Lionsgate's Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre premiered exclusively in theaters on March 3 – but when will it be available to stream at home?
Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune premiered exclusively in theaters on March 3, but its US streaming release date may not arrive as soon as expected. Operation Fortune is Amazon and Lionsgate’s new spy action comedy starring Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Grant, and Josh Hartnett, which was originally intended for a January 2022 premiere date before being delayed by a year.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Despite the film’s poor box office opening, Operation Fortune sets up potential sequels with its rag-tag team of spies. While there’s no word on whether Operation Fortune 2 will happen, this could change depending on how well it performs on streaming services. Since Lionsgate’s marketing for the film was notably weak, it could be an even bigger hit once it leaves theatrical exclusivity for a streaming release.
The late-2022 and early-2023 Lionsgate movies Clerks III, Alice, Darling, and Plane have yet to hit Starz for streaming. However, Lionsgate’s April 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent was released on Starz in October 2022, suggesting the studio has a six-month delay for streaming premieres. If Operation Fortune follows this strategy, then the Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham movie could begin streaming on Starz in the US in September 2023.
Should Operation Fortune Have Been A Streaming Exclusive Movie? Given the film’s lack of sufficient promotion, mixed reviews, subpar domestic box office opening, and April streaming release in the UK, Operation Fortune may have had a more successful run in the US with an exclusive streaming release. The film’s spy comedy premise and charming cast create the potential for a franchise future, but depending on a successful theatrical release may have been a mistake.
Had Operation Fortune been a streaming-exclusive movie on Prime Video in the US, similar to its UK release, the movie may have had a better opportunity to reach wider audiences without significant competition from massive franchise films like Creed III. If Operation Fortune is a streaming hit in the UK, then it could still be granted a sequel, but would likely be moved to streaming-only in the US.
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