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Despite three new Hollywood releases making their way into theaters over the long Labor Day holiday weekend, Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" outshined them all at the box office. Indeed, the blockbuster classic was re-released by Universal Pictures as part of the studio's ongoing celebration of the movie's 50-year anniversary. As it turns out, people still really love this film, so much so that it was the number two title overall this past weekend.

Overall, "Jaws" earned an estimated $9.8 million over the Friday to Monday holiday frame, including $8.1 million from Friday to Sunday. That was good enough for the number two...

Denzel Washington gets honest about cancel culture in today's society, offering a thoughtful response. Best known for The Equalizer franchise and for films like Training Day (2001), The Book of Eli, Washington remains one of the most beloved and celebrated actors working in Hollywood today, and he can now be seen in Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest(2025).

No matter how respected a Hollywood figure may seem, however, the last few years have shown that nobody is immune to cancel culture, with movements often gaining steam on social media due to actor or director photos or comments. Washington has so far remained unaffected by this harmful phenomenon.

During a recent interview with Complex, Washington is asked directly about his relationship to public opinion, and the actor makes clear it's not something he cares much about. Check out his comment below:

"Who cares? What made public support so important to begin with?...

Producer Jason Michael Berman was in grade school, while screenwriter Alan Fox was a toddler when Hollywood first tried to get a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low off the ground. Thirty five years later, they are two of the people responsible for it finally hitting theaters as Highest 2 Lowest, the first collaboration between director Spike Lee and star Denzel Washington in 18 years.

The year was 1990.

Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet was hired to write a remake of High and Low, which was based on the Ed McBain novel King’s Ransom and followed a Japanese shoe executive whose driver’s son is mistakenly targeted by kidnappers.

Mamet turned in a few drafts, but it never got off the ground. From there, a procession of writers and directors followed. Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and I’m Still Here Oscar winner Walter Salles were attached to direct at various points,...

After three successful years, theUK’s National Cinema Day has been put on hold, although it may be revived next year.

The late summer, one-day initiative launched in its current incarnation in 2022 and offered cinema-goers across the UK and Ireland the chance to watch films for £3 or £4.

Cross-industry body Cinema First, supported by the Film Distributors’ Association and the UK Cinema Association, organised the event which was established as the sector was emerging from the pandemic. It was inspired by the original UK “National Cinema Day” held in June 1996, a period when attendances were dipping, with tickets selling for one pound.

A cult classic action thriller starring Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington gets its due on streaming decades after its premiere. The award-winning 20th Century Fox blockbuster, Man on Fire, ignites considerable interest among Starz subscribers.

Per Collider, Man on Fire, which was released in 2004, is a global hit on Starz. The film ranks in the top 10 in multiple countries, finding particular success in Northern African countries such as Algeria and Tunisia. The film is available worldwide on Starz and via Hulu/Disney+ in the United States.

Directed and produced by Tony Scott, the late brother of Washington's Gladiator II helmer, Ridley Scott, Man on Fire is based on A.J. Quinnell's eponymous 1980 novel. Man on Fire sees Washington star alongside a young Dakota Fanning, whom he'd reunite with nearly 20 years later in another action thriller, The Equalizer 3. The film also features decorated actors Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke,...

The Dakota Fanning-led horror movie Vicious is set to debut via streaming later this year after it was previously removed from Paramount Pictures’ theatrical release calendar.

Writer-director Bryan Bertino’s feature will premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin next month before its release on Paramount+ and digital formats Oct. 10. Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda, Klea Scott and Emily Mitchell round out the cast.

Vicious centers on Polly (Fanning), who receives a gift from a late-night visitor and becomes trapped in a world where reality is not what it seems.

The film had initially been scheduled to hit theaters in August of this year, before its theatrical release was moved up to Feb. 28, 2025. Late last year, the studio took the project off of its calendar amid a search for a better date for the film.

Other features that were announced Thursday as set to premiere at Fantastic Fest include Paramount’s Primate,...

Denzel Washington didn’t become an actor to win shiny gold trophies, admitting, “I’m not that interested in Oscars.”

Though the veteran actor has 10 Academy Award nominations, including two Oscar wins for his incredible onscreen work, he recently said on Jake’s Takes, “I don’t do it for Oscars.”

“I don’t care about that kind of stuff,” the Highest 2 Lowest star explained. “I’ve been at this a long time, and there’s time when I won and shouldn’t have won and then didn’t win and should’ve won. Man gives the award. God gives the reward.”

Washington continued, “I’m not that interested in Oscars. People ask me, ‘Where do I keep it?’ Well, next to the other one. I’m not bragging! Just telling you how I feel about it. On my last day, [Oscars] aren’t going to do me a bit of good.

