The Alto Knights

The Alto Knightshas suffered a major hit during its opening weekend . The new maffia movie , which was conduct byRain Man ’s Barry Levinson , stars Robert De Niro in a treble role as Frank Costello and Vito Genovese , two substantial - life mob honcho based out of New York City . TheAlto Knightsreleasekicked off on March 21 , the same day as the Disney springy - activity remakeSnow White , which debut at No . 1 despite a average protrude total of $ 45.5 million .

PerDeadline , as of Saturday dawn , The Alto Knightsis projected to earn a 3 - day opening weekend egregious of $ 3 millionat the domestic box office , landing alfresco of the weekend ’s Top 5 entirely , at No . 6 . Given the fact that the movie has a $ 50 million production budget , this likely means that it will turn a loss money in theatre , making it Warner Bros. 2d flop in a row after the Bong Joon Ho sci - fi movieMickey 17 , which be $ 118 million and is projected to lose up to $ 80 million .

What This Means For The Alto Knights

Its Future Seems Dark

The $ 50 million budget for theRobert De Niro movieis now going to prove to be a vast hurdle . Because theatre keep half of just the ticket sales and production budgets do not factor in marketing costs , movie typically need to earn back two and a one-half times their budgets , soit could very well be face a break - even point of $ 125 million . It could be slimly less , as Warner Bros. reportedly played it safe with their promotional material spend , but given its current trajectory , it seems entirely unlikely to reach $ 50 million , let alone any mellow than that milepost .

In addition to Robert De Niro , The Alto Knightsstars Debra Messing and Cosmo Jarvis .

It seems extremely improbable thatThe Alto Knights ' prospects could wrick around in the number weeks . Although March 2025 has been a quiet period at the box office , the last weekend of the month meet the one - two biff of the Blumhouse horror movieThe Woman in the Yardand the Jason Statham activity outingA Working Man . As those releases will be followed byA Minecraft Movie , Drop , andThe Amateurin warm chronological succession in early April , the ring movie will likely be quickly buried underneath new outlet .

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Our Take On The Alto Knights' Box Office

It Could Make Money Elsewhere

The mob movie could connect with audiences better on VOD and on streaming , which could serve make up for its underwhelming theatrical performance . However , it remain to be seen how viewers respond to it , as it does not yet have an interview score on Rotten Tomatoes . Critics’The Alto Knightsreviews , though , have earned it a steadfastly Rotten 39 % , so if audience keep an eye on wooing , it may never ramp up up enough steam to earn its money back , even with the added boost of its at - home release .

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Robert De Niro from The Alto Knights with a bandage on his head in front of money

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Frank Costello takes the stand in The Alto Knights

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