"The Allied Expendables" became Henry Cavill's second film in 2024 to fail to meet expectations at the box office and lose money. Directed by great director Guy Ritchie, "The Allied Expendables" tells the story of a group of elite soldiers on a highly dangerous mission.
Sadly, the box office success of Expendables was a huge fiasco. So far, the global box office has only more than 20 million, and the vast majority of it comes from the domestic box office in the United States. Worse than Henry Cavill's earlier Argyle. Why did Henry's two consecutive failed bookings for Cavill's films, and what impact would this have on his future career as an actor?
Since the end of the DC Universe, Henry Cavill has struggled to find a suitable replacement for the series. "The Allied Expendables" has an excellent reputation, with critics on Rotten Tomatoes giving it a score of 71%, and audience ratings are even higher.
But the box office is very bad. Since Hollywood is a very box-office-heavy place, the poor box office performance of the two films in a row hints at a worrying trend in the actor's career.
Although Allied Expendables and Argyle have a lot in common, Allied Expendables has significant limitations. The film has very few release areas, and the movie is R-rated.
On top of that, Expendables faces a lot of competition. Coupled with the relatively small scale of publicity, few people know about this movie.
It is worth mentioning that because Hollywood's brand movies still occupy the advantage of the box office, this makes many big-name stars not equal to box office stars.
Meanwhile, Henry Cavill will star in Chad Stardski's reboot of The Highlanders, which is currently in the early stages of development.
Lionsgate, the production company behind the upcoming film, will rely on Henry Cavill to reach new and younger audiences who are unfamiliar with the original Highlander movie. However, if Henry Cavill's disappointing box office trend continues, those plans are expected to be wasted. His value will also drop significantly.
In addition, Henry Cavill's profitability at the box office, which was increasingly questioned with each failure, meant that he had to rechart his career.