Melancholia
“It will change everything.”
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Studio
Zentropa Entertainments
Language
en
Status
Released
How Melancholia performed
Budget
$7.4M
Worldwide Gross
$15.9M
Gross Profit
$8.5M
Return
2.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
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.
Where to Watch
Cast
Justine
Kirsten Dunst
Justine
Claire
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Claire
John
Kiefer Sutherland
John
Michael
Alexander Skarsgård
Michael
Leo
Cameron Spurr
Leo
Jack
Stellan Skarsgård
Jack
Dexter
John Hurt
Dexter
Tim
Brady Corbet
Tim
Little Father
Jesper Christensen
Little Father
Gaby
Charlotte Rampling
Gaby
Wedding Planner
Udo Kier
Wedding Planner
Michael's Father
James Cagnard
Michael's Father
If you liked Melancholia
Pitch Black
2000
Daybreakers
2010
Awake
2021
Into the Forest
2016
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
Foe
2023