Mary Queen of Scots
“Bow to No One”
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.
Genres
Drama, History
Studio
Focus Features
Language
en
Status
Released
How Mary Queen of Scots performed
Budget
$25.0M
Worldwide Gross
$46.7M
Gross Profit
$21.7M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Mary Stuart
Saoirse Ronan
Mary Stuart
Queen Elizabeth I
Margot Robbie
Queen Elizabeth I
Lord Darnley
Jack Lowden
Lord Darnley
John Knox
David Tennant
John Knox
William Cecil
Guy Pearce
William Cecil
Bess of Hardwick
Gemma Chan
Bess of Hardwick
James, Earl of Moray
James McArdle
James, Earl of Moray
David Rizzio
Ismael Cruz Cordova
David Rizzio
Earl of Bothwell
Martin Compston
Earl of Bothwell
Robert Dudley
Joe Alwyn
Robert Dudley
Earl of Lennox
Brendan Coyle
Earl of Lennox
Lord Maitland
Ian Hart
Lord Maitland
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