The Phoenician Scheme
“If something gets in your way: flatten it.”
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
Genres
Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Studio
American Empirical Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Phoenician Scheme performed
Budget
$30.0M
Worldwide Gross
$40.6M
Gross Profit
$10.6M
Return
1.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) 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
Zsa-zsa Korda
Benicio del Toro
Zsa-zsa Korda
Sister Liesl
Mia Threapleton
Sister Liesl
Bjorn Lund
Michael Cera
Bjorn Lund
Prince Farouk
Riz Ahmed
Prince Farouk
Leland
Tom Hanks
Leland
Reagan
Bryan Cranston
Reagan
Marseille Bob
Mathieu Amalric
Marseille Bob
Sergio
Richard Ayoade
Sergio
Uncle Nubar
Benedict Cumberbatch
Uncle Nubar
Marty
Jeffrey Wright
Marty
Cousin Hilda
Scarlett Johansson
Cousin Hilda
Excalibur
Rupert Friend
Excalibur
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