2 Oct 30–Nov 1est.–$150K−79%880$170$1.2M–
    Wk 1 Oct 23–25–$700K–880$795$700K$1.4M

    How it stacks up

    Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.

    Opening weekend · top 10 of 34
    1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
    2. The Odyssey$124M
    3. Resident Evil$60.1M
    4. Verity$32.0M
    5. Street Fighter$30.8M
    6. Practical Magic 2$30.0M
    7. Other Mommy$27.8M
    8. Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
    9. Clayface$24.0M
    10. Klara and the Sun$700K
    Domestic total after 2 weekends · top 10 of 31
    1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day$654M
    2. The Odyssey$289M
    3. Resident Evil$103M
    4. Verity$54.4M
    5. Practical Magic 2$50.0M
    6. Street Fighter$46.9M
    7. You Can See Everything$45.1M
    8. Other Mommy$44.7M
    9. Clayface$44.7M
    10. Klara and the Sun$1.2M

    Show the math

    Break-even

    Production budget
    $44.3M
    Marketing (reported)
    $15.0M–$30.0M
    Total cost
    $59.3M–$74.3M
    Studio's share of each ticket dollar
    45¢
    Later: home, streaming and TV
    +20¢
    Break-even worldwide
    $91.1M–$114M

    Total cost ÷ 65¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.1–2.6× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 51% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.

    Money in, money out

    From domestic theaters
    $585K
    From international theaters
    $268K
    Home, streaming and TV (est.)
    $368K
    Minus total cost
    −$59.3M–$74.3M
    Estimated loss so far
    $58.1M–$73.1M

    Projection

    The projection carries the film’s recent weekend-to-weekend drops forward until its run fades out.

    Domestic finish
    ~$1.3M
    Worldwide finish
    ~$2.6M

    Verdict: Bomb. How verdicts work

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