‘A Complete Unknown’ Nears Coveted Global Box Office Milestone Ahead of Oscars

After an impressive run in domestic theaters and tremendous success during the awards season, A Complete Unknown has now embarked on an overseas run. The music biopic, about the early life and career of the iconic Bob Dylan, is nearing a coveted global box office milestone, having recently recovered its reported budget. A Complete Unknown stars Timothée Chalamet in the central role, and continues the young star’s success streak. Chalamet recently headlined blockbusters such as Dune, Dune: Part Two, and Wonka.

He is now proving that he can attract audiences even towards less spectacular projects. Produced on a budget reported to be as high as $70 million, A Complete Unknown is nearing the $70 million mark domestically, with another $27 million coming from overseas markets. The film’s cumulative global gross now stands at an impressive $96 million. The movie provided textbook counter-programming during the lucrative holiday period domestically when the marketplace was dominated by big-budget titles such as Wicked, Moana 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Mufasa: The Lion King.

A Complete Unknown opened to positive reviews and seems to have settled at a “fresh” 80% rating on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. But the secret behind its excellent run is its audience score, which stands at an incredible 96% audience on Rotten Tomatoes. In his review, Collider’s Ross Bonaime wrote that the movie “can’t fight off the formulaic nature of the genre, yet still finds a bold and captivating way to tell Dylan’s story.” A Complete Unknown earned eight Oscar nominations recently, including in the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor categories.

Mangold Will Return to Franchise Filmmaking Next Close

Supporting stars Monica Barbaro and Edward Norton also scored nods. The movie has outperformed recent music biopics such as Back to Black and Better Man, although it still trails major hits such as Bob Marley: One Love, Rocketman, and Elvis by a wide margin. It’s also still around $90 million shy of Mangold’s last stab at the genre, Walk the Line, which made over $185 million around a decade ago. Mangold is coming off the big-budget under-performer Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and has two tent poles in the works; the first is an adaptation of Swamp Thing for DC, and the second is a Star Wars film for Lucasfilm.

You can watch A Complete Unknown in theaters, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 A Complete Unknown Biography Drama Music 8 10 10 9.7/10 Release Date December 25, 2024 Runtime 140 minutes Director James Mangold Writers Jay Cocks, James Mangold Cast See All Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan Edward Norton Pete Seeger

Powered by Expand Collapse