{"id":20936,"date":"2026-07-29T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20936"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:30:23","slug":"agatha-christie-estate-posts-record-sales-amid-film-tv-adaptations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20936","title":{"rendered":"Agatha Christie Estate Posts Record Sales Amid Film &#038; TV Adaptations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>: The appetite for <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/agatha-christie\/\" id=\"auto-tag_agatha-christie\" data-tag=\"agatha-christie\">Agatha Christie<\/a> appears to be at an all-time high after the iconic crime author\u2019s estate locked up record sales last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAgatha Christie Limited posted revenue of nearly \u00a333 million ($43.9M) in 2025, which was the highest level of sales in the company\u2019s 40-year history, according to a Deadline analysis of published earnings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe revenue figure, disclosed in accounts filed at the UK\u2019s Companies House, was up 24% on 2024 and smashed the previous record of \u00a326.7M in 2018. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAgatha Christie Limited generated a pre-tax profit of \u00a320M last year, up form \u00a313.7M in 2024, according to the earnings. James Prichard, the CEO of Agatha Christie Limited, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAgatha Christie Limited attributed the achievement to increases in \u201cpublishing, TV distribution and licensing revenues,\u201d citing the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\">Netflix<\/a> series <em>Agatha Christie\u2019s Seven Dials<\/em> and <em>Tommy &amp; Tuppence<\/em>, the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/britbox\/\" id=\"auto-tag_britbox\" data-tag=\"britbox\">BritBox<\/a> adaptation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe company noted that Agatha Christie\u2019s \u201clibrary programmes also had strong sales performances,\u201d especially in the U.S. Evergreen properties include ITV\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/poirot\/\" id=\"auto-tag_poirot\" data-tag=\"poirot\">Poirot<\/a><\/em> and <em>Marple<\/em> adaptations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAgatha Christie Limited said it had new projects in development with 20th Century, the studio behind Kenneth Branagh\u2019s Hercule Poirot series, which includes<em> Murder on the Orient Express<\/em> and <em>A Haunting in Venice. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs Deadline revealed earlier this year, the <a data-id=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/bbc-poirot-britbox-agatha-christie-edward-bluemel-1236950095\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/06\/bbc-poirot-britbox-agatha-christie-edward-bluemel-1236950095\/\">BBC is also plotting a Poirot adaptation<\/a>. <em>Hercule<\/em> will star Edward Bluemel (<em>Killing Eve<\/em>) as the famous Belgian sleuth. BritBox is co-producing. Deadline understands that there is a three-season commitment to <em>Hercule<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAMC Networks has a significant stake in Agatha Christie Limited through RLJ Entertainment Holdings LLC. AMC owns 83% of RLJ, which in turn has a 64% shareholding in Agatha Christie Limited. Voting rights are split 50-50, with Christie\u2019s family have a casting vote on matters relating to the estate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: The appetite for Agatha Christie appears to be at an all-time high after the iconic crime author\u2019s estate locked up record sales last year. 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