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson are to star in an upcoming romance drama for director Joe Swanberg.The 31-year-old actress and the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star, 47, have signed on to the Uncle Kent filmmaker’s untitled romance movie, Deadline has said.Cory Michael Smith, 38, is also said to be attached to the project.While plot details about the film are unknown, Deadline reports the movie - which is being written by Swanberg - is set in several different locations across Alaska.As well as starring in the flick, Fanning will produce alongside Swanberg and Ashleigh Snead, while Dan Johnson, Kathy Gitibin Parsa and Ariana Parsa serve as executive producers.The upcoming film will be the fourth collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson, with the pair having worked together on 2013’s Drinking Buddies, Digging for Fire in 2015 and Win It All in 2017.Dakota Fanning is known for her role in The Equalizer 3,...

Denzel Washington reunites with Spike Lee in Highest 2 Lowest, a reinterpretation of Kurosawa’s High and Low. He will be seen playing David King, a Music mogul caught up in a ransom plot that spirals into ethical and moral turmoil. This project is reportedly set to earn him $35 million from its theatrical release on August 22, 2025, to when it starts streaming on Apple TV+ a few months later.

Here Comes the Flood, another of Washington’s releases in late 2025 to early 2026, is a Simon Kinberg script directed by Fernando Meirelles. Washington will join Daisy Edgar-Jones and Robert Pattinson in this heist-thriller on Netflix and earn $35 million for this project too. These lucrative paychecks shed light on the veteran actors’ continuous box office success and streaming popularity, even at the age of 70. It shows that people love his work and want to see him more.

Denzel Washington’s Role in Highest...

Sanford Panitch will remain as president of Sony’s Motion Picture Group. He used to share the title with Josh Greenstein, who is officially stepping down to join Paramount following the sale to Skydance.

As part of the shift at Sony, Peter Kang has been promoted to president of production for Columbia Pictures, Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom were elevated to co-heads of global creative and strategy, and Andrea “Ange” Giannetti has been upped to executive VP of production and senior creative for Columbia Pictures.

Danielle Misher, head of theatrical marketing, and Steven O’Dell, president of international marketing and distribution, will continue to oversee Sony’s marketing operation. Weiss and Fruchbom will report to Misher and work closely with O’Dell on international efforts. Kang and Giannetti will continue to report to Panitch. Misher and O’Dell will report directly to Tom Rothman, the CEO and chairman of Sony’s Motion Picture Group.

Sony, which was one of the suitors for Paramount, is now feeling the domino effect of that studio’s merger with Skydance with a slew of executive title bumps, as the Culver City lot on Monday made it official that Josh Greenstein is departing as Sony Pictures’ Motion Group President.

This leaves Sanford Panitch as the sole President of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group. Greenstein and Panitch had the same title.

Greenstein is currently in talks to join Paramount-Skydance in an undefined senior executive role.

As we told you first, Columbia Pictures EVP Peter Kang now moves up to President of Production overseeing the label’s production and day-to-day development ops, reporting to Panitch. Andrea Giannetti, a 35-year veteran, is being promoted to EVP Production and Senior Creative, Columbia Pictures. She’ll also report in to Panitch.

Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom have been raised to Co-Heads of Global Creative and Strategy,...

Despite only releasing less than a year ago, Nick Frost's folk horror/comedy Get Away has already fallen under many people's radars. Also starring the effortlessly funny Aisling Bea, Heartstopper’s Sebastian Croft, and young actress Maisie Ayres, Get Away opened to positive reviews and earned a strong, "certified fresh" 76% critics' score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Now, 10 months on from its festival debut at Fantastic Fest, Get Away is finally a streaming hit in America.

Officially, as of July 21, 2025, Get Away is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Hulu in the US. Directed by Steffen Haars, the movie joins many other bigger-budget titles currently topping the Hulu charts as it punches above its weight on streaming. This includes the likes of Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s explosive The Equalizer 3, John Travolta and Gina Gershon's sleeper hit High Rollers, and the brand-new sci-fi flick The Assessment...

Becoming a part of the MCU gives actors a great shot at finding cinematic immortality, even if you've reportedly not been invited to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. So big is the franchise fanbase that donning the costume of one of the iconic Marvel superheroes can lead to many of your future projects gaining instant access to millions more viewers. For Elizabeth Olsen, best known for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the MCU, this is seemingly the case, with her latest project, the dystopian sci-fi thriller The Assessment, becoming a huge streaming hit in America.

