Overview
Overview
A film from Gus Van Sant, starring Bill Skarsgård and Colman Domingo.
It opened at #21 with $151K, and has $2.2M domestic and $3.8M worldwide. Critics and audiences: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.39 on Letterboxd.
It’s streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Next is awards season: Independent Spirit Awards nominations are announced December 2, 2026.
GenreCrime, Drama
Letterboxd · As of Oct 12
3.39
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 3.40 |
| Sep 29 | 3.40 |
| Sep 30 | 3.40 |
| Oct 1 | 3.40 |
| Oct 2 | 3.40 |
| Oct 3 | 3.40 |
| Oct 4 | 3.40 |
| Oct 5 | 3.40 |
| Oct 6 | 3.40 |
| Oct 7 | 3.40 |
| Oct 8 | 3.40 |
| Oct 9 | 3.40 |
| Oct 10 | 3.40 |
| Oct 11 | 3.40 |
| Oct 12 | 3.39 |
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3 reviews in the news feed
IndieWire‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Gus Van Sant’s Burn-It-All-Down Crime Film Has Sympathy for the KidnapperJan 5Variety‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Gus Van Sant and Bill Skarsgård Turn a Freak Hostage Incident from 1977 Into a Miniature ‘Dog Day Afternoon’Sep 2Deadline‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Bill Skarsgård In Gus Van Sant’s True Story That Luigi Mangione Might Like – Venice Film FestivalSep 2
Opening weekend
$151K
#21 · Jan 9 · then +600.8% in its second weekend
5 weekends, Jan 9 – Feb 6
Domestic
$2.2M
14.85× its opening weekend
International
$1.6M
41% of worldwide
Awards
2026–27 seasonThe 2026–27 season hasn’t started
Dead Man's Wire opened Jan 9, 2026, which makes this its season. Nominations and wins appear here as each ceremony announces them.
Academy AwardsNominations Jan 21, 2027 · winners Mar 14, 2027
Golden GlobesNominations Dec 7, 2026 · winners Jan 10, 2027
Independent Spirit AwardsNominations Dec 2, 2026 · winners Mar 6, 2027
RazziesTBA
CeremonyNext date
Academy Awards
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CriticsLetterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes and MetacriticLetterboxd 3.39 · RT 91% · Metacritic 67
Box officeDomestic gross$2.2M
AwardsOscar, Golden Globe and guild nominationsIn awards season
Where to Watch
United States · updated Oct 15StreamWith a subscription
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Studio
Distributor
Row K Entertainment
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