SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2026 · John Patton Ford · Graham Broadbent | Pete Czernin · 105 minutes
How to Make a Killing is a 2026 black comedy thriller film written and directed by John Patton Ford, inspired by the 1949 British film Kind Hearts and Coronets by Robert Hamer and John Dighton. Glen Powell stars along with Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris in the supporting cast.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Glen Powell
Margaret Qualley
|
2026 | $1,500,000 | N/A | (est) |
|
Glen Powell
Margaret Qualley
Jessica Henwick
Bill Camp
Zach Woods
Topher Grace
Ed Harris
|
2026 | N/A | N/A | (rep) |
|
Jessica Henwick
Bill Camp
|
2026 | $750,000 | N/A | (est) |
|
Zach Woods
Topher Grace
|
2026 | $450,000 | N/A | (est) |
| Ed Harris | 2026 | $750,000 | N/A | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2026 | $7,851,600 | N/A |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2026 | $13,803,841 | N/A |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2026 | $21,655,441 | N/A |
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $3,925,800 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $490,207 | N/A |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $558,857 | N/A |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $3,926 | N/A |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $44,475, BluRay $61,418 | 2026 | $105,893 | N/A |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $1,308,603 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2026 | $6,393,285 | N/A |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. sourceSource: Wikipedia infoboxURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Make_a_Killing$15 million | 2026 | $15,000,000 | N/A |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A estimated from peer comps using release year, budget, genre, and theatrical performance. sourceSource: ScreenProfits comp P&A estimateEstimated from 12 peer comps using budget + domestic + worldwide. Peers: Bring Her Back | The Crow | Last Breath | Roofman | The Smashing Machine | 2026 | $13,688,502 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $0 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $78,637 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2026 | $1,800,000 (est) | N/A (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2026 | $30,567,139 | N/A |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2026 | $-24,173,854 | $0 |
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