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He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun.

The Death of Stalin

British Cinema20171h 47mEnglishTop 58% of British Cinema budgets
61Standing

79th of 226 in British Cinema

Reported gross
59
Return on budget
56
Audience rating
70
Momentum
60
  • Out-grossed 59% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($25M).
  • Returned 1.9× its budget, against an industry median of 1.7×.
  • Momentum in the 60th percentile.
  • Audience rating 7 from 2,247 votes, the 70th percentile.
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Cost
$13M
Took
$25M
Hit1.9× its cost

Against a British Cinema median of 1.7×, so this one returned 1.1 times what a typical release there does.

The money says hit. What do you say?

The picture

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

Released
20 October 2017
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
English
Industry
British Cinema
Top billedAll 29 credits
Made by
Director
Armando Iannucci
Screenplay
Fabien Nury, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin
Original Music Composer
Christopher Willis
Director of Photography
Zac Nicholson
Producer
Yann Zenou, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Kevin Loader, Tanya Sokolova, Sofia Maltseva, Catherine Dumonceaux
Filed under
ComedyDramaHistory

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