Action stars Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson teamed up for a major World War II movie earlier this year. The Guy Ritchie film, called The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, told a crazy but true story about a secret mission. It struggled to find an audience when it played in movie theaters. Now, the explosive action movie has finally found a massive wave of viewers at home on streaming.
The action movie finds massive streaming success after tanking hard
The film had a really tough time at the box office when it premiered. It cost about $60 million to make but only brought in around $29.8 million in ticket sales. It faced heavy competition from other big releases at the time, which kept people away from theaters.
Despite getting decent reviews from critics who liked the fun tone and big explosions, the studio pulled it from cinemas pretty fast. It moved to digital platforms less than a month later.
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That quick jump to home viewing ended up saving the project. The movie became a huge hit when it landed on Netflix. The streaming service saw it climb straight into its top ten movie rankings. Recently, it has been sitting right behind Top Gun: Maverick on the charts.
People clearly just wanted to watch these famous actors shoot historical bad guys from the comfort of the couch. This strong home performance shows that a bad run in theaters does not mean a movie is dead forever.
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