# John Wick (2014)

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

- Owner: Lionsgate / Summit Entertainment (distributor); Thunder Road Pictures (producer)
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2014-09-19
- Peak proxy date: Week of Oct 26, 2014
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 51 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Maker origin, Platform jump, Transgression, Pairing

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2014-08-27 — Fantastic Fest (Press) — Fantastic Fest announced a gala screening with Keanu Reeves in Austin.
- 2014-09-19 — Fantastic Fest / Lionsgate (Box office) — John Wick screened publicly at Fantastic Fest in Austin with Reeves and the filmmakers.
- 2014-09-30 — Lionsgate (TV) — A Lionsgate TV commercial appeared in iSpot’s advertising catalogue.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/john-wick-2014

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “John Wick (2014).” Case HIS-01368. Spread Score v1.2: 51/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01368