Also starring the brilliant Alicia Vikander and Himesh Patel, Olsen'sThe Assessment has made its way into the official top 10 most-streamed movies on Hulu in the U.S., as of July 21, 2025, per FlixPatrol. This sees the film join the likes of Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s The Equalizer 3, Nick Frost's folk horror/comedy Get Away,...

The streaming battle between Jason Statham and Denzel Washington has jumped from Prime Video to Hulu. After tussling with A Working Man last month, The Equalizer 3 is now dealing with Wrath of Man.

Per FlixPatrol, Wrath of Man and The Equalizer 3 have swapped spots on Hulu's Top 10 Movies in the United States list and, as of July 24, are ranked No. 7 and No. 8, respectively. However, the Statham-led Wrath of Man has its work cut out for it if it hopes to move further up the list, as The Amateur, High Rollers, The Assessment, In the Lost Lands, Distant, and Get Away are holding steady in the top six spots. While The Equalizer 3 continues to be popular on streaming, there always seems to be an action flick starring Statham on the same platform that stops it from rising higher on the charts.

Serving as Washington's only headlining franchise,...

Italian producers have welcomed the return of international productions including Christopher Nolan’sThe Odyssey, Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection Of The Christand Ridley Scott’sThe Dog Stars to the country as new stricter rules for accessing Italy’s 40% tax credit have been clarified by the government.

“International productions are back,” Stefano Massenzi, head of acquisitions and business affairs at Lucky Red, confirmed toScreen.“We’re about to start an executive producer [job], and we’re seeing other Italian companies do the same.”

Confusion has swirled around the status of the Italian tax credit for months as the government conducted a review...

As several recent and classic Denzel Washington films have found streaming success this summer, one of his more forgotten movies is the latest to become an online hit. Washington's 1999 crime thriller, The Bone Collector, is a fast riser on the streaming charts.

Per Collider, The Bone Collector is climbing the Rakuten TV chart globally. The film is one of the 10 most popular movies worldwide, finding chart success in Lithuania and other countries. In the U.S., it is available for streaming on Prime Video.

Two years before his Best Actor Academy Award-winning performance in another crime thriller, Training Day, Washington starred in The Bone Collector alongside fellow Oscar-winner and A-lister Angelina Jolie. Directed by Philip Noyce, who's best known for helming several Jack Ryan adaptations, The Bone Collector is based on Jeffery Deaver's 1997 novel of the same name and also features appearances by Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker and Luis Guzmán.

Of all the 1980s properties to survive into the 20th century, "The Equalizer" has proven to be one of the most surprising. Edward Woodward embodied Robert McCall on the original CBS television series for four seasons, while Queen Latifah played a genderbent version named Robyn McCall on a reboot series that lasted five seasons on the same network. However, it's the legendary Denzel Washington who's had the longest tenure as McCall, having played the character for over a decade in Antoine Fuqua's "Equalizer" films. No single actor plays the role like the others either, with the only throughline being a central figure with a violent past using their skills to protect those that can't protect themselves. 

In terms of the McCall with the most brutal sensibilities, that honor goes to Washington without question. Fuqua's first two "Equalizer" films demonstrate just how ruthless he can be (especially with a nail...

A sci-fi thriller has now become a success on streaming after a long road to actually releasing. From small budgets to big-budget blockbuster fare, sci-fi remains a dependable genre with wide audience appeal. The genre often transports viewers to an alternate version of reality, showing advanced technology or possible futures.

Sci-fi movies have been a staple of the theatrical space for decades. From early cult classics like Blade Runner (1982) to Christopher Nolan's acclaimed and beloved Interstellar (2014), these movies are often built for the big screen.

In today's streaming-dominant era, however, audiences are also likely to see some sci-fi flicks go straight to streaming. The Gorge (2025), for example, was released directly onto Apple TV+ in February and The Electric State (2025) hit Netflix in March.

A direct-to-streaming release can sometimes make a movie feel like less of a cultural event, but that certainly doesn't mean it can't reach viewers. Often, sci-fi...

An underrated Guy Ritchie movie that broke a more than decade-long cinematic streak is starting to lose its grip on the streaming charts.

Per FlixPatrol, 2021's Wrath of Manhas slowly slipped down the top streaming movies chart for Hulu for Jul. 16, leaving it at the number eight spot on the list. As of now, Wrath of Man only sits above The Equalizer 3 and Back to the Future in the top ten, while competition such as The Longest Yard starring Adam Sandler and Bridesmaids continue to make their way up the list.

Directed by Ritchie from a screenplay co-written alongside Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, Wrath of Man starred Jason Statham in what was then his first collaboration with Ritchie for more than 16 years. Based on Éric Besndard's 2004 French crime drama Le Convoyeur (Cash Truck), Wrath of Man saw Statham take on the role of Patrick "H" Hill, a newly...

