Adam Driver's Racing Drama Becomes Streaming Success After $42M Box Office Disappointment

Summary Ferrari ranks the eighth most popular movie on streaming for the week of May 23 – 29.

The Michael Mann movie was a box office disappointment, earning only $42.3 million.

Ferrari stars Adam Driver and earned mostly positive reviews from critics.

Ferrari finds new success on streaming after an underwhelming theatrical run. Directed by Michael Mann, Ferrari stars Adam Driver as the real-life Enzo Ferrari, chronicling the car manufacturer's life in 1957 as his team trains for the tragic Mille Miglia race. The film, which earned mostly positive reviews, was a box office disappointment, earning only $42.3 million worldwide.

Now, Reelgood reveals that Ferrari ranks as the eighth most popular movie on streaming for the week of May 23 – 29. The movie, which is available to watch on Hulu, ranks above Oppenheimer and Dune: Part One, but is beat out by the likes of The Iron Claw and Madame Web. Dune: Part Two takes the number one spot. Check out the full chart below:

Ferrari's Theatrical Performance Explained

Michael Mann's Movie Wasn't A Critical Dud

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Mann is undoubtedly one of Hollywood's great filmmakers, responsible for movies like Heat, Collateral, and Last of the Mohicans. In recent decades, however, not all the filmmaker's projects can be considered successes. Although Ferrari's reviews were mostly positive, this film can certainly be counted among his titles to not make a particularly large splash in theaters.

Mann's next movie could be Heat 2, which Driver is reportedly being eyed to star in.

Ferrari's budget is estimated to be about $95 million, making its $42.3 million box office haul a clear disappointment. Using the standard Hollywood formula, Ferrari would be looking at a break-even point of roughly $237 million to account for budget, distribution, theaters' cuts, and marketing. Even if the actual break-even point is lower than this, the Mann film undoubtedly lost money during its theatrical run.

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The Reelgood chart above, however, suggests that Ferrari is now finding its audience. The movie has a respectable Rotten Tomatoes score of 72%, and the audience score is higher at 74%, suggesting that those who do watch it tend to enjoy it. At least some of this enjoyment is surely due to the movie's impressive and intense racing scenes, and Ferrari's depiction of the Mille Miglia accident. Ferrari may not have been a theatrical success, but it's availability on streaming has evidently allowed more people to revisit the movie or check it out for the first time.

Source: Reelgood