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Knives Out(2019)
Released
2019 · FILM

Knives Out

A brilliant private detective uncovers a web of lies and hidden motives when a renowned mystery novelist is found dead, but the shocking truth behind the murder threatens to upend everything he thought he knew.

“Hell, any of them could have done it.”

Directed by
Rian Johnson, Jamie Christopher
Written by
Rian Johnson
Rated
FSK · FSK 12
Runtime
130 min
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate shortly after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously called in to investigate. Examining Harlan's dysfunctional family and devoted staff, Blanc navigates a complex web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 249+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Bob DucsayShot by Steve YedlinScored by Nathan JohnsonDesigned by David CrankSound by Steven BonarrigoCostumes by Jenny EaganStunts by Kurt BryantVFX by Rupert Davies

Box Office

2019 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.8× 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

$312.9M

Budget$40.0M
Worldwide gross$312.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $165.4M — 53% of worldwide · International: $147.5M (47%)

Opening weekend: $14.6M — 9% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $14.6M — 9% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,391 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Knives Out - Mord ist Familiensachede
  • Knives Out: Ein Mord zum Dessertde
  • À couteaux tirésfr
  • Cena con delittoit
  • Cena con delitto - Knives Outit
  • (Bulgarian)Вади ножовете
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • CanadaSep 7, 2019
  • United StatesSep 26, 2019
  • United KingdomOct 8, 2019
  • BelgiumOct 10, 2019

Companies

ProductionLionsgate, Media Rights Capital (MRC), T-Street

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