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Darkest Hour

Name: Darkest Hour
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2017-11-22
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Ben Mendelsohn

British Cinema20172h 5mEnglishTop 26% of British Cinema budgets

88Standing

14th of 226 in British Cinema

Reported gross: 91
Return on budget: 84
Audience rating: 86
Momentum: 87

Out-grossed 91% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($151M).
Returned 5× its budget, against an industry median of 1.7×.
Momentum in the 87th percentile.
Audience rating 7.4 from 5,659 votes, the 86th percentile.

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Cost: $30M
Took: $151M

Against a British Cinema median of 1.7×, so this one returned 2.9 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Released: 22 November 2017
Runtime: 2h 5m
Language: English
Industry: British Cinema

Top billedAll 24 credits

Gary OldmanWinston Churchill
Stephen DillaneViscount Halifax
Lily JamesElizabeth Layton
Ronald PickupNeville Chamberlain
Ben MendelsohnKing George VI
Kristin Scott ThomasClemmie

Made by

Director: Joe Wright
Screenplay: Anthony McCarten
Original Music Composer: Dario Marianelli
Director of Photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Producer: Tim Bevan, Douglas Urbanski, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten

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