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John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)
Released
2017 · FILM

John Wick: Chapter 2

Retired assassin John Wick seeks a quiet life, but when a crime lord invokes an unbreakable blood oath, he must fight his way back into the underworld to settle the debt or watch everything he loves be destroyed.

“Never stab the devil in the back!”

Directed by
Chad Stahelski
Written by
Derek Kolstad
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
122 min
ActionCrimeThriller

Synopsis

John Wick is compelled to leave retirement when a former associate seeks to take control of an international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to assist, Wick travels to Rome and confronts some of the world’s most dangerous killers.

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A crew of 294+ credited

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Chris TonickShot by Dan LaustsenScored by Tyler BatesDesigned by Kevin Kavanaugh

Box Office

2017 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$171.5M

Budget$40.0M
Worldwide gross$171.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $92.0M — 54% of worldwide · International: $79.5M (46%)

Opening weekend: $30.4M — 33% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $42.2M — 46% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,113 theaters

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Also known as

  • John Wick: Kapitel 2de
  • John Wick 2en
  • John Wick: Capítulo 2 - Un nuevo día para matares
  • John Wick 2fr
  • John Wick - Capitolo 2it

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