Gerard Butler's 98-Minute Sci-Fi Flop Officially Gets a Second Chance on HBO Max

While the horror genre has had a marquee year with breakout hits such as Obsession and Backrooms, a previously dependable genre — action — has had a difficult time at the box office. Action movies aimed at older male audiences have struggled, despite the presence of proven stars. One of the year's first action underperformers was Jason Statham’s Shelter, which grossed $53 million worldwide against a reported budget of $50 million. More recently, Statham’s longtime partner-in-crime, Guy Ritchie, directed In the Grey, which made just $17 million worldwide against a reported budget of $70 million. In the Grey was headlined by Henry Cavilland Jake Gyllenhaal, both of whom have worked with Ritchie previously. However, an even more expensive action film delivered a worse performance at the box office in January.