Hold the Dark

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Hold the Dark (2018) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough, Julian Black Antelope, Tantoo Cardinal DIRECTOR: Jeremy Saulnier CINEMATOGRAPHY: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck MUSIC: Brooke Blair, Will Blair PRODUCTION: Addictive Pictures, filmscience, VisionChaos Productions

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Hold the Dark (2018). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

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INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In September 2015, it was announced Jeremy Saulnier would direct the film, based upon a screenplay by Macon Blair; while Eva Maria Daniels, Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder would produce the film under their VisionChaos Productions banner and Addictive Pictures banners respectively, A24 would distribute the film. In January 2017, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film, with Anish Savjani and Neil Kopp joining as producers. In February 2017, Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough, James Bloor, James Badge Dale and Jeffrey Wright joined the cast of the film.

▸ Filming & Locations

Principal photography began on February 27, 2017, and concluded on April 26, 2017. Filming took place in and around the areas surrounding Calgary, Drumheller and Kananaskis Country, Alberta, which were used to substitute for Alaska.

[Filming] Principal photography began on February 27, 2017, and concluded on April 26, 2017. Filming took place in and around the areas surrounding Calgary, Drumheller and Kananaskis Country, Alberta, which were used to substitute for Alaska.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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CRITICAL RECEPTION

Hold the Dark received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported approval rating based on reviews, with an average score of . The website's critical consensus states, "Hold the Darks unsettling aesthetic offers more of what filmgoers expect from director Jeremy Saulnier — and is often enough to prop up shaky narrative underpinnings." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.