Though Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington has portrayed many notable characters in his distinguished career, his turn as vigilante Robert McCall is the only big-screen role he's played more than once, thanks to his lone franchise, The Equalizer. The best franchise entry, The Equalizer 3, puts McCall front and center like never before, with the film once again becoming a big hit on Hulu years after its release.

Via Flix Patrol, The Equalizer 3 has become a fast-rising entry on Hulu, moving up the Disney-owned streaming service's top 10 movie chart in the U.S. The threequel, which was just outside the top 10 days ago, is now ranked 4th on Hulu's chart, outperforming the first two Back to the Future entries and the classic film, Dirty Dancing. The 2024 crime comedy, Riff Raff, stands at the top of the list.

Since its 2023 release, The Equalizer 3 has been a consistent streaming hit, making...

Acting legend Denzel Washington is a rarity in Hollywood as he's one of the few who has largely stayed away from franchises. However, the release of Sony Pictures' The Equalizer 3 broke a 46-year trend for Washington, with the best installment from the actor's only film series becoming a big hit on Hulu years after its premiere.

Via Flix Patrol, The Equalizer 3 is on Hulu's top 10 movie chart in the U.S., ranking ninth on the Disney-owned streamer's list. The film climbed three spots on the chart from this past weekend, where it ranked 12th. The Equalizer 3 is steadily climbing a chart that includes classics such as Back to the Future and Independence Day. Meanwhile, Lionsgate's star-studded crime comedy, Riff Raff, leads the way.

The Equalizer 3 has been enjoying strong streaming runs this year as fans catch up with the latest title in Washington's 11-year-old franchise.

It turns out Robert McCall is hard to kill – and even harder to ignore. After quietly wrapping up one of the most consistent trilogies in modern action cinema, The Equalizer 3 is now enjoying a new life as a streaming sleeper hit on Hulu in the U.S., climbing the charts nearly a year after its theatrical release. The final film in Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua’s explosive saga of justice and vengeance brought in $191.1 million worldwide – and now, it's winning over streaming audiences who can’t get enough of the reluctant avenger with a stopwatch and a strict moral code. For Washington, who'd never reprised a role on the big screen before McCall, the decision to return again and again wasn’t just about box office. It was personal.

“What I’ve found from talking to people is that they like the character because he stands for justice,...

Denzel Washington may have two Oscars to his name, but the accomplished actor is part of just one film franchise. Though that may be the case, the franchise he is part of is blowing up on the streaming charts. Per FlixPatrol, Washington's The Equalizer 3is currently Number 12 in the U.S. among all the movies streaming on Hulu.

The 2023 threequel is ahead of The Heat, Just Go with It, and F Marry Kill, which are in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth spots, respectively. The top spot on the Hulu chart belongs to Jason Statham’s Wrath of Man.

In The Equalizer 3, Washington reprises his role as Robert McCall, who, after giving up his work as a government assassin, tries to repent for his past. In the film, McCall is seen trying to adjust to a new life in southern Italy. But, he soon has to step into action...

A Crimson Tide sequel is in development with hopes that Denzel Washington will return. Directed by Tony Scott, the 1995 action thriller follows the power struggle between a newly appointed executive officer (played by Denzel Washington) and the veteran commanding officer (Gene Hackman) of a U.S. nuclear submarine, sparked by differing interpretations of a missile launch order.

The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics for delivering intense, high-energy suspense and sharp dialogue, thanks in part to an uncredited contribution from Quentin Tarantino, and showcasing Tony Scott operating at the peak of his action prowess. It was also a box office success, making over $157 million against a $53 million budget.

Now, during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that they are developing a Crimson Tide sequel and hopes that Washington will return. The producer says they have a writer and director working with the Navy...

While Adam Sandler was arguably ahead of the curve in pivoting to streaming when he discovered that his audience would probably stop making trips to theaters to watch his comedies, Mark Wahlberg's transition hasn't been as smooth. Wahlberg was consistently delivering hit films not that long ago, but his streaming era has been marked by one underwhelming release after another. Among his least-remembered recent titles is the mind-bending science-fiction film Infinite, which was a part of the Paramount slate that was offloaded by the studio in the early days of the pandemic. The movie is now witnessing a resurgence on Netflix, four years after its initial release.

This was when the studio sold off Coming 2 America and The Tomorrow War to Prime Video, and Alex Garland's Annihilation to Netflix. Infinite, directed by Antoine Fuqua, debuted on Paramount+ and earned terrible reviews. It currently holds a 17% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes,...

