

What We Do in the Shadows
“Some interviews with some vampires.”
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Studio
Unison Films
Language
en
Status
Released
How What We Do in the Shadows performed
Budget
$1.6M
Worldwide Gross
$6.3M
Gross Profit
$4.7M
Return
3.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$907K
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

Vladislav
Jemaine Clement
Vladislav

Viago
Taika Waititi
Viago

Deacon
Jonny Brugh
Deacon

Nick
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Nick

Stu
Stu Rutherford
Stu

Petyr
Ben Fransham
Petyr

Jackie
Jackie van Beek
Jackie

Pauline (The Beast)
Elena Stejko
Pauline (The Beast)

Julian
Jason Hoyte
Julian

Policewoman
Karen O'Leary
Policewoman

Policeman
Mike Minogue
Policeman

Josephine
Chelsie Preston Crayford
Josephine
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