“The Banshees of Inisherin” is a new film by Martin McDonagh starring Colin Firth and Brendan Gleeson.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- The Banshees of Inisherin is a 2022 black tragicomedy film
- It is written and directed by Martin McDonagh
- The film follows lifelong friends (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship
- Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan also star
- It reunites Farrell and Gleeson, who previously worked together on McDonagh’s directorial debut In Bruges (2008)
- The Banshees of Inisherin had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2022
- There Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and McDonagh won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay
- It was theatrically released in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and United States on October 21, 2022, by Searchlight Pictures
- The film received widespread acclaim from critics
- They praised McDonagh’s screenplay and direction, Burwell’s score, and performances of the cast
- It was announced in February 2020 that Martin McDonagh had set his next directorial effort up with Searchlight Pictures, and it would see him reunite with his In Bruges stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell
- In August 2021, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon were added to the cast
- Principal photography began in August 2021 in Inishmore
- Before moving to Achill Island later that month
- Locations used on Achill include Cloughmore (JJ Devine’s Pub), Purteen Harbour (O’Riordan’s shop), Keem Bay (Colm Doherty’s house), Corrymore Lake (Mrs. McCormick’s cottage) and St. Thomas’s Church in Dugort
- Filming wrapped on 23 October 2021
- As of 1 December 2022, The Banshees of Inisherin has grossed $8 million in the United States and Canada
- And $10.3 million in other territories
- For a worldwide total of $18.4 million
- In the film’s opening weekend in the U.S. it made $184,454 from four theaters, for a per-venue average of $46,113
- Making it the second-highest grossing opener for a Fall 2022 platform release, behind Till
- The following weekend the film expanded to 58 theaters, making 535,170
- The following weekend it expanded to 895 theaters, making $2.1 million
- That weekend the film finished seventh at the box office
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 97% rating
- Based on 257 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 8.7/10
- The website’s consensus reads, “Featuring some of Martin McDonagh’s finest work and a pair of outstanding lead performances, The Banshees of Inisherin is a finely crafted feel-bad treat”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100
- Based on 61 critics, indicating “universal acclaim”
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