The Running Man 2025 Box Office Disaster: $110M Budget FLOPS—What Went Wrong?

The Running Man 2025 Box Office Disaster: $110M Budget FLOPS—What Went Wrong?

The Running Man 2025 box office disaster explained: $110M budget flops with just $34M worldwide—uncover what killed Edgar Wright's Glen Powell thriller.​

Why This Sci-Fi Bomb Failed

Dive into the brutal truth behind The Running Man (2025): a Stephen King adaptation that opened to $16.5M domestically, crashed 75% in week 2, and faces a final gross under $100M against its massive budget. We break down box office numbers, mixed reviews (65% RT critics, 82% audience), and fatal flaws like tonal confusion, weak marketing, and killer competition from Now You See Me 3.​

Video Timestamps

0:00 Intro: The $110M Shock
0:28 Box Office Breakdown
1:19 Film Plot & Cast
2:10 Critics vs Audience
2:49 Reason #1: Budget Mismatch
3:20 Reason #2: Competition Crush
3:34 Reason #3: Tonal Mess
3:48 Reason #4: Marketing Miss
4:02 Hollywood Lessons
4:21 Outro

Glen Powell shines, but did unproven IP, bloated runtime, and Wright's style shift doom it? Watch for the full autopsy on this 2025 flop.​

Key Takeaways

$110M budget = R-rated risk without franchise power​

75% drop vs Now You See Me 3's legs​

Book faithful but misses '87 Arnie camp​

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