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Dead Man's Wire

On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.


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South Africa/Nigeria
$5,683
Domestic (59.9%)
$2,236,813
Worldwide
$3,734,402

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DistributorEmpire Entertainment
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Opening$3,234
10 theaters
Release DateJan 23, 2026
MPAAR
Running Time1 hr 44 min
GenresBiography Crime Drama History Thriller
Widest Release10 theaters
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Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10 - Never in the Top 1032
Opening Weekends64
Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10 - Never in the Top 567
Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th - 2ND71
Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10 - Never #194

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