The Weight (2026)

The Weight poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $3,601,004Details
International Box Office $445,730Details
Worldwide Box Office $4,046,734
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Synopsis

When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom. But as the group journeys into the unforgiving wilderness, the real threat isn’t the terrain — it’s the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks. Surrounded by greed, suspicion, and danger, Samuel must risk everything to reunite with his child.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,301,059 (63.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,504 opening theaters/1,504 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,601,004

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2026 (Wide) by Vertical Entertainment
International Releases: September 16th, 2026 (Wide), released as Les contrebandiers (France)
September 17th, 2026 (Wide) (Australia)
September 17th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 17th, 2026 (Limited) (Egypt)
October 2nd, 2026 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 20th, 2026 by Vertical Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some violence/bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2950 (cert #56151), 8/19/2026)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2026
Geographical setting: Oregon
Plot point: Cruel / Corrupt Wardens or Prison Guards, Ex-soldier, Fugitive / On the Run, Native Americans, No Honor Among Thieves, Prison, Single Parent, Surprise Twist, Widow/Widower
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1930s, Great Depression
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Vertical Entertainment, Fields Entertainment, Under the Influence Productions, Augenschein Filmproduktion
Production Countries: United States, Germany, Canada
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2026 9 $2,301,059   1,504 $1,530   $2,301,059 1
Sep 25, 2026 - $300,508 -87% 910 $330   $3,375,556 2
Oct 2, 2026 - $19,723 -93% 54 $365   $3,577,203 3
Oct 9, 2026 - $8,407 -57% 21 $400   $3,598,338 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2026 5 $1,200,767     1,504 $798   $1,200,767 1
Sep 19, 2026 12 $641,570 -47%   1,504 $427   $1,842,337 2
Sep 20, 2026 12 $458,722 -29%   1,504 $305   $2,301,059 3
Sep 21, 2026 - $181,318 -60%   1,504 $121   $2,482,377 4
Sep 22, 2026 - $320,632 +77%   1,504 $213   $2,803,009 5
Sep 23, 2026 - $190,296 -41%   1,504 $127   $2,993,305 6
Sep 24, 2026 - $81,743 -57%   1,504 $54   $3,075,048 7
Sep 25, 2026 - $89,223 +9% -93% 910 $98   $3,164,271 8
Sep 26, 2026 - $124,146 +39% -81% 910 $136   $3,288,417 9
Sep 27, 2026 - $87,139 -30% -81% 910 $96   $3,375,556 10
Sep 28, 2026 - $43,787 -50% -76% 910 $48   $3,419,343 11
Sep 29, 2026 - $63,793 +46% -80% 910 $70   $3,483,136 12
Sep 30, 2026 - $48,310 -24% -75% 910 $53   $3,531,446 13
Oct 1, 2026 - $26,034 -46% -68% 910 $29   $3,557,480 14
Oct 2, 2026 - $5,343 -79% -94% 54 $99   $3,562,823 15
Oct 3, 2026 - $8,232 +54% -93% 54 $152   $3,571,055 16
Oct 4, 2026 - $6,148 -25% -93% 54 $114   $3,577,203 17
Oct 5, 2026 - $3,106 -49% -93% 54 $58   $3,580,309 18
Oct 6, 2026 - $4,123 +33% -94% 54 $76   $3,584,432 19
Oct 7, 2026 - $2,320 -44% -95% 54 $43   $3,586,752 20
Oct 8, 2026 - $3,179 +37% -88% 54 $59   $3,589,931 21
Oct 9, 2026 - $2,176 -32% -59% 21 $104   $3,592,107 22
Oct 10, 2026 - $3,103 +43% -62% 21 $148   $3,595,210 23
Oct 11, 2026 - $3,128 +1% -49% 21 $149   $3,598,338 24
Oct 12, 2026 - $645 -79% -79% 21 $31   $3,598,983 25
Oct 13, 2026 - $760 +18% -82% 21 $36   $3,599,743 26
Oct 14, 2026 - $623 -18% -73% 21 $30   $3,600,366 27
Oct 15, 2026 - $638 +2% -80% 21 $30   $3,601,004 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2026 8 $3,075,048   1,504 $2,045   $3,075,048 1
Sep 25, 2026 16 $482,432 -84% 910 $530   $3,557,480 2
Oct 2, 2026 32 $32,451 -93% 54 $601   $3,589,931 3
Oct 9, 2026 42 $11,073 -66% 21 $527   $3,601,004 4

