Can Ben Affleck’s The Accountant 2 Pull A John Wick 2 At The Field Workplace?

It could have taken practically a decade, however Ben Affleck is lastly returning as Christian Wolff in “The Accountant 2.” Regardless of the lengthy hole between movies, the sheer existence of this sequel suggests that there’s cash to be made right here. This time round, it will likely be Amazon making that cash, although, because the sequel shifted palms from Warner Bros. to the tech big. In any occasion, the query we’re left with is simply how a lot cash is there to be made? In a best-case situation, fairly a bit. However whether or not or not we’re taking a look at a best-case situation remains to be one thing of a coin toss.

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As of this writing, “The Accountant 2” is predicted to earn someplace between $17 and $28 million when it opens domestically subsequent weekend, per Field Workplace Concept. For comparability’s sake, the primary film opened to $24.7 million in 2016 en path to $155.5 million globally towards a $44 million finances. So, for the second, we’re kind of working in the identical ballpark. However we all know that monitoring may be off in sure instances in recent times. “A Minecraft Film” lately greater than doubled its monitoring numbers with a large $163 million opening, for instance.

I am on no account suggesting this movie goes to do “Minecraft” numbers. I’m, nevertheless, suggesting this could possibly be a “John Wick: Chapter 2” state of affairs. In 2014, the unique “John Wick” was an honest hit, bringing in simply shy of $88 million worldwide. However in 2017, “Chapter 2” opened to $30.4 million, greater than double its predecessor, on its option to a $171.5 million world end. Some model of that could possibly be within the playing cards right here.

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A lot of of us caught up with “John Wick” at house on streaming/VOD/DVD, main to an enormous increase for the sequel. “The Accountant” has remained a streaming favourite for years now, topping Netflix’s charts in 2024. Audiences have sustained love for this film. That is the important thing right here. It wasn’t some “right here in the present day, gone tomorrow” hit. It demonstrated actual endurance. 

Director Gavin O’Connor returns for the sequel, which facilities on Christian Wolff (Affleck), who is named upon after an outdated acquaintance is murdered. Wolff recruits his estranged, lethal brother Brax (Jon Bernthal) to assist with the case, making for an unlikely group up alongside U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson). The trio uncovers a lethal conspiracy, and motion and thriller ensues.

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One unknown right here is the finances. “The Accountant” was a traditional mid-budget film. “The Accountant 2” might be dearer. On the identical time, Amazon is constructed to shoulder bills higher than the common movie studio. Affleck’s “Air” did not revenue in theaters for Amazon, however the tech firm is finally hoping to bolster Prime Video. They do not want these films to revenue on the field workplace in the identical means a conventional studio would. This to say, even when the finances is nearer to $70 million (or maybe much more), the Amazon aspect must be taken into consideration.

So far as competitors goes, this film’s largest direct competitors might be Sony’s horror film “Till Daybreak,” primarily based on the online game of the identical identify, in addition to the “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” re-release, plus Ryan Coogler’s extremely acclaimed “Sinners,” which might be in its second weekend. Even so, the action-seeking crowd goes to be free and clear to gravitate in direction of Affleck and O’Connor’s newest collaboration.

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It is also value noting that critics (myself included) have been fairly sort to “The Accountant 2” up to now, which completely helps. If audiences agree, these monitoring numbers might look modest come subsequent weekend. At worst, this seems to be prefer it could possibly be one other $150 million world mid-sized hit. At greatest, the viewers for the unique is greater than we notice and that quantity will increase alongside the best way.

“The Accountant 2” hits theaters on April 25, 2025.