Henry Cavill's New Action Movie Is His Second Straight Box Office Flop In 2024 Despite Positive Reviews
After the Argylle disaster, Henry Cavill’s newest action movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, is his second straight box office flop of 2024.
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Summary
- Henry Cavill’s
Argylle
failed to achieve profitability at the box office during its original 2024 run. - His latest movie,
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
, has suffered a terrible opening weekend, earning just $8.7 million. - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
current sits at fourth at the box office.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is officially becoming Henry Cavill’s second flop of 2024. Directed, written, and produced by Guy Ritchie, the movie’s cast included Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Eiza González, and more. It is based on Damien Lewis’ Churchill’s Secret Warriors and takes place during World War II. The movie comes just months Cavill’s $200 million Argylle release, which earned a mere $96 million at the box office and became an immediate disaster.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare reviews have been generally positive, but critics have not been able to save the movie from a painful opening weekend. According to a report by Deadline, the movie should gross just $8.7 million through the weekend. With a budget of $60 million, that total means that the movie will struggle to ever achieve profitability. It came in at fourth at the box office, behind Civil War, Abigail, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which is in its fourth week.
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Source: Deadline
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a World War II film following a top-secret combat unit who were formed by Winston Churchill to hunt down Nazis. The film is directed by Guy Ritchie and based on the book The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops by Damien Lewis.
- Release Date
- April 19, 2024
- Studio(s)
- Black Bear , Jerry Bruckheimer Films , Toff Guy Films
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Writers
- Paul Tamasy , Eric Johnson , Arash Amel , Guy Ritchie
- Cast
- Henry Cavill , Eiza González , Alan Ritchson , Alex Pettyfer , Hero Fiennes Tiffin , Babs Olusanmokun , Til Schweiger , Henry Golding , Cary Elwes , Henrique Zaga
- Runtime
- 120 Minutes