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/17/2026 $42,807 90 90 0 $130,917 11/2/2026
Egypt 9/17/2026 $0 0 0 0 $2,986 9/25/2026
Netherlands 10/22/2026 $74,299 53 53 106 $148,310 11/2/2026
New Zealand 9/17/2026 $11,977 33 33 0 $11,977 9/21/2026
Russia (CIS) 10/15/2026 $96,846 295 295 295 $96,846 10/22/2026
United Kingdom 10/2/2026 $54,694 154 154 154 $54,694 10/8/2026
  
International Total $445,730 11/2/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Ethan Hawke    Samuel Murphy
Russell Crowe    Warden Clancy

Supporting

Julia Jones    Anna
Austin Amelio    Rankin
Avi Nash    Singh
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen    Olson
George Burgess    Letender
Cameron Brady    The Man
Avy Berry    Penny Murphy
Alec Newman    Taggert
Sam Hazeldine    Amis
Dylan Page    Mrs. Akers
Caspar Steinbeck    Joe Akers
Jeffrey Lee Hallman    Big
Peter Lewys Preston    Ed Akers

Production and Technical Credits

Padraic McKinley    Director
Matthew Chapman    Screenwriter
Shelby Gaines    Screenwriter
Matthew Booi    Story by
Leo Scherman    Story by
Simon Fields    Producer
Nathan Fields    Producer
Ryan Hawke    Producer
Jonas Katzenstein    Producer
Maximilian Leo    Producer
Frédéric Fiore    Executive Producer
Céline Dornier    Executive Producer
Andreas Rübo    Executive Producer
Klaus Dohle    Executive Producer
Ralf Berchtold    Executive Producer
Peter Block    Executive Producer
Veronica Ferres    Co-Producer
Leo Scherman    Co-Producer
Padraic McKinley    Editor
Matthew Woolley    Editor
Matteo Cocco    Director of Photography
Esther Walz    Costume Designer
Cora Pratz    Production Designer
Cassandra Han    Casting Director
Latham Gaines    Composer
Shelby Gaines    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom. But as the group journeys into the unforgiving wilderness, the real threat isn’t the terrain — it’s the betrayal and violence festering within their ranks. Surrounded by greed, suspicion, and danger, Samuel must risk everything to reunite with his child.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$2,301,059 (63.9% of total gross)
Legs:1.56 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:89.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1,504 opening theaters/1,504 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,601,004

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 18th, 2026 (Wide) by Vertical Entertainment
International Releases: September 16th, 2026 (Wide), released as Les contrebandiers (France)
September 17th, 2026 (Wide) (Australia)
September 17th, 2026 (Limited) (New Zealand)
September 17th, 2026 (Limited) (Egypt)
October 2nd, 2026 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
... Show all releases
Video Release: October 20th, 2026 by Vertical Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for language and some violence/bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2950 (cert #56151), 8/19/2026)
Running Time: 115 minutes
Film festival: Sundance Film Festival 2026
Geographical setting: Oregon
Plot point: Cruel / Corrupt Wardens or Prison Guards, Ex-soldier, Fugitive / On the Run, Native Americans, No Honor Among Thieves, Prison, Single Parent, Surprise Twist, Widow/Widower
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1930s, Great Depression
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Vertical Entertainment, Fields Entertainment, Under the Influence Productions, Augenschein Filmproduktion
Production Countries: United States, Germany, Canada
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2026 9 $2,301,059   1,504 $1,530   $2,301,059 1
Sep 25, 2026 - $300,508 -87% 910 $330   $3,375,556 2
Oct 2, 2026 - $19,723 -93% 54 $365   $3,577,203 3
Oct 9, 2026 - $8,407 -57% 21 $400   $3,598,338 4

