The film was theatrically released on 2 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 4 December 2015 in the United States . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and received generally positive reviews from film critics who praised both Fassbender and Cotillard 's performances , as well as those of the rest of the cast , the visual style , the script , the direction and the war sequences . Despite the positive critical reaction , the film was a commercial failure , grossing $ 16 million worldwide against its production budget of $ 20 million
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Macbeth (2015 film)