Killers of the Flower Moon — Official Trailer

At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Also starring Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion, Killers of the Flower Moon is directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Scorsese, based on David Grann’s best-selling book.

Hailing from Apple Studios, Killers of the Flower Moon was produced alongside Imperative Entertainment, Sikelia Productions and Appian Way. Producers are Scorsese, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas and Daniel Lupi, with DiCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Somner, Marianne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer and Niels Juul serving as executive producers.

THE BIG PICTURE

•  Despite being available on digital, Killers of the Flower Moon continues to perform well at the box office, grossing over half-a-million globally this weekend.
•  The film has made a cumulative global haul of $155 million, but it won't be considered a theatrical hit as its primary purpose was to advertise its release on Apple TV+.
•  Killers of the Flower Moon has faced challenges such as its long runtime, R rating, and its dark subject, but it has received positive reviews despite some controversy surrounding its portrayal of Leonardo DiCaprio's murderous character.

Director  epic crime film, Killers of the Flower Moon, is still breathing at the box office despite being available on digital. The Apple Original, which received a huge theatrical release in something of a first for the studio, has pretty much reached the end of its run. This weekend, the film grossed over half-a-million globally, generating around $400,000 from international territories and roughly $200,000 domestically.

Killers of the Flower Moon has made a little over $66 million in domestic theaters so far, and another $88 million from overseas territories, for a cumulative global haul of $155 million. Produced on a reported budget of $200 million, the film won’t be counted as a theatrical hit, but it was never really meant to be one. Apple is essentially using its theatrical run as advertising for its eventual release on its Apple TV+ streaming service, which should be right around the corner. In a bit of a surprising move, Killers of the Flower Moon took the PVOD route before landing on streaming.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and the standout Lily Gladstone, the film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and opened theatrically to positive reviews a couple of months ago. Apple used the same strategy with director Ridley Scott’s nearly as long, but significantly less well-received historical epic, Napoleon, some weeks later. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Napoleon has passed the $170 million mark globally.

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