There have been few streaming hits quite as massive as Prime Video’s Reacher — the crowning glory after a decade of programming aimed directly at dads. In the fine tradition of Bosch and Jack Ryan, Reacher delivered massive viewership for the streamer and is set to expand with a spin-off. The show’s success has also cemented Alan Ritchson as one of the biggest streaming-era stars of his generation, as can be seen from the terrific performance of his most recent films — Prime Video’s own Playdate and Netflix’s War Machine. Meanwhile, anything that bears even the faintest whiff of Reacher has been blessed with viewership bumps. Among the best examples of this is a Chris Pine thriller that was released in the same year as Reacher, but truly found an audience years later.
This week, the movie passed a major milestone on the home video charts, four years after its unremarkable run in theaters. The movie served as a Hell or High Water reunion for Pine and his co-star, Ben Foster. It also featured Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, and Kiefer Sutherland. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time that Pine has attempted to appease the dad demographic. He previously starred in the movie Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which was supposed to spawn a franchise but ended up underperforming at the box office. Instead, the property was rebooted as a Prime Video show starring John Krasinski.
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This ‘Reacher’ Replacement Has Become a Fixture on the Domestic Paramount+ Chart
Pine’s 2022 movie is The Contractor, directed by the Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh, who had previously directed episodes of shows such as Westworld and Ray Donovan. The Contractor was released day-and-date in theaters and on PVOD by Paramount, and as a Prime Video original overseas. The movie received mixed reviews, and is now sitting at a 45% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator’s consensus reads, “The Contractor is caught between message movie and standard-issue action thriller, satisfying neither aim despite strong work from a talented cast.” However, the film’s 72% audience score is perhaps what has helped it become the home video hit that it is. According to FlixPatrol, the movie has spent more than 50 days on the domestic Paramount+ chart, despite competition from bigger titles. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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April 1, 2022
- Runtime
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103 minutes
- Director
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Tarik Saleh
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