The Wizard of the Kremlin

Name: The Wizard of the Kremlin
Director: Olivier Assayas
Genre: Drama / Political
Released: 2026
Cast: Paul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifianakis, Tom Sturridge

2026 • R • 150 min • Drama / Political • Vertical

A spin doctor. A czar in the making. The making of modern Russia.

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2.70

6.1

Box office summary

Domestic Total

$486K

3 days

Opening Weekend

$486K

3-day opening

Domestic Legs

1.0x

Opening → Total

Budget

$35M

Production

Worldwide Total

$6.8M

$6.3M international (Europe + festivals before US opening)

2026 Rank

#77

Domestic

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Box office performance

Weekend	Rank	Gross	Chg	Total	Theaters	Average	Wks
May 15-17 (opening)	15	$486K	—	$486K	582	$835	1

Performance Charts

Daily Gross

Cumulative Total

Theater Count

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byOlivier Assayas

ScreenplayOlivier Assayas, Emmanuel Carrère

Produced byOlivier Delbosc, Sidonie Dumas

CinematographyYorick Le Saux

StarringPaul Dano, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifianakis, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen

Based on the novel byGiuliano da Empoli

Distributor (U.S.)Vertical

Date	Rank	Gross	Daily Chg	Weekly Chg	Total	Theaters	Average	Days
Fri May 15	#14	$311K	—	—	$311K	582	$534	1
Sat May 16	—	$96K	-69%	—	$407K	582	$166	2
Sun May 17	—	$79K	-18%	—	$486K	582	$135	3