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Promising Young Woman(2020)
Released
2020 · FILM

Promising Young Woman

A disillusioned ex‑med student turns into a nocturnal avenger, luring abusive men into traps to expose their crimes, while haunted by her best friend’s unsolved rape and suicide. When a compassionate surgeon reenters her life, she must choose between relentless vengeance and the chance at redemption.

“Revenge never looked so promising.”

Directed by
Emerald Fennell, Alexander Armero
Written by
Emerald Fennell
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
113 min
CrimeDramaMystery

Synopsis

A young woman, haunted by a tragic event from her past, pursues vengeance against those she holds responsible for her suffering.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 220+ 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 Frederic ThoravalShot by Benjamin KracunScored by Anthony WillisDesigned by Michael PerrySound by Frederic DuboisCostumes by Nancy SteinerStunts by Casey AdamsVFX by Gregory D Liegey

Box Office

2020 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× 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

$20.4M

Budget$10.0M
Worldwide gross$20.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $6.5M — 32% of worldwide · International: $13.9M (68%)

Opening weekend: $719K — 11% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $1.2M — 19% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 1,310 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Promising Young Womande
  • Una donna promettenteit
  • (English, Alternative Title)Promising Young Woman
Release dates around the world4 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 25, 2020
  • LuxembourgMar 5, 2020
  • United KingdomApr 4, 2020
  • CanadaDec 25, 2020

Production & Distribution

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LuckyChapFocus FeaturesFilmNation Entertainment

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