This is the second iteration out of three iterations of “The Equalizer” franchise: the original 1980s television series, the movie trilogy starring Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua, and a reboot of the television series starring Queen Latifah. In all of the instances, it followed a retired intelligence agent who used the skills they had learned throughout his career to extract vigilante justice on behalf of the innocent.

The most famous of all these iterations, inevitably, follows Denzel Washington as retired CIA intelligence agent Robert McCall. As the first film opens, he lives a quiet life in Boston and works at a hardware store. He befriends Teri, a teenage sex worker played by Chloe Grace Moretz. She is beaten by her pimp in front of Robert and taken in by the Russian Mafia. Offering to buy her freedom, McCall is refused and chooses to make quick work of them in brutal succession.

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It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore.

13 Going on 30 (July 1) Credit – Sony Pictures

13 Going on 30 is a fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick from a screenplay co-written by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith. The 2004 film follows a 13-year-old girl who wishes to become a 30-year-old, and the next she wakes 17 years later as a woman who now works as a fashion editor. 13 Going on 30 stars Jennifer Garner,...

Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro seems to have another hit on his hands with his new action film, Tin Soldier. Although not available to stream in the U.S. quite yet, Tin Soldier is making its way up Prime Video’s Top 10 chart in international markets, per FlixPatrol.Tin Soldier, as of June 22,is the No. 9 movie overall worldwide on Prime Video, just ahead of The Equalizer 3.

Tin Soldier also features Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and Scott Eastwood as well as John Leguizamo, Rita Ora, and Joey Bicicchi. The movie was recently released on Prime Video overseas but is not yet available in the United States.

Jamie Foxx Stars as The Bokushi

Tin Soldier, per a plot summary via MovieWeb, “tells the story of The Bokushi (Foxx), who preaches to hundreds of veterans who have been drawn to the promise of protection and purpose under him. Surrounded by his devout military-trained followers,...

Netflix fans can breathe easily the rest of the month. There isn't much going out, and a few more things coming in. Usually, at the end of the month, lots leave, but not in June 2025.

In fact, there are only eight titles leaving, and only a few that are loads of people's favorites. American Sniper and Bradley Cooper have their fans, of course, but the film is far from Cooper's best. (Netflix makes an interesting choice of having a film with a slightly related title - Blood Will Tell - leave on the same day.)

Other than that, subscribers should not be too upset. That will change on July 1, however. The mass exodus more than makes up for the few that are going away at the end of June.

What is leaving Netflix the rest of June?

If you like the Ocean's films, for instance, get ready to say so long.

2025 is flying by — just ask our lists of the best movies and television of the year so far — and it is (somehow) now July. While networks take a break from much of their narrative programming and Emmy voters get to voting, streaming services like Hulu and Disney+ keep churning out content, from newly acquired titles to original films and series and family-friendly programming for those entertaining kids during summer vacation.

As always, we’ve put all of the month’s new Hulu and Disney+ titles in one handy list, including our top pick to watch in July.

Top Pick: “Washington Black” (Hulu)

George Washington “Wash” Black (Ernest Kingsley Jr.) is a young science prodigy — and also a Black boy born on a sugar plantation in the 19th century. When circumstances force him to flee his home country of Barbados, he ends up on a whirlwind and worldwide adventure that will change him forever.

As it did when it debuted in theaters earlier this year, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's Warfare dropped on streaming with a bang. The war thriller, which sort of underperformed at the box office but earned excellent reviews, beat a Denzel Washington blockbuster in its first two days of release on Prime Video. Featuring an ensemble cast of young male stars, Warfare was based on a real-life incident experienced by Mendoza, who served in the Iraq War. The movie made a little over $30 million worldwide against a reported budget of $20 million.

According to FlixPatrol, Warfare was the fourth-biggest film on Prime Video on June 18, whereas Washington's The Equalizer 3 had to settle for the eighth spot. The Prime Video charts were topped by The Accountant 2, which recently debuted on streaming after grossing over $100 million worldwide. The number three spot was claimed by its predecessor, The Accountant, with...

A battle between two action legends is currently brewing on Prime Video. In one corner, Denzel Washington and his action thriller threequel, The Equalizer 3. In the other, Jason Statham and his latest action hit, A Working Man.

Per FlixPatrol, A Working Man has stopped The Equalizer 3 from climbing any further on Prime Video's Top 10 Movies list, keeping it at No. 5 to A Working Man's No. 4.Yesterday, The Equalizer 3 was at No. 4, meaning that the action threequel has made a U-turn and is now on its way out of Prime's Top 10 list. Although it's not quite a win for Statham either, as A Working Man is also moving downward on the list, with Ben Affleck's The Accountant duology holding strong as the No. 1 and No. 2 movies worldwide on Prime Video.

