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Kevin Costner’s latest film was a box office flop, but Horizon is finding a second life on streaming, topping the charts at Max. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 was a serious letdown at the box office when it released in June 2024. The Western epic is a longtime passion project of star and director Kevin Costner, which he had been trying to make since the ’80s.

However, audiences weren’t as enthused. Horizon Chapter 1 only grossed $34 million worldwide against a $100 million budget, which included filming of both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Costner himself reportedly put up $38 million for the film .



In light of that dire box office performance, Warner Bros made the decision to delay the upcoming Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2. The film, originally slated for an August 16 premiere, is currently undated. The strategy was to allow fans who missed the original’s theatrical run to catch it on streaming .

That may have been the right call, as it’s now topping the charts on Max. Looks like a lot of you went West with us this weekend 🤠 @Horizonsaga is the #1 movie on @StreamOnMax ! pic.twitter.

com/RVU7WFBWV6 Star Kevin Costner took to social media to share that Horizon Chapter 1 was the #1 most viewed movie on Max, just beating out Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and 1988’s Beetlejuice, which saw an uptick ahead of its sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . It doesn’t appear that all that watch time has helped the perception much, though, as fans remain divided. Ne.

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