Bill Skarsgård's R-Rated Action Remake Is Officially Taking Over the World

In an age of remakes, reboots, adaptations and legacy sequels, it shouldn't be surprising that a large share of the box office top ten aren't the first of their kind. Last weekend's chart topper, director Kitao Sakurai's live-action Street Fighter movie, is the third live-action adaptation of the video game franchise; Georgia Oakley's Sense and Sensibility is the latest in a long line of adaptations of Jane Austen's first published novel; and director Zach Cregger is far from the first to tackle a big-screen adaptation of the Resident Evil franchise.

But of all the reboots, remakes and adaptations released in recent years, few have proven more disastrous than Rupert Sanders' 2024 remake of The Crow. A title that already makes some shudder after the 1994 version sadly led to the death of lead Brandon Lee, there had been no Crow film for almost two decades by 2024. After roughly 15 years in development hell, the movie was finally released to much skepticism two years ago and proved a disaster at the box office.

Against a reported budget of $50 million, the Bill Skarsgård-led The Crow finished its box office run with just $15 million worldwide, quickly disappearing from screens amid widespread critical backlash and an underwhelming marketing campaign. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the movie earned just 22%. However, two years later, it's staging an unlikely comeback. At the time of writing, The Crow is one of the ten most-watched movies on Peacock in the U.S., likely inspired by spooky season.

What Is the Most-Watched Movie on Peacock?

The Crow has made a surprising bid to beat the competition on Peacock, but it was never likely to disrupt the title currently sitting atop the streamer's charts. Steven Spielberg's long-awaited return to the sci-fi genre earlier this year may have divided critics and struggled to reach the box office heights it aimed for, but it's a streaming success. Titled Disclosure Day, the first-contact tale stars Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth, and is currently the most-watched movie on Peacock in the U.S.