Released in 2023, The Equalizer 3 is the third and final installment in The Equalizer film trilogy.

Clint Eastwood is a name often synonymous with tough, stoic characters in his distinctively American narrative. From Western standoffs to patriotic biopics, his filmography has included men of action, often with a gun in hand and a clear sense of right and wrong. Whether playing the cop in Dirty Harry or directing stories of heroism like Sully and Flags of Our Fathers, Eastwood has rarely strayed far from the stories of justice.

But in 2003, he delivered a triggering psychological drama so unlike anything from his filmography. It remains one of his most haunting works, and it broke a very old Oscar record. Now, the movie is streaming on Prime Video, waiting for viewers to rediscover it. This Academy Award-winning neo-noir movie is Mystic River.

Clint Eastwood’s mystery drama Mystic River broke a 44-year-old Oscar streak Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn in Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River (2003) | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures...

The Accountant 2 Tops Prime Video Charts After Earning $101M Globally(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Ben Affleck’s latest round as number-cruncher-turned-hitman Christian Wolff may have stumbled at the box office, but The Accountant 2 is laughing all the way to Prime Video. Just days after dropping on the platform, the action-packed sequel has shot straight to the top of the streaming charts, claiming the No. 1 spot (via Flixpatrol). That’s right, what couldn’t break even in theaters is now breaking records online.

The numbers speak for themselves. The film pulled in just over $102 million globally against its $80 million budget (Via The Numbers), a barely-there win for a high-octane sequel that had years of fan anticipation behind it. But now? The Accountant 2 is outpacing even The Equalizer 3 and The Accountant on Prime’s Top 10 list.

So, what changed?

The Accountant 2 Nails Streaming with Perfect Timing, Star Power, and Grit

For starters,...

It’s been a quiet year for Denzel Washington thus far after Gladiator II closed out 2024 for the two-time Oscar-winner, and one of his more recent action flicks has finally hit a wall on streaming. Washington stars alongside Dakota Fanning in The Equalizer 3, the action threequel that’s been climbing Prime Video streaming charts. However, after reaching the third spot on the streamer’s global charts, The Equalizer 3 has stopped its climb after running intoA Working Man, the latest action thriller led by Jason Statham. The Equalizer 3 premiered in 2023, and it grossed $191 million at the box office against a $70 million budget, making the film a financial success for Sony Pictures. It also earned a “certified fresh” 76% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and a “verified hot” 94% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter.

The Equalizer 3 was written by Richard Wenk and directed by Antoine Fuqua, and it’s based on...

In typical Netflix fashion, the streaming giant is already gearing up for the removal of several favorites, including some high-profile movies, series, and a couple of Netflix Originals, ahead of next month. Among these works of art is the beloved isekai anime series, Overlord, as confirmed by What’s on Netflix. All four seasons of Overlord depart Netflix on July 1, about three weeks away, which may not be enough time for fans to revisit the 52-episode series.

While this may be saddening, several other options are available to stream Overlord. Crunchyroll currently streams all four seasons but may not be as easily accessible as Netflix. Hulu offers Overlord, too, but unfortunately, only Season 1 is available on the streamer. Meanwhile, for physical media collectors, retailers list each collection for around $30-40, depending on the format.

Overlord is based on Kugane Maruyama’s eponymous light novel series and was produced by Madhouse...

Denzel Washington is hitting the big screen again this summer in Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, but if you can't wait, one of his highest-octane action movies is now streaming on Netflix. The Equalizer, the TV adaptation that kicked off a franchise, is available to watchh now on the streaming service. The Equalizer is an adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name: it starred Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man) as Robert McCall, a veteran intelligence operative who atones for his amoral past actions by offering his services to those in need of "equalizing" the odds against a more powerful foe, often a crime boss or a corrupt official.

The film was helmed by Antoine Fuqua, who had previously directed Washington in Training Day, netting him a Best Actor Oscar. The film was a hit at the box office, earning $192 million Usd on a $55–73 million budget, and critics were generally favorable,...

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal's action movie, which made over $101 million at the box office, becomes a streaming hit shortly after its debut. After his Oscar win for Good Will Hunting in 1997, Affleck established himself as an action star during the late 1990s and early 2000s with roles in Armageddon, Reindeer Games, Pearl Harbor, and The Sum of All Fears. Affleck further established his action persona with his role as Batman in the Dceu moviesBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.

Bernthal, on the other hand, also has an equally established action persona due to his superhero role as The Punisher, debuting in the second season of Daredevil in 2016, starring in spin-off series The Punisher from 2017 to 2019, and recently reprising the role in 2025 for the MCU series Daredevil: Born Again. Bernthal is also best known for other TV shows, such as his role as Shane in The Walking Dead...

