Zero A.D.
Opens Dec 11, 2026
Dec 11
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $10.0M–$25.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $5.0M–$12.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate Angel Studios holiday release
- Needs to make (est.)
- $23.4M–$73.0M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
As King Herod (Jim Caviezel) panics over a star rising above Bethlehem, Mary must protect her newborn son from the slaughter that follows. A nativity thriller from Angel Studios.
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $10.0M–$25.0M
- Marketing (estimated for an independent distributor)
- $6.0M–$25.0M
- Total cost
- $16.0M–$50.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 49¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $23.4M–$73.0M
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 ($8.5M) times 4.0×: 2.5× (typical for a wide release), raised for a Christmas release.
- Domestic finish
- ~$34.0M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$40.0M
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 85%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: On the bubble. How verdicts work