Action movie iconJason Stathamis currently riding high at the box office, with his latest thriller,A Working Man, currently the highest-grossing movie in the genre so far this year. However, The Stath is about to be kicked off his thrown by a pencil-pushing accountant…who also has an affinity for fist fights and guns. To be fair, Statham would no doubt be proud.
A Working Manis currently the highest-grossing movie in the action genre (excluding superhero flicks), having grossed a solid $98 million worldwide against its $40 million budget. However, now that the action thriller has been released on VOD and isavailable to stream on Prime Videoin certain territories, not many more dollar bills are expected to enter the register.
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So, make way forBen Affleck’s autistic accountant and assassin in the long-awaited sequel,The Accountant 2, which is expected to catch up with and overtake Statham’s working man. The follow-up has now grossed just over $93 million at the box office and, having been released more recently, has plenty of time for the dollars to keep rolling in with no streaming release in sight (yet).
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While the idea of Ben Affleck being the action movie king of 2025 over Jason Statham seems…bewildering, it’s largely thanks to both the actor’s commitment to the role of Christian Wolff, a.k.a The Accountant, his on-screen chemistry with co-star Jon Bernthal, andaudiences' love for this taleof a number-cruncher killer. So, it should come as little surprise that afurther sequel is now in the works.
Directed once again by Gavin O’Connor and written by Bill Dubuque,The Accountant 2sees Affleck return as Christian Wolffalongside Bernthal as his estranged brother, and fellow killer, Brax. The rest of the cast includes J. K. Simmons, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Daniella Pineda.The Accountant 2has been met with solid reviews from both audiences and critics alike, landing scores of 76% and 92%, respectively, and you can check out the official synopsis for the action thriller follow-up below.
“When her former boss is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) is forced to contact Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) to solve the murder. With the help of his estranged but highly lethal brother Brax (Jon Bernthal), Chris applies his brilliant mind and less-than-legal methods to piece together the unsolved puzzle. As they get closer to the truth, the trio draw the attention of some of the most ruthless killers alive—all intent on putting a stop to their search.”
As for Statham’sA Working Man, the action thriller sees the actor and martial artist reunite withThe Beekeeper’sDavid Ayer for this tale of a lowly construction worker with a violent pastwho must resurrect his particular set of skillsafter his friend’s daughter is kidnapped. The action outing has proven divisive, landing scores of 49% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a “verified hot” score of 87% from audiences on the Popcornmeter.
While Statham and Affleck are battling it out for the #1 spot at the action box office, they want to check over their shoulders,as Tom Cruise is approaching at top speedwith his franchise finale,Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. No doubt the king of Hollywood has his eyes on the prize.
A Working Man
