# Wicker opens

Pop culture · Heat 5.6 / 10 · 3 shows · 33m airtime

Wicker, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, opened in theaters on October 23, 2026. Colman plays a fisherwoman who commissions a husband made of wicker, with Peter Dinklage as the basket weaver and Elizabeth Debicki as the tailor's wife. The film took $8 million over its opening weekend, the first big hit for Black Bear's distribution arm. The discussion has moved from whether the satire goes weird enough to what that number means for a boutique distributor's slate.

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## Segments

- [Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald](https://boilpoints.com/u/juicyscoopwithheathermcdonald), 2026-10-13, 54:40 to 57:44: **Recaps the premiere and Skarsgård's shoes**. Premiere-week color on Wicker: Skarsgård's clear vinyl Saint Laurent lace-ups, plus a plot recap that lands on the wicker husband and the town's reaction. Stays inside the film's opening coverage without adding to it.
- [Pop Culture Happy Hour](https://boilpoints.com/u/popculturehappyhour), 2026-10-23, 0:00 to 8:11: **Reviews the premise and Colman's grounding**. Reviews the film on its opening: the wicker-husband premise, the matrimonial collar, the unnamed villagers, and Colman's grounding of the broad satire. The panel lands on cozy fall watch, with Thompson wishing it had gone weirder. New angle: Wicker stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård.
- [Pop Culture Happy Hour](https://boilpoints.com/u/popculturehappyhour), 2026-10-23, 8:11 to 21:56: **Debates the wicker husband's agency**. Long thematic debate on Wicker: the wicker husband's lack of agency, the fisherwoman's eventual acknowledgment that he belongs to himself, the village dance, the bar conversation, and the film's horniness. Interpretation and reaction, staying inside the review the panel already opened.
- [The Big Picture](https://boilpoints.com/u/thebigpicture), 2026-10-30, 36:11 to 44:09: **Reports an $8 million opening for Black Bear**. Reviews Wicker at length - the Sundance debut, the married directing duo, the ad campaign's wicker nipples, the Peter Dinklage third act - and puts the opening weekend on the record: $8 million, the first real hit for Black Bear's distribution arm. New angle: Wicker made $8 million over its opening weekend, the first big hit for Black Bear's distribution arm.