It may have lasted for almost a decade, but Ben Affleck finally returns as Christian Wolf in "Accountant 2." Despite the long gap between the films, the pure existence of this sequel suggests that money should be made here. This time around, it would be Amazon to make the money, though, as the sequel moved hands from Warner Bros. to the tech giant. In any case, the question we have left is just how much money needs to be made? In the best scenario, enough. But whether we look at the best case scenario, it's still something of the coin.

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From this writing, "Accountant 2" is expected to earn between $ 17 and $ 28 million when the next weekend is opened, after Box office theory. For comparison, the first film opened at $ 24.7 million in 2016 on the way to $ 155.5 million Globally against a $ 44m budget. So, for a moment, we work more or less in the same Balpark. But we know that tracking can be excluded in certain cases in recent years. Minecraft Film Recently More than Double Increase its Tracking Numbers For example, with a huge opening $ 163 million.

I do not suggest that this film will make "Minecraft" numbers. However, I suggest that this could be a "Johnon Vick: Chapter 2" situation. In 2014, the original "Johnon Wick" was a decent hitBring only shy of $ 88 million worldwide. But in 2017, Chapter 2 opened on $ 30.4 million, more than twice as much as its predecessor, on the way to a global finish of $ 171.5 million. Some version of this could be in the cards here.

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Many people caught up with "Johnon Wick" at home on streaming/vod/DVD, leading to mass reinforcement for the sequel. The "Accountant" has remained a favorite streaming for yearsAt the top of Netflix charts in 2024. The audience gained a Loveube to this film. That's the key here. It wasn't a hit "Here here, no tomorrow". It showed real power of residence.

Director Gavin O'Connor returns for the sequel, which focuses on Christian Wolf (Affleck), who is called after an old acquaintance is killed. Wolf recruits his alienated, deadly brother Brax (Jonon Bortal) to help in the case, making an incredibly team along with Deputy Finance Deputy Director Meribibat Medina (Cynthia Adai-Robinson). The trio reveals a deadly plot, and action and mystery appears.

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An unknown here is the budget. The "Accountant" was a classic medium-budget film. "Accountant 2" is probably more expensive. At the same time, Amazon is built on shoulder costs better than the average film studio. Airk's "Air" did not profit in the cinema for AmazonBut the technology company eventually hopes to strengthen the prime minister. They do not need these films to profit in the box office in the same way as the traditional studio would do. To say, even if the budget is closer to $ 70 million (or perhaps even more), the Amazon element should be taken into account.

As for competition, the biggest direct competition of this film will be the horror movie of Sony "to Dawn", based on the video game of the same name as "Starwells War: SIT Revenge" Re -Releasing, Re -Releasing, Plus the highly valued "sinners" of Ryan Koggler ", What will be in its second weekend. Even so, the crowd that requires action will be free and clear to gravitate towards the latest collaboration of Affleck and O'Connor.

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Also worth noting That critics (including I) were quite kinded with "Accountant 2" So far, which absolutely helps. If the audience agrees, those tracking numbers could seem modest to come next weekend. At worst, this seems to be another $ 150 million a global medium -sized hit. At best, the audience for the original is greater than we realize and that number is increasing on the road.

"Accountant 2" hits theaters on April 25, 2025.