Kevin Costner’s 2024 Western Is Trending On Netflix After Box Office Failure Derailed Franchise Plan

Kevin Costner has a deep history both in front of and behind the camera. He has won two Oscars, including for Best Director and Best Picture for his 1990 historical epic Dances with Wolves. The actor has also been a part of other iconic projects, including Field of Dreams, The Bodyguard, and The Postman. Many of his works have been critically acclaimed, including Bull Durham and Hidden Figures, which have 97% and 93% Rotten Tomatoes scores, respectively.

While many of these films have been well-received, not all of Costner’s films have been so lucky. Through all his successes, the actor has also had flops both critically and commercially. His lowest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes was Dragonfly, a 2002 film which managed only a 7% approval rating. Even The Postman, which has become a staple film in his career, was a critical and box office bomb, scoring a 14% Tomatometer and making just over $17 million on an estimated $80 million budget. One of Costner’s 2024 films had a similarly unfortunate fate.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 Is Succeeding On Streaming

Horizon Did Not Do Well In Theaters

Horizon: An America Saga – Chapter 1 has now become a streaming hit. The Western epic was released in June, with its follow-up originally slated to be put out in theaters in August. The film was a massive flop, making just $38.2 million worldwide on a budget that totaled up to at least $100 million. Horizon was not favored by critics either, who gave it a 51% Tomatometer collectively. This failure led to Horizon: An America Saga – Chapter 2 being taken off of the release calendar, suspending its theatrical release. The film later got its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.

Despite this rocky past, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 is finding a new life on streaming. As per FlixPatrol‘s charts, Horizon is now making it into the Netflix Top 10 movies in the U.S. Today. It currently sits at no. 10 on a list that includes Carry-On, Six Triple Eight, Interstellar, The Watchers, Dune: Part Two, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, In the Heart of the Sea, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water.

Our Take On Horizon’s Streaming Success

This Could Be Good For Horizon’s Next Chapter

Horizon‘s success comes just after the movie was added to Netflix after previously only being made available on Max. While a streaming success does not make up for the millions of dollars lost in the process of making Horizon, it does indicate that people are still interested in the Costner Western at some level. If people continue to like Horizon remotely, this could bode well for Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, whose release plan is still up in the air.

Source: FlixPatrol

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Kevin Costner

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Birthdate

January 18, 1955

Birthplace

Lynwood, California, United States