# Surprise Sundance hit ‘Wicker’ on track to surpass $20M and enters awards contention

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/surprise-sundance-hit-wicker-on-track-to-surpass-20m-and-enters-awards-contention/
- Published: 2026-11-06T14:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T15:40:41+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/06/hollywood/surprise-sundance-hit-wicker-on-track-to-surpass-20m-and-enters-awards-contention/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- *Wicker* has reached $15.9 million at the box office.
- The film is expected to pass $20 million next week.
- Black Bear is campaigning for awards nominations.

## Summary

Black Bear’s Sundance acquisition of *Wicker* has become an unexpected box-office success and put the studio back in the awards conversation after last year’s near miss with *Train Dreams*. The film’s stronger-than-expected run is also a financial boost for the studio’s young US distribution business.

Black Bear bought the film for $2.5 million and initially expected it to earn $5 million to $7 million in total. It took $5.7 million in its opening weekend and another $4.4 million in its second; by Wednesday, its total had reached $15.9 million, with more than $20 million expected next week. The studio is campaigning Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård for acting nominations, alongside the film’s craft categories.

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