Conclave’s rise through the Box Office rankscontinues to impress, withEdward Berger’s follow-up to his awards darlingAll Quiet on the Western Frontproving almost as popular. After more financial success, including amost recent weekend in which the film earned over $4 million domesticallyand came sixth in the overall rankings,Conclaveis now a member of an elite club. Namely,Conclavehas officially entered thetop 50 Movies at the 2024 domestic Box Office, with acurrent total of $21.5 million enough to see off the competition.
Currently sat in 47th position,Conclavehas overtaken the likes ofThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Fly Me to the Moon,andUnsung Heroto find its place on the list, with the unfortunate victim who falls out of the top 50 coming in the form of the highly-rated horror prequel,The First Omen. As success continues,Conclavewill climb the ranksand is likely, based on current Box Office trends, to end up in the top 40 by the end of the week. This would put the film above Lionsgate’sImaginaryon $28 million.
‘Conclave’ is a Visual Delight
Early responses toConclavehave praised the central performances and the film’s biting script, adapted from the 2016 novel of the same name byRobert Harris. Both of these aspects of the thriller have been whispered as early contenders for Academy Awards come spring 2025, with one other aspect perhaps standing even taller.Conclave’s cinematography, helmed by the brilliant Stéphane Fontaine, is nothing short of astounding, with each passing moment ripped right out of the heart of the Vatican’s religious artistry.Pulsating reds and striking whites make each frame worthy of marvel, with director Berger discussing the process in aninterview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub:
“We shot-listed everything and storyboarded the whole electoral process in the Sistine Chapel in order because there were about five elections. We didn’t want to repeat ourselves, so we just made sure to make them all visually different. We’d always said, “Let’s watch the performance, though, first. Let’s see what Isabella does, and then look at our shot list, look at our storyboard, and then decide, does that still make sense or has she played it differently? If she’s played it differently, where do we put the camera in order to make the audience feel what she feels at this moment?”
Conclavehas entered the top 50 Movies at the 2024 domestic Box Office. You can catch the movie in theaters now.
Following the unexpected death of the pope, Cardinal Lawrence (played by Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with overseeing the secretive conclave to elect the next pope. As the process unfolds, he uncovers a conspiracy that could shake the very foundations of the Catholic Church.
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