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By Any Means, the crime thriller starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg, has received mixed reviews and failed to make a mark, with an underwhelming opening weekend at the box office in North America. It even lost the #3 spot to Coyote vs Acme in the domestic box office rankings in its opening weekend. All of these will make it harder for it to hit the break-even target at the box office. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The film received a solid 88% rating from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. It collected a modest amount at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, and to add to the trouble, it has not been released overseas. The film has received a B+ on CinemaScore. Coyote vs. Acme is performing well, while The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are still dominating theaters. With a weak landing, the film is lost in the crowd.
By Any Means’ box office performance
According to Box Office Mojo, By Any Means collected just $7.5 million at the box office in North America on its opening weekend. It has reportedly added another $1.8 million on its first Monday, which is also the Labor Day holiday in North America. The film declined by an estimated 25% from Sunday. Running in 2903 theaters in North America, the film’s total cume is $9.3 million. The movie has not been released internationally.
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How much does it need to break even at the box office?
According to media reports, By Any Means was made on a $29 million budget, which is just the production cost and does not include marketing. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film thus needs an estimated $72.5 million at the box office to achieve break-even, applying the industry’s 2.5x multiplier rule. Therefore, it has a long road ahead to break even, which will be a great challenge for a film with a modest budget. It is because it had a very weak start.
What is the film about?
The film follows a young Black FBI agent who is sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate a series of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa, he becomes embroiled in a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur, as the unlikely duo confronts a broken system and discovers that the law has its limits.
By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, and Giancarlo Esposito, was released on September 4.
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