Alexander Skarsgård’s Wicker Earns Half Its Budget in Opening Weekend
WHO:
Little White Lies - Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson directed *Wicker*.
Screen Rant - Alexander Skarsgård stars in *Wicker*.
Salon - Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård are featured in *Wicker*.
WHAT:
Coming Soon - *Wicker* earned $5.75 million during its three-day domestic debut.
Coming Soon - *Wicker* played in 1,471 theaters during its domestic debut.
Collider - *Wicker* debuted in theaters and became a surprise Top-5 box-office success.
Little White Lies - The review describes *Wicker* as “a swooning comic fairy-tale with a large side of spice.”
Little White Lies - The film is an “entertaining, saucy fable.”
Screen Rant - *Wicker* is a fantasy movie that earned back more than half its budget at the domestic box office over its opening weekend.
Salon - The article describes *Wicker* as “much more than its weird sex.”
Salon - The article says Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård “revive the simple tenderness missing from the big screen.”
WHERE:
Screen Rant - *Wicker*’s reported box-office earnings were domestic.
WHEN:
Screen Rant - *Wicker* earned back more than half its budget during its opening weekend.
WHY:
Coming Soon - The film’s strong reviews, lean budget, and upcoming international rollout were cited as reasons it could have a healthy theatrical run.
Little White Lies - The review says Olivia Colman finds her romantic ideal in Alexander Skarsgård’s “literal wicker man.”
Salon - The article attributes the film’s tenderness to Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård.
HOW:
Screen Rant - The film’s box-office earnings recovered more than half its budget in one weekend.
(UPDATED October 27, 2026 04:08 UTC)
Wicker* opened as a surprise top-five box-office hit, earning $5.75 million in three days at 1,471 domestic theaters and recouping more than half its budget. Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, the fantasy stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. The film has been praised as an entertaining, saucy fairy tale, with critics highlighting the tenderness between its leads.
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(UPDATED October 26, 2026 23:11 UTC)
Wicker*, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, opened in theaters and surprised at the box office, landing in the top five and earning back more than half its budget domestically during its opening weekend. The fantasy stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, whose pairing brings a tender romantic thread to the film. It’s been described as an entertaining, saucy fairy tale that offers more than its unusual sexual humor.
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(UPDATED October 26, 2026 19:22 UTC)
Fantasy film *Wicker*, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, earned back more than half its budget at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård star, with Colman finding her romantic ideal in Skarsgård’s literal wicker man. The film has been described as an entertaining, saucy comic fairy tale that pairs its strange sexual elements with tenderness.
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(UPDATED October 26, 2026 18:03 UTC)
The fantasy film *Wicker*, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, earned back more than half its budget at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. Colman and Skarsgård are credited with bringing a sense of simple tenderness to the film. The film has also been described as much more than its unusual sexual content.