The best film in a Denzel Washington-led trilogy is riding a new wave of popularity online two years after its release. The hit action thriller The Equalizer 3 has shot its way up Prime Video's charts while fans wait for the fourth and fifth installments in Washington's only franchise.

Via Flix Patrol, The Equalizer 3 ranks third on the Prime Video movies chart in the United States, taking the podium on a list topped by the Jason Statham film A Working Man. Additionally, The Equalizer threequel has been Prime Video's top film across Central and South America for three consecutive days, underscoring its staying power worldwide.

The Equalizer 3 -- which reunited Washington with Training Day director Antoine Fuqua -- remains popular among critics and audiences. The follow-up has a 76% critical rating and 94% Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes, both of which franchise highs. A box-office hit, grossing $191.1 million against its $70 million budget,...

Considering the popularity of Jason Statham's A Working Man on Prime Video, it's no surprise that Denzel Washington's similarly targeted The Equalizer 3 made its presence felt on the viewership charts shortly after its debut on the service. The action threequel was originally released to franchise-best reviews in 2023, emerging as a solid box office hit. On June 3, the movie finished third on the Prime Video streaming charts, according to FlixPatrol. The list was topped by A Working Man, whose dominance has been nothing but phenomenal.

The Equalizer 3 has been the number one movie on Prime Video across Central America and South America for three days in a row. It has accumulated a total of 345 points this month, and 173 points on June 3. By comparison, A Working Man has accumulated a total of nearly 7,000 points since its debut on Prime Video last month. Directed by David Ayer, the film...

Un thriller de atracos que llegará a Netflix próximamente. © Getty Images

Prepárense para el atraco del año. Netflix ha reunido a tres grandísimas estrellas para su próxima superproducción: Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson y Daisy Edgar-Jones. Ellos encabezarán el reparto de la película Here Comes the Flood que, desde ya, se perfila como uno de los títulos más esperados de la plataforma.

Dirigida por Fernando Meirelles y escrita por Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Here Comes the Flood no será otra heist movie al uso. Al parecer, promete ser un thriller de atracos poco convencional sobre un guardia de seguridad de banco, un cajero bancario y un ladrón maestro en un juego mortal de estafas y traiciones. También se ha dicho que el relato se contará de forma no lineal.

Por el momento, el gigante de streaming no ha revelado quién interpretará a quién, y se espera que en las...

Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington is often described as one of the greatest actors of his generation. He won his Academy Awards for the supporting grole of Pvt. Trip in Glory (1989) and for his leading role of Alonzo in Training Day (2001).

Washington was also Oscar-nominated for his performances as Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992), as Rubin Carter in The Hurricane (1999), as Whip Whitaker in Flight (2012), as Troy Maxson in Fences (2016), as Roman J. Israel in Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) and as Macbeth in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).

The above titles are just a small sampling of the actor’s expansive career across 50+ films and counting. He is known for performances alongside Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993), Julia Roberts in The Pelican Brief (1993), Annette Bening and Tony Shalhoub in The Seige (1998), Angelina Jolie in The Bone Collector (1999), Will Patton in Remember the Titans (2000) and so many more.

It’s saying something that my favorite part of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II wasn’t one Paul Mescal, but instead one of this generation’s greatest living performers, Denzel Washington. He was even widely considered a front-runner for an Oscar nom this year. Upon his snub, he remarked to The New York Times, “On the day you didn’t get a nomination for an Oscar, you’re working on Othello on Broadway.” Incredible.

It helps that Gladiator II is one in a long line of worthwhile Denzel Washington vehicles. The two-time Oscar winner loves a character drama as much as he does some action schlock. Seriously, no one does it quite as well as he does. It should come as no surprise, then, that one of Washington’s most successful franchises in recent years recently fought its way into the Top 10 Prime Video charts.

Per Prime Video: Denzel Washington...

Three of Hollywood's biggest stars are joining forces for a new Netflix heist movie from director Fernando Meirelles.

Per Variety, Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Daisy Edgar-Jones are set to star in Here Comes the Flood, a new heist film for Netflix. Meirelles directs from a script written by Simon Kinberg. Meirelles is fresh off directing episodes of the Apple TV+ original series Sugar, which was recently renewed for a second season. Meirelles is an Oscar-nominated director best known for films such as City of God and The Two Popes. Meirelles will also produce Here Comes the Flood alongside Kinberg and Audrey Chon. Samson Mucke serves as executive producer.

Per the official logline, Here Comes the Flood is an "unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses." There is currently no release window for the film,...

