A little over a month ago a Christmas movie was released in theaters that promised a lot of action and fun alike, it even had a well-known cast with Dwyane Johnson, Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka and even JK Simmons himself; but unexpectedly it was a flop in theaters. The movie is called Code: Red Suit and surprisingly it is sweeping streamingHe even broke a record that no one expected.
What is it about? Code: Red Suit
This is a new Christmas movie that moves away from the classic family movies full of humor or romance, instead, bet on a series of action, adventure and suspense scenes. It all begins with Jack (Chris Evans), a hacker who crosses the path of a Santa Claus (JK Simmons) who is not at all as they paint him: orthodox, muscular and dominant who has been kidnapped by a group of criminals in the middle of the Christmas Eve.
By fate, Jack is recruited by secret agent Callum (Dwayne Johnson), and Now they will have to travel to the North Pole to rescue Santa and ensuring that promised toys are delivered on time. Along the way they will also meet Gryla, a witch played by Kiernan Shipka, as well as Krampus, Santa's brother who has been an accomplice in the kidnapping.
As you can see, it is a light film, ideal to see at Christmas with the family. Although it is not a revolution in terms of Christmas films, it does add a different touch to the usual end-of-year stories. In addition, its production cost 250 million dollars.
The best premiere on Prime Video
Something curious happens with this tape. First, it turns out that it was scheduled to be released in 2023 but the actors' strike delayed it for a whole year. Second, when it was just released in theaters just a couple of weeks ago, It didn't do very well at the box office.because of the 250 million dollars it cost, it only raised 175 million, falling short of making a profit.
However, it also recently premiered in streamingand although no one expected it, It turned out to be the best premiere of a movie on the Prime Video platformsurpassing the record of The hard one with Jake Gyllenhall achieving over 50 million views in two weeks, Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evan's film achieved the same number of views but in just one weekend.
After this unexpected success, Code: Red Suit has positioned itself as one of the most viewed films in streaming. In this regard, Amazon MGM Studio is happy with the result so It is expected that it will be just the beginning of a new franchise. The most curious thing is that the film is still available in some theaters in Mexico, however, it is on Prime Video where it has shined, as it can be seen at no additional cost.
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