Leonardo DiCaprio’s acclaimed satire tops his forgotten spy thriller starring Russell Crowe at the domestic box office

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Leonardo DiCaprio’s acclaimed satire tops his forgotten spy thriller starring Russell Crowe at the domestic box office

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Star Russell Crowe and director Ridley Scott we haven’t worked together since the big budget action film Robin Hoodreleased in 2010. Designed to recapture the magic of their most memorable film together, Gladiatorit received mixed reviews and underperformed at the box office. Crowe has not returned for the long-awaited moment Gladiator IIreleased last year. But his work with Scott remains etched in cinema history, even if some of them are better regarded than others. Among the star director’s most underrated joint outings is the spy thriller Body of lieswhich also presented Leonardo DiCaprio and was recently surpassed at the domestic box office by his latest film, One battle after another.

Released in 2008, Body of lies is set in the Middle East and stars DiCaprio as his field agent and Crowe as his character’s handler. They only physically shared a few scenes, communicating via phone for the majority of the spy thriller. Body of lies received mixed reviewsand currently sits at a score of 55% on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus reads: “Body of lies draws on the performances of Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio to elevate it beyond the conventional spy thriller. » Produce it a declared budget of 70 million dollarsthe movie earned just under $120 million worldwide and $39 million domestically.

‘One Battle After Another’ is the most expensive film of Paul Thomas Anderson’s career

One Battle After Another has now exceeded Body of lies at the domestic box office, with a current haul of $45 million. It will go global this weekend as a spy thriller, as it aims to find its announced a production budget of $140 million. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, One battle after another is the most expensive film of his career, but also one of the highest rated. It holds a 95% “certified fresh” score on RT, where the consensus reads: “An epic, zany adventure packed with impressive action set pieces, One battle after another is Paul Thomas Anderson’s most entertaining film to date, while also being one of his richest themes. » Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Regina Room, Chase Infinitiand others, the film is shown in theaters. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.