Jack Reacher: Never Go Backtops a new streaming chart, beating some major titles. Before the release ofPrime Video’s hitReacherseries, Lee Child’s popular novel series was adapted into two movies starring Tom Cruise as the title character. After the success of the first movie in 2012, director Edward Zwick’sJack Reacher: Never Go Backwas released in 2016, following Cruise’s character as he attempts to prove the innocence of Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), a figure from his past.
New data shared byTHRnow reveals thatJack Reacher: Never Go Backwas the most-watched movie on streaming for the week of July 29 – August 4. The Cruise sequel, which is streaming on Netflix, boasts 697 million minutes viewed during this period, beating the likes of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (560M) on Hulu,Trolls Band Together(506M),Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(476M), andSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie(414M), the last three of which are streaming on Netflix.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Ending Explained
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back was Tom Cruise’s second and final time playing the title character, and the movie ends in fittingly explosive fashion.
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2012’sJack Reacherwas directed by Christopher McQuarrie, a frequent Cruise collaborator and the director of the three most recentMission: Impossiblemovies. By most accounts, this first movie was a success.Jack Reacherhas a 64% critics' score and 67% audience score onRotten Tomatoes, and it ended up grossing $212.3 million worldwide on a $60 million budget. The sequel, however, didn’t fare as well.
Cruise and McQuarrie’s next collaboration is2025’sMission: Impossible 8.
On Rotten Tomatoes,Jack Reacher: Never Go Backhas a 38% critics score and 42% audience score, a notable drop. The box office dipped as well and came in at only $162.1 million worldwide on a $60 million budget, indicating a clear loss of interest from general movie-goers. And yet, despite the positive reviews forReacherand the show’s widespread success, Cruise’s two movie adaptations continue to be hits on streaming, withJack Reacher: Never Go Backfirst topping Netflix’s chartsback in September 2023.
A number of factors could account for the twoJack Reachermovies' rise in popularity over the past year, but a major one is probably that Cruise’s face on the tile for a mid-budget action movie is a draw for many Netflix users.The success of theReachershow, too, has probably encouraged viewers to check out this previous incarnationof the character. A potentialJack Reacher 3, however, is very unlikely at this point given that Cruise has seemingly moved on from the franchise. For now, viewers can continue to enjoyJack Reacher: Never Go Backon Netflix.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is the sequel to the 2012 original based on the Novel by Lee Child. Finally trying to meet face to face with his support over the years, Jack heads to Washington to meet Major Susan Turner, only to discover that she has been accused of treason and arrested. Jack quickly deduces that she is being framed - and after helping her escape, the two team up to get to the center of a deadly government conspiracy.
