Jason Statham’s $76 Million Sci-Fi Epic Couldn’t Keep Up With Its Streaming Competitors

Jason Statham’s Loss of life Race has had a tough go at issues because it premiered on Max at the beginning of the month. The movie rapidly raced into the highest 10 however by no means might attain any greater than #8, earlier than it started to sink again down and is now out of the highest 10 solely. That is unfamiliar territory for Statham who usually finds extraordinary streaming success along with his motion pictures no matter their essential reception or field workplace numbers. Loss of life Race follows an ex-con who’s compelled by the warden to compete in a race the place inmates kill one another. Quick & Livid icon Tyrese Gibson and John Wick veteran Ian McShane additionally star within the movie, which earned a 41% rating from critics and a 60% score from basic audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Loss of life Race was written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and is predicated on the 1975 movie Loss of life Race: 2000. Anderson made his directorial debut 30 years in the past on Procuring, the darkish comedy starring Jude Legislation and Sadie Frost, and he adopted that up one 12 months later with Mortal Kombat, the critically panned cult basic adaptation primarily based on the online game collection of the identical title. Extra just lately, Anderson directed Monster Hunter, the 2020 fantasy journey movie starring Milla Jovovich and Ron Pearlman. He’s finest identified for his work on the live-action Resident Evil motion pictures, the primary of which premiered in 2002 and the franchise continued all over till 2016. He additionally directed the notorious 2004 Alien vs. Predator film starring Sanaa Lathan and Raul Bova that’s streaming on Hulu.

What Changed ‘Loss of life Race’ within the Max High 10?

Loss of life Race was competing in opposition to The Polar Categorical and Megamind behind the Max high 10, and each animated motion pictures remained on the charts after beating Loss of life Race. Conflict of the Titans, the maligned fantasy movie starring Liam Neeson and Sam Worthington just lately premiered on Max and has discovered streaming success, in addition to Elf, the basic Christmas film starring Will Ferrell. Joker: Folie á Deux can also be now streaming on Max after leaving theaters as one of many greatest field workplace flops of the 12 months; search for Joker 2 to make a run within the Max high 10 charts within the coming days.