EXCLUSIVE: The appetite for Agatha Christie appears to be at an all-time high after the iconic crime author’s estate locked up record sales last year.
Agatha Christie Limited posted revenue of nearly £33 million ($43.9M) in 2025, which was the highest level of sales in the company’s 40-year history, according to a Deadline analysis of published earnings.
The revenue figure, disclosed in accounts filed at the UK’s Companies House, was up 24% on 2024 and smashed the previous record of £26.7M in 2018.
Agatha Christie Limited generated a pre-tax profit of £20M last year, up form £13.7M in 2024, according to the earnings. James Prichard, the CEO of Agatha Christie Limited, declined to comment.
Agatha Christie Limited attributed the achievement to increases in “publishing, TV distribution and licensing revenues,” citing the Netflix series Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials and Tommy & Tuppence, the upcoming BritBox adaptation.
The company noted that Agatha Christie’s “library programmes also had strong sales performances,” especially in the U.S. Evergreen properties include ITV’s Poirot and Marple adaptations.
Agatha Christie Limited said it had new projects in development with 20th Century, the studio behind Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot series, which includes Murder on the Orient Express and A Haunting in Venice.
As Deadline revealed earlier this year, the BBC is also plotting a Poirot adaptation. Hercule will star Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve) as the famous Belgian sleuth. BritBox is co-producing. Deadline understands that there is a three-season commitment to Hercule.
AMC 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’s family have a casting vote on matters relating to the estate.
