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 large. 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 continues 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 Idea. 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 will be off in sure instances lately. “A Minecraft Film” not too long ago greater than doubled its monitoring numbers with an enormous $163 million opening, for instance.

I am in no way suggesting this movie goes to do “Minecraft” numbers. I’m, nonetheless, suggesting this might be a “John Wick: Chapter 2” scenario. In 2014, the unique “John Wick” was a good 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 solution to a $171.5 million world end. Some model of that might be within the playing cards right here.

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Plenty of people caught up with “John Wick” at dwelling on streaming/VOD/DVD, main to an enormous enhance 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 right now, gone tomorrow” hit. It demonstrated actual endurance. 

Director Gavin O’Connor returns for the sequel, which facilities on Christian Wolff (Affleck), who known as upon after an previous acquaintance is murdered. Wolff recruits his estranged, lethal brother Brax (Jon Bernthal) to assist with the case, making for an unlikely workforce 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 basic mid-budget film. “The Accountant 2” might be costlier. 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 in the end hoping to bolster Prime Video. They do not want these motion pictures to revenue on the field workplace in the identical method a standard studio would. This to say, even when the finances is nearer to $70 million (or maybe much more), the Amazon component must be taken under 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 title, 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 the 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 type to “The Accountant 2” up to now, which completely helps. If audiences agree, these monitoring numbers may look modest come subsequent weekend. At worst, this appears to be like prefer it might be one other $150 million world mid-sized hit. At finest, the viewers for the unique is larger than we understand and that quantity will increase alongside the way in which.

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