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John Wick (2014)

Film · 2014 · Notable

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A puppy-revenge film grossed $86 million worldwide, then found audiences on home video.

John Wick key art with Keanu Reeves
Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment (distributor); Thunder Road Pictures (producer)
John Wick walks through a wrecked garage
The Hollywood Reporter
John Wick in the Red Circle nightclub fight
Variety
Co-director David Leitch
The Hollywood Reporter
Keanu Reeves at the John Wick red carpet, Fantastic Fest 2014
anna Hanks / Wikimedia Commons
Keanu Reeves as John Wick, aiming a rifle
TheWrap

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Numbers

Worldwide lifetime gross, Box Office Mojo
$86.1M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Peak proxy date
Week of Oct 26, 2014
Sep 19 ’14 to Week of Oct 26, 2014
Platforms
7
Started on Box office
Leverage
2.9×
$86.1M on $30M budget

Mechanics

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How it spread

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John Wick premiered at Fantastic Fest and exceeded opening forecasts after a short marketing campaign. It led home-video rental charts, while fans shared memes and remixes. Lionsgate developed a sequel.

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Timeline (16)

  1. August 2014

    Fantastic Fest precursor · Aug 27 ’14

    Fantastic Fest announced a gala screening with Keanu Reeves in Austin.[1]

    John Wick walks through a wrecked garage
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  2. September 2014

    Fantastic Fest / Lionsgate seed · Sep 19 ’14

    John Wick screened publicly at Fantastic Fest in Austin with Reeves and the filmmakers.[2][1]

  3. Lionsgate owner response · Sep 30 ’14

    A Lionsgate TV commercial appeared in iSpot’s advertising catalogue.[3]

  1. press · Oct 16 ’14

  2. owner response · Oct 22 ’14

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Worldwide lifetime gross, Box Office Mojo
$86.1M
As of Oct 22, 2026 · Box Office Mojo
Evidence
Grade B

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