Werwulf
Opens Dec 25, 2026
Dec 25
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $50.0M–$70.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $15.0M–$25.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate Nosferatu opened at $21.6M on Christmas
- Needs to make (est.)
- $123M–$215M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
Robert Eggers follows Nosferatu with a werewolf tale set in 13th-century England. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe star.
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Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $50.0M–$70.0M
- Marketing (estimated for a specialty distributor)
- $30.0M–$70.0M
- Total cost
- $80.0M–$140M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 45¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $123M–$215M
Total cost ÷ 65¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 50% from the US and Canada, a ReelMatrix estimate (Nosferatu earned 52% in the US and Canada).
Projection
Before release, the projection takes the middle of its opening-weekend forecast ($20.0M) times 3.8×: 2.4× (typical for horror), raised for a Christmas release.
- Domestic finish
- ~$76.8M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$154M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 50%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: On the bubble. How verdicts work