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Unhinged Movie Storyline. Academy Award winner Russell Crowe stars in Unhinged, a psychological thriller that takes something we’ve all experienced- road rage – to an unpredictable and terrifying conclusion. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is running late getting to work when she crosses paths with a stranger (Crowe) at a traffic light. Soon, Rachel finds herself and everyone she loves the target of a man who feels invisible and is looking to make one last mark upon the world by teaching her a series of deadly lessons. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse that proves you never know who you’re driving next to.
Unhinged is a 2020 American thriller film directed by Derrick Borte, from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth. The film stars Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson and Austin P. McKenzie. It tells the story of a young woman who is terrorized by a seemingly unstable stranger following a road rage incident.
Unhinged was theatrically released by Solstice Studios in Germany on July 16, 2020, and in the United States on August 21, 2020. The film was notable for being the first wide theatrical release in several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has grossed $24 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Crowe’s performance but felt the film did not take full advantage of its premise.
As of September 13, 2020, Unhinged has grossed $13.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $12 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $25.8 million. In its opening weekend in Canada, the film made $601,032 from 299 theaters. Playing in both the United States and Canada the following weekend, the film grossed $1.4 million from 1,823 theaters on its first day, and went on to debut to $4 million over the weekend; 71% of the audience was over the age of 25, with 56% being male.
It was the first film with a weekend gross of over $1 million since Onward in March, and despite theater chains reopening some locations the top-five grossing venues were all drive-ins. Deadline Hollywood noted the increase of ticket sales from Friday to Saturday was likely an indication of audience interest moving forward, while The Hollywood Reporter called the film’s debut a win, and said studio executives were “pleased by the results.” Playing in 2,331 theaters the following weekend, the film made $2.8 million (a drop of 35%), finishing second behind newcomer The New Mutants. In its third and fourth weekends of release in the U.S. the film made $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively, with drive-in theaters remaining its top venues.
Unhinged grossed $251,849 from 380 theaters in its German debut, slightly below expectations but finishing in first place. In its second weekend the film made $201,655 from 438 theaters for a 12-day total in the country of $530,572. In the film’s United Kingdom debut, it grossed $230,000 (£174,901) from 250 theaters, becoming the first film to make over £100,000 in the country since the re-opening.
By its third week of release, beginning August 7, Unhinged was the top film in six of about 50 countries, and had a running international gross of $5.41 million. Its top markets at the time were Australia ($1.24 million total gross), Germany ($877,000), the Netherlands ($597,000), the United Kingdom ($575,000), New Zealand ($193,000), and Russia ($124,000). It continued to hold the top spot in the UK and Australia the following weekend, with a global running total of $7.7 million.
Unhinged (2020)
Directed by: Derrick Borte
Starring: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, Austin P. McKenzie, Juliene Joyner, Anne Leighton, Deborah Haskell, Cynthia LeBlanc, Lucy Faust, Devyn A. Tyler
Screenplay by: Carl Ellsworth
Production Design by: Freddy Waff
Cinematography by: Brendan Galvin
Film Editing by: Steve Mirkovich, Michael McCusker, Tim Mirkovich
Costume Design by: Denise Wingate
Set Decoration by: Christian Huntington, Brad Johnson, Jenetta Michelle Lacayo-Harney, Vincent Leblanc, Anamarys Perez, Jonathan Perkins, Dylan Weaver, Markus Wittman
Art Direction by: Paul Luther Jackson
Music by: David Buckley
MPAA Rating: R for strong violent content, and language throughout.
Distributed by: Solstice Studios (US), Altitude Film Distribution (UK)
Release Date: July 16, 2020 (Germany), August 21, 2020 (United States)
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