Brad Pitt Survival Thriller Heart of the Beast Pulled From Nearly 1,800 Theaters as $200M Global Milestone Looms

With younger audiences flocking to movies such as You Can See Everything, Clayface, and Street Fighter, a counter-programmer aimed at older crowds has emerged as the biggest hit of them all. The movie in question has now spent more than a month in theaters, weathering competition from all sides. After holding a solid pace in its first few weeks, it posted a slight decline over the two subsequent frames. As it enters its seventh weekend of release, Paramount further reduced the film's theater count. The movie, a survival thriller headlined by Brad Pitt, is now targeting the $200 million mark at the worldwide box office, backed by solid reviews and near-unanimous praise from its target audience.

Pitt is coming off the biggest hit of his career, the sports drama F1, which made around $630 million worldwide in 2025 and went on to earn a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. The new survival thriller reunites him with his Fury director David Ayer, who is on something of a hot streak himself. The filmmaker clawed his way back into the Hollywood big leagues with two recent Jason Statham vehicles — The Beekeeper and A Working Man — that further cemented his reputation as a crowd-pleaser of the highest order. Both The Beekeeper and A Working Man drew high praise from audiences, but Ayer's new movie with Pitt has outclassed them.

Here's How Much the Survival Thriller Has Grossed So Far at the Box Office

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We're talking, of course, about Heart of the Beast. Produced on a reported budget of $82 million, the movie has generated nearly $175 million so far, as it enters its seventh week of release. Having cut its theater count from 3,435 to 2,260 over the past couple of weeks, Paramount is removing the film from an additional 565 theaters this week, bringing its new theatrical footprint to around 1,695. Heart of the Beast now holds a "Certified Fresh" 84% critics' score and a "Verified Hot" 95% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, "A rigorously entertaining adventure story told through a spartan script and memorable set pieces, Heart of the Beast pays rousing tribute to man's best friend."