Sebastian Stan's New Thriller Fjord Scores Big in Just 4 Theaters

Just two months separate MCU fans from what may be the most epic installment in the franchise yet. On December 18, audiences will head to theaters to catch Avengers: Doomsday. The cast for the big occasion is stacked with more talent than ever before, including franchise mainstays (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie), newer faces (Florence Pugh, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal), and much more.

But for Doomsday alum Sebastian Stan, who returned as Bucky Barnes in 2025's Thunderbolts*, Doomsday isn't the only exciting new movie fans have their eye on. Back in May, at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the legal thriller Fjord won the coveted Palme d'Or Award, instantly putting itself on the radar of film fans. Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) joins Stan in writer-director Cristian Mungiu's latest, which is also his second Palme d'Or winner after 2007's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

This past weekend, while most eyes were on the arrival of Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain's new horror, Other Mommy, Fjord quietly made its U.S. theatrical debut in just four locations. However, from just these four locations, in one weekend, Fjord scored a $124,000 haul. This equals a per-theater average of $31,000, much higher than any of the other projects in theaters this past weekend, including the aforementioned chart-topper, Other Mommy. A logline for Fjord reads: "An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system."

Sebastian Stan Predicts a "Heartbreaking" 'Avengers: Doomsday'

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Fans across the world are hungry for even the slightest hint at what is to come in Doomsday. Recently, Stan himself teased an emotional epic that might even end in tragedy, saying, "I'm sure it's going to be probably heartbreaking, in a lot of ways," and teasing, "We'll see who makes it to the next level." Stan is yet to see the movie, but having been a part of production, it's safe to assume that he knows of some big emotional moment coming to theaters on December 18.