Denzel Washington's lone franchise in his distinguished career, The Equalizer, finds new life on another streaming service. The gory action film, The Equalizer 2, debuts strongly on Netflix shortly after landing on the popular platform.

Via Collider, The Equalizer 2 now ranks third on Netflix's top 10 movies chart after debuting on the streamer this past weekend, challenging Tom Hardy's new action film, Havoc. This marks the second time The Equalizer 2 has found instant success in the streaming world this year, hitting the top 10 of Prime Video's charts in January.

Released in 2018, The Equalizer 2 sees Denzel Washington reprise his main role as Marine Corps veteran and former Dia officer Robert McCall. The film finds McCall in a vengeful mood as he hunts down the perpetrators who murdered his friend, returning to his violent ways while working as a Lyft driver. The Equalizer 2 features Washington opposite his Gladiator II co-star,...

Tom Hardy’s new action movie, Havoc, has already experienced quite the fall from grace on Netflix after spending only a few days atop streaming charts, but now it has more competition coming for its spot. The Equalizer 2, which stars Denzel Washington opposite Pedro Pascal, hit Netflix this weekend and has immediately jumped to #3 on the streamer’s top 10 movies chart, one spot behind Havoc. As the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes continues to drop for Havoc — currently at 37% at the time of writing — The Equalizer 2 will certainly overtake it and send it further down the rankings. Washington’s action thriller earned a 52% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest in the franchise. The first installment earned a 61% and the final outing earned a 76% on the aggregate site.

Denzel Washington’s most recent role came from starring opposite Paul Mescal in Gladiator II, the legacy sequel directed...

The MCU has had several updates in the last few weeks, with announcements about Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day coming in at CinemaCon. However, there has been no official announcement yet about the upcoming Black Panther 3, which is set to have Denzel Washington in a pivotal role.

The news was first revealed by the Training Day star himself during the press tour for Gladiator II. However, Washington also reportedly called up director Ryan Coogler, who is confirmed to return to the third film, and apologized for revealing too much. Coogler said that he was blessed to just have him on board.

Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3 | Credits: Sony Pictures Denzel Washington’s MCU slip-up ends in an apology to Ryan Coogler

Denzel Washington seems to be in no mood to stop. The actor returned to close off his action franchise with The Equalizer 3 back in 2023, after...

Michael, the anticipated biopic chronicling the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson, appears to be moonwalking away from its initial release plan. The upcoming blockbuster produced by Bohemian Rhapsody's Graham King may not premiere this year as intended and could be broken up into multiple movies.

Per Deadline, Michael looks unlikely to make its intended October premiere as Lionsgate ponder what to do with the Antoine Fuqua-helmed feature-length project. Clocking in at around four hours, Lionsgate is considering splitting up Michael into two films, though it's reportedly not a definitive option yet. There is also speculation the movie may be released later in the year to coincide with awards season, though Lionsgate is due to release the Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfrield-led The Housemaid on Christmas Day.

Several factors prompted the uncertainty surrounding Michael's release. First, there are questions about IMAX screen accessibility as Lionsgate handles domestic distribution while Universal Pictures takes care of overseas.

Denzel Washington fans get a treat to start next month as one of the Hollywood legend's greatest action films finds a new streaming home. The Oscar-winner's vigilante thriller, The Equalizer, draws a streaming premiere via Hulu.

Hulu recently confirmed that The Equalizer will debut via its platform on Apr. 1. The Washington-led pic became a streaming favorite last year following the success of The Equalizer 3. The original film landed on Paramount+ last year following a short but successful Netflix stint. The first movie, along with its two sequels, also became available for free via Tubi early this month.

The Equalizer marks Washington's first turn as its central protagonist, Robert McCall, a former U.S. Marine and Dia officer trying to live a quiet life away from the spotlight. However, McCall reluctantly returns to action to save a teenage trafficking victim named Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz) from the Russian mafia,...

Acquired studio films that have benefited from a wide theatrical release offer the best bang for the buck for Netflix, providing more views per dollar spent than original features or acquired series, a new report has found.

The report, “Unpacking Netflix’s evolving movie strategy,” published Wednesday by Ampere Analysis, tracks viewership across Netflix for feature films, both originals and licensed, over time. Author Christen Tamisin found acquired films, including those under Netflix’s premium pay deals with Sony and NBCUniversal “contribute significantly to Netflix’s total viewing,” and, “with their lower cost-per-view,” are more cost-efficient than Netflix’s big-budget originals.

Netflix spent $1.07 billion on movie licensing in the first half of last year, the report notes, with acquired movies drawing 9.23 billion total views for the period. The streamer’s original movie spend over the same period was just under half that, at $0.51 billion, with fewer than half the total viewers,...