As a result, he decides to put out a hit on himself.
The movie was released on September 13, 2024.
Unfortunately,The Killer’s Gamedoes not exactly reflect this success.
On a budget of $30 million, the movie only grossed $3 million.
For example, 2024’sDune: Part Twogarnered $711 million.
These poor reviews likely kept audiences from seeking out the movie.
Notably,The Killer’s Gamehas an 80% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Another issue was box office competition.The Killer’s Gamewas released alongside several other big players.
Its current number is $267 million.
A hitman named Joe is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to end his life on his own terms by placing a hit on himself. When he learns the diagnosis was a mistake, he must evade the world’s deadliest assassins who are now targeting him. The action-packed narrative follows Joe as he fights for survival while confronting his past decisions and the relentless killers pursuing him.
Thus,The Killer’s Gamewas overshadowed by other, more popular movies.
Bautista is incredibly talented and has proven himself often in the last few years.
However, he may not be a big enough star to garner a large audience.
In many ways, this is pivotal to a movie’s success, especially in the action genre.
Audiences have to be sold, not only on the plot, but also onThe Killer’s Gamecast.
With Bautista as the lead and a cast of relative newcomers, perhaps viewers simply weren’t invested enough.
Bautista is best suited to be part of an ensemblecast.
Most of his best roles are.
The movie may have done poorly in theaters, but it could find new life on VoD and streaming.
The same could happen forThe Killer’s Game,which has a premise that could definitely intrigue at-home audiences.
Hopefully, the movie’s performance can improve in the coming weeks and years.
This could even boost Bautista’s reputation so his next big movie does better.
More than that, these films can boost Bautista into new levels of fame.
