According to THR, Knives Out was made on a production budget of about $40 million — which is slightly surprising, to me, considering the heavy-hitter cast from Daniel Craig and Chris Evans to Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, and Toni Collette. So a domestic opening weekend around $40 million would be a great start. It wouldn’t cover marketing costs, but it also wouldn’t include the money made at the international box office.
Article source: https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2485797/wow-rian-johnson-knives-out-may-make-twice-as-much-money-as-expected