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 18, 2026 5 $1,200,767     1,504 $798   $1,200,767 1
Sep 19, 2026 12 $641,570 -47%   1,504 $427   $1,842,337 2
Sep 20, 2026 12 $458,722 -29%   1,504 $305   $2,301,059 3
Sep 21, 2026 - $181,318 -60%   1,504 $121   $2,482,377 4
Sep 22, 2026 - $320,632 +77%   1,504 $213   $2,803,009 5
Sep 23, 2026 - $190,296 -41%   1,504 $127   $2,993,305 6
Sep 24, 2026 - $81,743 -57%   1,504 $54   $3,075,048 7
Sep 25, 2026 - $89,223 +9% -93% 910 $98   $3,164,271 8
Sep 26, 2026 - $124,146 +39% -81% 910 $136   $3,288,417 9
Sep 27, 2026 - $87,139 -30% -81% 910 $96   $3,375,556 10
Sep 28, 2026 - $43,787 -50% -76% 910 $48   $3,419,343 11
Sep 29, 2026 - $63,793 +46% -80% 910 $70   $3,483,136 12
Sep 30, 2026 - $48,310 -24% -75% 910 $53   $3,531,446 13
Oct 1, 2026 - $26,034 -46% -68% 910 $29   $3,557,480 14
Oct 2, 2026 - $5,343 -79% -94% 54 $99   $3,562,823 15
Oct 3, 2026 - $8,232 +54% -93% 54 $152   $3,571,055 16
Oct 4, 2026 - $6,148 -25% -93% 54 $114   $3,577,203 17
Oct 5, 2026 - $3,106 -49% -93% 54 $58   $3,580,309 18
Oct 6, 2026 - $4,123 +33% -94% 54 $76   $3,584,432 19
Oct 7, 2026 - $2,320 -44% -95% 54 $43   $3,586,752 20
Oct 8, 2026 - $3,179 +37% -88% 54 $59   $3,589,931 21
Oct 9, 2026 - $2,176 -32% -59% 21 $104   $3,592,107 22
Oct 10, 2026 - $3,103 +43% -62% 21 $148   $3,595,210 23
Oct 11, 2026 - $3,128 +1% -49% 21 $149   $3,598,338 24
Oct 12, 2026 - $645 -79% -79% 21 $31   $3,598,983 25
Oct 13, 2026 - $760 +18% -82% 21 $36   $3,599,743 26
Oct 14, 2026 - $623 -18% -73% 21 $30   $3,600,366 27
Oct 15, 2026 - $638 +2% -80% 21 $30   $3,601,004 28

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 18, 2026 8 $3,075,048   1,504 $2,045   $3,075,048 1
Sep 25, 2026 16 $482,432 -84% 910 $530   $3,557,480 2
Oct 2, 2026 32 $32,451 -93% 54 $601   $3,589,931 3
Oct 9, 2026 42 $11,073 -66% 21 $527   $3,601,004 4

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/17/2026 $42,807 90 90 0 $130,917 11/2/2026
Egypt 9/17/2026 $0 0 0 0 $2,986 9/25/2026
Netherlands 10/22/2026 $74,299 53 53 106 $148,310 11/2/2026
New Zealand 9/17/2026 $11,977 33 33 0 $11,977 9/21/2026
Russia (CIS) 10/15/2026 $96,846 295 295 295 $96,846 10/22/2026
United Kingdom 10/2/2026 $54,694 154 154 154 $54,694 10/8/2026
  
International Total $445,730 11/2/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Ethan Hawke    Samuel Murphy
Russell Crowe    Warden Clancy

Supporting

Julia Jones    Anna
Austin Amelio    Rankin
Avi Nash    Singh
Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen    Olson
George Burgess    Letender
Cameron Brady    The Man
Avy Berry    Penny Murphy
Alec Newman    Taggert
Sam Hazeldine    Amis
Dylan Page    Mrs. Akers
Caspar Steinbeck    Joe Akers
Jeffrey Lee Hallman    Big
Peter Lewys Preston    Ed Akers

Production and Technical Credits

Padraic McKinley    Director
Matthew Chapman    Screenwriter
Shelby Gaines    Screenwriter
Matthew Booi    Story by
Leo Scherman    Story by
Simon Fields    Producer
Nathan Fields    Producer
Ryan Hawke    Producer
Jonas Katzenstein    Producer
Maximilian Leo    Producer
Frédéric Fiore    Executive Producer
Céline Dornier    Executive Producer
Andreas Rübo    Executive Producer
Klaus Dohle    Executive Producer
Ralf Berchtold    Executive Producer
Peter Block    Executive Producer
Veronica Ferres    Co-Producer
Leo Scherman    Co-Producer
Padraic McKinley    Editor
Matthew Woolley    Editor
Matteo Cocco    Director of Photography
Esther Walz    Costume Designer
Cora Pratz    Production Designer
Cassandra Han    Casting Director
Latham Gaines    Composer
Shelby Gaines    Composer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.