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Culture · 15 d ago

Portrait of Jane Austen, 1870 engraving

New Sense and Sensibility sets an opening record for a Jane Austen film

Opening weekend, projected

6.7 US$ million

The film was projected to earn US$6.7 million in its opening weekend, the best debut ever for a period-set Austen film.

Sense and Sensibility, 2026

US$6.7 million

Previous record, 2016

US$5.3 million

The previous record was US$5.3 million, set by Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in 2016.

Directed by Georgia Oakley, the film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood.

Reported budget

25 US$ million

It debuted fifth on the weekend chart and reportedly cost US$25 million to make.