New Zealand actor Russell Crowe in the press room of the 74th San Remo Music Festival. Sanremo (Italy), … [+]
Russell Crowe’s 2024 box office failure Country of Evil is one of the new movies debuting on Netflix this week.
According to Netflix, the action thriller will debut on Thursday.
The numbers he mentioned that Country of Evil opened in 1,120 theaters on February 16 and finished its theatrical run with $4.62 million at the domestic box office and $1.89 million in international ticket sales for a final worldwide tally of $6.5 million.
IMDb he mentioned that Country of Evil it had an estimated production budget of $25 million before prints and commercials. However, The movie database basis stated that Country of Evil—which also stars Liam Hemsworth—had a production budget of $18 million before P&A expenses.
The connection for Country of Evil says, “An undercover Special Forces operation in the Southern Philippines leads to a brutal 48-hour battle for survival. When an elite mining team is ambushed deep in enemy territory, rookie officer Kinney (Hemsworth) is outnumbered but determined to leave no one behind.
“With an airstrike looming, Kinney’s only hope depends on the guidance of Air Force drone pilot Reaper (Crowe), navigating unknown danger where every move could be their last.”
Directed by William Eubank, Country of Evil Also starring Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle and Milo Ventimiglia.
Rotten tomatoes the critics collectively gave Country of Evil a “fresh” rating of 64% based on 61 reviews, while RT Users gave the film a 94% “fresh” audience score based on 250+ verified user ratings.
Crowe recently starred in the indie horror thriller The exorcism opposite Frasier David Hyde Pierce icon.
Other new movies on Netflix this week
“Find Me Falling” (2024)
Jazz great Harry Connick Jr. stars in musical comedy Find me falling as John Allman, an aging rock star whose latest album is a flop.
John’s life is revitalized, however, when he takes some time away from music and moves to the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean.
A Netflix Original Movie, Find me falling— also starring Angi Scott — premieres on the streaming service on Friday.
Also new to Netflix this week is the 2018 romantic drama Midnight Sun starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
The film debuts on the streamer on Monday, along with the 2023 animated musical comedy Trolls Band Togetherstarring the voices of Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick.
On Tuesday, parts two and three of it Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy — 2017 Fifty Shades Darker and of 2018 Fifty Shades Free— subscribe to the original movie on Netflix. Fifty Shades of Gray debuted on the streamer in June.
Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Free have the unenviable distinction of being two of the worst-reviewed films to join Netflix this month. The trilogy follows the mad love affair between Christian Gray (Jamie Dornan) and Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) after the tortured billionaire introduces the college newspaper reporter to the world of BDSM.
On Friday, the Netflix original documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story premieres on the streaming service. The documentary follows a pair of acrobats who travel to Malaysia to bravely climb a 118-story skyscraper.
