Hamlet(2026)

R
Rated R for some bloody violence, suicide, brief drug use and language.
1h 53m
- Drama

Release Date: Apr 10, 2026 | Moderate

Hamlet comes home for his father's funeral and finds his uncle Claudius marrying his widowed mother Gertrude. His father's ghost reveals Claudius murdered him, leading Hamlet toward revenge and introspection.

Releases

Original Release | Apr 10, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jun 14, 2026 11:19 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$185,306
Total US & Canada:
$300,088
Total International
$78,451,724
Total Worldwide:
$78,751,812

Current Showtimes

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Fri Aug 28
Sat Aug 29
Sun Aug 30
Mon Aug 31
Tue Sep 1
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Director & Top Cast

Aneil Karia
Director

Riz Ahmed
Hamlet

Morfydd Clark
Ophelia

Avijit Dutt
Hamlet's Father

Art Malik
Claudius

Krish Misra
Osric

Rajiv Sharma

Hindu Priest

Timothy Spall

Polonius

Joe Alwyn

Laertes

Sheeba Chaddha

Gertrude

Kash Ahmad

Reynaldo

Eben Figueiredo

Marcellus

Subhash Viman Gorania

Wedding Dancer

Cerys Lewis

Wedding Dancer

Estela Merlos

Wedding Dancer

Imogen Alvares

Wedding Dancer

Kacper Lajewski

Wedding Dancer

Kristina Alleyne

Wedding Dancer

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: 5.1

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom,United States

Language: English,Hindi

Summaries

Storyline

Shakespeare's most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London's elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father's funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father's ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family's empire and threatens his own sanity.

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Hamlet (2025) reimagines Shakespeare's tragedy in contemporary London through a British South Asian family's power struggles. Riz Ahmed stars as Hamlet, who returns home after his father's death, only to discover his uncle Claudius (Timothy Spall) marrying his widowed mother Gertrude (Sheeba Chaddha), sparking revenge after seeing his father's ghost.