Jason Statham & Guy Ritchie’s Last Movie Together Was A $49M Flop & It’s Really Underrated
Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham have made several movies together, beginning their professional partnership way back in 1998 with Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. From there, the pair have worked together several times on movies that often have very similar styles and themes: they’re dark, gritty thrillers where Statham brings his signature stoicism to Guy Ritchie’s consistently witty scripts. But their most recent collaboration, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, didn’t quite receive the acclaim that it deserved. It may not be Guy Ritchie’s best movie, but it comes close to the rest of his filmography in several ways.
Statham is best-known for his all-out action roles in franchises like Fast & Furious or The Expendables, so it’s always a pleasant surprise when Ritchie gives him an opportunity to tone it down somewhat in his standalone movies. His latest project was a perfect example of this, but it still failed both critically and commercially. Despite Operation Fortune’s great twist and intelligent plotting, audiences failed to connect with the film in the way that’s usually a shoo-in for Ritchie’s projects.
Neither Ritchie nor Statham is a stranger to box office success, but they’ve both had their fair share of bombs too. Ritchie’s biggest commercial success came in 2019 with the Disney remake of Aladdin, which brought in roughly $1.054 billion worldwide – but his recent outings have been far less successful, with projects such as Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant only gathering $21.9 million (via Box Office Mojo). The director has an unusual blend of huge successes and massive bombs that rank him among the most unpredictable filmmakers in the business.
Statham’s career is equally unpredictable, starring in some of the highest-grossing movies of all time like Furious 7 (which earned $1.515 billion worldwide), but equally appearing in several commercial failures.
Statham’s career is equally unpredictable, starring in some of the highest-grossing movies of all time like Furious 7 (which earned $1.515 billion worldwide), but equally appearing in several commercial failures. While Operation Fortune didn’t quite make as much money as it should have, it’s far from Statham’s worst box office performance. His movie Wild Card only made $6.7 million, while 2005’s Revolver turned in $7.2 million.
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