It’s A Wonderful Knife (2023)

It’s A Wonderful Knife
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $811,818Details
International Box Office $308,952Details
Worldwide Box Office $1,120,770
OpusData ID: 633910100
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Synopsis

A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things are much, much worse.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$598,826 (73.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:923 opening theaters/923 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $839,270

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,619 $811,818
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,695 $308,952
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,008 $1,120,770
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $811,818
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,029 $308,952
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $1,120,770

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) by RLJ Entertainment
International Releases: November 23rd, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
December 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Belgium)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited), released as Um Conto Fatal (Portugal)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited), released as It’s A Wonderful Knife (РЕЗНЯ ПЕРЕД РОЖДЕСТВОМ) (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: December 1st, 2023 by Shudder
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2805 (cert #54690), 10/18/2023)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Polite Society
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Keywords: Horror Comedy, Spoof, Christmas, Christmas in November, Serial Killer, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Wish Granters
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Divide/Conquer, Fourth Culture Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 22 55.9% Nov 10, 2023 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,619 $811,818
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,626 $839,270
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,667 $811,818
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2023 (Rank 101-200) 187 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,240 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,688 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,097 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 695 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 5 $811,818
Most Front-Loaded Movies 16 73.8%

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 14 $598,826   923 $649   $598,826 1
Nov 17, 2023 - $22,435 -96% 241 $93   $799,090 2
Nov 24, 2023 - $2,269 -90% 5 $454   $811,307 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 2023 11 $334,623   923 $363   $334,623 1
Nov 11, 2023 - $165,091 -51% 923 $179   $499,714 2
Nov 12, 2023 - $99,112 -40% 923 $107   $598,826 3
Nov 13, 2023 - $50,296 -49% 923 $54   $649,122 4
Nov 14, 2023 - $62,034 +23% 923 $67   $711,156 5
Nov 15, 2023 - $47,504 -23% 923 $51   $758,660 6
Nov 16, 2023 - $17,995 -62% 923 $19   $776,655 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 13 $776,655   923 $841   $776,655 1
Nov 17, 2023 27 $32,383 -96% 241 $134   $809,038 2
Nov 24, 2023 39 $2,780 -91% 5 $556   $811,818 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Belgium 12/20/2023 $0000$0
Germany 11/23/2023 $0000$0
Portugal 12/21/2023 $4,717 23 23 35 $13,038 1/7/2024
Russia (CIS) 12/21/2023 $95,791 509 509 1,106 $295,914 1/11/2024
 
International Total$308,952 1/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,695 $308,952
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,386 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,283 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,201-13,300) 13,236 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,353 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 930 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,029 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 19 $308,952

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,008 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,599 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,199 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,799 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,625 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 10 $1,120,770

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Leading Cast

Jane Widdop   
Justin Long   
Joel McHale   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tyler MacIntyre    Director
Michael Kennedy    Screenwriter
Seth Caplan    Producer
Michael Kennedy    Producer
Daniel Bekerman    Producer
Greg Gilreath    Producer
Adam Hendricks    Producer

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Synopsis

A year after saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things are much, much worse.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$598,826 (73.8% of total gross)
Legs:1.36 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:72.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:923 opening theaters/923 max. theaters, 1.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $839,270

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,619 $811,818
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,695 $308,952
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,008 $1,120,770
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $811,818
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,029 $308,952
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $1,120,770

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 2023 (Wide) by RLJ Entertainment
International Releases: November 23rd, 2023 (Limited) (Germany)
December 20th, 2023 (Limited) (Belgium)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited), released as Um Conto Fatal (Portugal)
December 21st, 2023 (Limited), released as It’s A Wonderful Knife (РЕЗНЯ ПЕРЕД РОЖДЕСТВОМ) (Russia (CIS))
Video Release: December 1st, 2023 by Shudder
MPAA Rating: R for bloody violence, drug use and language.
(Rating bulletin 2805 (cert #54690), 10/18/2023)
Running Time: 87 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Polite Society
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Horror Comedy, Spoof, Christmas, Christmas in November, Serial Killer, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Wish Granters
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Horror
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Divide/Conquer, Fourth Culture Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Front-Loaded Opening Weekend 22 55.9% Nov 10, 2023 3

Leading Cast

Jane Widdop   
Justin Long   
Joel McHale   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Tyler MacIntyre    Director
Michael Kennedy    Screenwriter
Seth Caplan    Producer
Michael Kennedy    Producer
Daniel Bekerman    Producer
Greg Gilreath    Producer
Adam Hendricks    Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,619 $811,818
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,626 $839,270
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,667 $811,818
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 2023 (Rank 101-200) 187 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,240 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,688 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,097 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 695 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,680 $811,818
All Time Domestic Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 5 $811,818
Most Front-Loaded Movies 16 73.8%

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 14 $598,826   923 $649   $598,826 1
Nov 17, 2023 - $22,435 -96% 241 $93   $799,090 2
Nov 24, 2023 - $2,269 -90% 5 $454   $811,307 3

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 2023 11 $334,623   923 $363   $334,623 1
Nov 11, 2023 - $165,091 -51% 923 $179   $499,714 2
Nov 12, 2023 - $99,112 -40% 923 $107   $598,826 3
Nov 13, 2023 - $50,296 -49% 923 $54   $649,122 4
Nov 14, 2023 - $62,034 +23% 923 $67   $711,156 5
Nov 15, 2023 - $47,504 -23% 923 $51   $758,660 6
Nov 16, 2023 - $17,995 -62% 923 $19   $776,655 7

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 10, 2023 13 $776,655   923 $841   $776,655 1
Nov 17, 2023 27 $32,383 -96% 241 $134   $809,038 2
Nov 24, 2023 39 $2,780 -91% 5 $556   $811,818 3

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Belgium 12/20/2023 $0000$0
Germany 11/23/2023 $0000$0
Portugal 12/21/2023 $4,717 23 23 35 $13,038 1/7/2024
Russia (CIS) 12/21/2023 $95,791 509 509 1,106 $295,914 1/11/2024
 
International Total$308,952 1/11/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700) 15,695 $308,952
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) 14,386 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,283 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,201-13,300) 13,236 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) 8,353 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 930 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,029 $308,952
All Time International Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 19 $308,952

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,008 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 14,501-14,600) 14,599 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 9,101-9,200) 9,199 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,799 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,625 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 905 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,174 $1,120,770
All Time Worldwide Box Office for RLJ Entertainment Movies 10 $1,120,770

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services at a cost. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.