When considering his career, Statham has seen some tried and true success.

The film was a major success with critics, earning a Certified Fresh 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Reviewers called the film hilarious and praised it for spoofing the James Bond genre without coming across as cliche.

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In this way, it stands withinStatham’s top 10 highest-grossing moviesof all time.

One of the biggest reasons is likely the cast.

Alongside Statham,Spyboasts A-list actors like Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law,Rose Byrne, and Allison Janney.

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Furthermore,Spy’sgenre may have had something to do with it.

Despite being action-packed,Spyis a comedy at heart.

This may have made it appeal to a vaster audience than a regular action movie would.

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TheFast & Furiousfranchisetakes up four spots in Statham’s top 10 highest-grossing movies.

Under that,The Megfranchise andThe Expendablesfranchise hold two spots each.

The most notable of them is2024’sThe Beekeeper,whichwas a surprising financial and critical success.

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It seems thatStatham’s next projects will also be non-franchise films, at least for the time being.

Thus, Statham may be setting out on a brand-new era of his career.

It seems that the reason for this lies with the movie executives.

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Written and directed by Paul Feig, 2015’s Spy features Jason Statham, Jude Law, and Melissa McCarthy in an Action, Comedy, and Spy setting. McCarthy plays a CIA employee relegated to a desk that helps her field agent partner remotely until she’s forced into action to help keep everyone safe.

In 2015, Paul Feig toldThe Guardianthat he was writing aSpysequel.

In this way,Spy 2could easily happen with Hollywood’s support.

Spy 2would be a very exciting project if it were to happen.

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Considering the success ofSpy,the sequel could bring in even bigger box office numbers for Statham.

Then,Spycould rank among Statham’s other outstanding franchise successes.

Of the many movies receiving sequels these days,Spydefinitely deserves it.

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Written and directed by Paul Feig, 2015’s Spy features Jason Statham, Jude Law, and Melissa McCarthy in an Action, Comedy, and Spy setting. McCarthy plays a CIA employee relegated to a desk that helps her field agent partner remotely until she’s forced into action to help keep everyone safe.

Plus, it is never a bad thing to get more screentime withJason Statham.

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